Pinole News

May 27, 2012 -- An unattended campfire ignited vegetation in the open space off Turquoise Drive in Hercules late Saturday afternoon, but was extinguished before spreading into Ohlone Canyon.

Pinole will hold the second of two special City Council workshops Tuesday to discuss a bare-bones, fiscal year 2012-2013 Plan B budget in the event that voters reject a renewal of the utility users tax in November.

It's difficult to be a juror - you have to take time off of your daily routine, sit in a courtroom and listen to hours of legalese.

Pinole City Manager Belinda Espinosa's weekly report includes reminders about a city council budget workshop and an East Bay Regional Parks District joint meeting with Pinole and Hercules officials.

There's no doubt that most of us find kittens to be adorable. Equally true is that they also grow up to become cats.

Your donations of canned and other nonperishable food can go a long way to feeding the needy in Contra Costa and Solano counties while helping a Boy Scout earn his Eagle Scout rank.

A subcommittee that's looking at plans to upgrade the Pinole-Hercules water treatment plant agreed on Wednesday not to spend more staff time on a private company's proposal for a new water recycling plant.

A page on the City of Pinole's website lists critical issues facing Pinole. The issues are not prioritized in any particular order, but all are well-known to people who pay attention to activity at city hall.

There's no doubt that most of us find kittens to be adorable. Equally true is that they also grow up to become cats.

Few local clothing stores can match the longevity of Foley & Bonny , the retailer of quality men's and women's clothing in El Cerrito Plaza.

In the recent mail-in ballot for the Contra Costa Clean Water Initiative , only one of the county's 19 cities approved it - El Cerrito.

As the annual budget-making season begins, Pinole officials will be looking at two scenarios, one with and one without the extension of a utility user tax.

This week's Historic Pinole is a brief but brutal description of a train conductor's death in a railroad accident.

A balanced draft budget for next year maintains Pinole's core services, albeit austerely, amid continuing weakness in the economy and staff cuts resulting from the recent demise of the redevelopment agency.

If you're selling a home in Pinole, click the "Upload Photos & Videos" button to add an image or video.

A power outage that struck more than 15,000 customers in West County has been repaired but PG&E has yet to conclude the cause.

After having three private board meetings, the Pinole Alliance for Charter Education held its first public meeting on May 5 to discuss a plan for a charter middle school.A A dozen or so attendees that included parents, grandparents and a middle school teacher joined Pinole Community Services Commissioner Jeff Rubin and Pinole City Councilmember ... (more)

A group of 14 Pinole Valley High School students received medals from Pinole Mayor Peter Murray at Tuesday night's council meeting for their admission to the Ivy League Connection 2012 summer sessions at various Ivy League colleges and universities.

Hercules has lost a $1.8 million wetlands-restoration grant in the wake of a scathing audit by the state controller of the city's handling of state and federal funds.

A life of hunting, fishing and running through open fields has been reduced to one of being homebound and medicated for a Vacaville resident who is battling Lyme disease.