Oakley News

Susannah Meyer, left, coordinator for the Friendly Visitors Program, views recently purchased Kindle Touch devices with Brentwood Library Manager Liz Fuller.

Eagle Scout candidate Jonathan Davis of Oakley is raising awareness for organ and tissue donation.

A proposed $197 parcel tax aimed at solving the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District's financial woes will probably not include a sunset clause, according to a decision this week by the district's board.

East Contra Costa Fire District has scheduled another round of meetings to answer property owners' questions about the $197 annual parcel tax it's proposing on the June ballot.

East Bay Regional Parks District naturalist Mike Moran, center, in green, points out a bird during one of the district's monthly bird walks, this time along the Big Break Regional Trail in Oakley, Calif.

The following calls were among those handled by the Oakley police Jan. 30-Feb. 5, according to information provided by the Police Department.

Savannah Bresee, 17, a senior at Liberty High School in Brentwood, Calif., models an outfit made out of a phone book.

Dennis Celoni is not a crime scene investigator, but the Antioch utility worker has handled so many stolen water pipes recently that he's become an expert in how they are swiped.

Editor: I would like to address the Letter to the Editor submitted by Jonathan Silver.

John Sierra, who teaches earth and environmental sciences, is one of 39 educators from California who were chosen from hundreds of applicants nationally to participate in the NSTA's New Science Teacher Academy, an online form of professional development.

Brentwood and Oakley residents can look forward to lighter traffic, more commerce, faster road repairs and more city development now that the two cities have taken control of 13 miles of State Route 4, local leaders said this week.

Antioch, Oakley and Pittsburg libraries are in the process of scheduling these for the week of Feb.

The following calls were among those handled by the Oakley police Jan. 23-29, according to information provided by the Police Department.

The monarch butterfly spectacle at Ardenwood Historic Farm in Fremont is nearing its end.

Ignacio Pena, center, with O'Hara Park P.E. teachers Patrick James and Vicki Simmons.

It's a pretty sure thing we'll be voting in November on whether to pay some more taxes or make some big cuts in California's government services.

"Love it! Beautiful," she said under her breath as students in her entry-level fashion design class modeled their creations before an audience at Liberty High School's performing arts center.

A local developer has agreed to work with neighbors of the affordable housing complex on Carol Lane to meet their desires for privacy protection and increased security.

Opal Thompson shows off one of 111 pairs of clip-on earrings she received this week in celebration of her 111th birthday.

The following calls were among those handled by the Oakley police Jan. 16-23, according to information provided by the Police Department.