Oakley News

Terry Andreason of the Patriot Sentinel Riders rings a ship's bell during the two-bell ceremony honoring the nation's war dead at Oakley's first Memorial Day ceremony.

It's the calories, stupid. America's current plague is obesity. Of course, nutrition and health are important.

Roy Don Hester of Oakley, and a member of the Marine Corps League, above, bows his head during the opening prayer at the Oakley Memorial Day Celebration at Oakley Civic Center Park on Saturday.

A A recent mailer from the Jim Frazier for State Assembly campaign incorrectly listed the mayor of Antioch as a supporter, according to the mayor of Antioch.

The following calls were among those handled by the Oakley police May 21-27 according to information provided by the Police Department.

Natalie Busby of Oakley, Calif. strains as she does knee bends as fitness trainer Terry Minjarez looks on at the Diamond Hill Gym in Oakley, Calif.

Queen contest opens for Antioch centennial: One hundred years ago next Fourth of July the city of Antioch was named at a church picnic at a spot in the center of today's business district.

Antioch residents can feel free to spend a couple extra minutes in the shower or watering the lawn without paying a lot more this upcoming year.

Several local candidates have received big financial boosts in the final months before the June 5 election, according to financial reports released this week.

A 50-acre wildland home threatened homes on Sandmound Boulevard in East Oakley near Bethel Island Photo courtesy of Jessica Descovich via Facebook Firefighters are battling a wildland fire that has forced at least two homes to be evacuated in east Oakley near Bethel Island.

A grass fire that already has scorched four acres is burning near East Cypress Road and Summer Lake Drive in Oakley, a fire dispatcher confirmed.

If you're making plans for the Memorial Day weekend at this late date, the bad news is that all campgrounds in the East Bay Regional Parks have been booked for months.

Thousands of guests, students and alumni will gather at Veterans Stadium tonight to participate in the Long Beach City College graduation ceremony, which will feature Gustavo Arrellano, author and syndicated columnist.

The hourlong event will start at 10:30 a.m. at Civic Center Park next to City Hall, 3231 Main St.

Contra Costa Times and Oakland Tribune journalists Daniel Borenstein and Jane Tyska and former Times reporter Hannah Dreier were recognized with multiple awards in the San Francisco Peninsula Press Club's 35th annual Greater Bay Area Journalism Awards competition for outstanding work in 2011.

A motorcyclist was hospitalized with severe leg injuries Sunday after the driver of an SUV ran a red light and struck him on Lone Tree Way at Bluerock Drive, Antioch police said.

Contra Costa County's annual fair serves as the second unofficial start to summer, following Memorial Day festivities by a week.

The drive will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday at O'Hara Park Middle School, 1100 O'Hara Ave., Oakley.

America's Memorial Day tradition was begun in 1868 at more than 100 cemeteries throughout the nation as a way to remember and honor those in our nation's armed forces who died in the service of their country.

The hourlong event will start at 10:30 a.m. at Civic Center Park next to City Hall, 3231 Main St.