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Pinole, California is located in Contra Costa County. Zip codes in Pinole, CA include 94564. The median home price in Pinole is $289,900 which is roughly $208/per square foot. More Pinole information.

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9 hrs ago | SFGate

Conservation group makes deal to save Skunk Train

Engine #45 of the "Super Skunk" train awaits the "All Aboard!" call of the conductor while surrounded by giant Redwoods at Northspur Station.

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18 hrs ago | Inside Bay Area

Pinole: Six escape house fire started by candle

Six people escaped with their lives after their home went up in flames when a candle was left unattended in a bedroom, a Contra Costa Fire Protection District battalion chief said.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

Contra Costa Times

Richmond High gang rape victim takes the stand

The girl who was gang raped at Richmond High School in 2009 testified Monday that she recalled waking up in the hospital in "excruciating pain" but did not remember being sexually assaulted outside the homecoming dance.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

Contra Costa Times

Pinole welcomes 23rd Cruisin' in the Sun Classic Car Show on June 23

A homegrown event will again brighten San Pablo Avenue and adjacent areas of Old Town Pinole with shining steel, glass and chrome next weekend.

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

Contra Costa Times

Pinole welcomes return of classic car show on June 23

A homegrown event will again brighten San Pablo Avenue and adjacent areas of Old Town Pinole with shining steel, glass and chrome next weekend.

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Thu Jun 13, 2013

Contra Costa Times

Man convicted in Richmond High gang rape testifies about former co-defendant's role in attack

A 22-year-old man convicted in the 2009 Richmond High School gang rape testified Thursday that he saw his former co-defendant Jose Montano on top of the 16-year-old victim for "like two seconds."

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Advocate-News

What can the City do for the Skunk Train?

Fort Bragg Mayor Dave Turner says the City is willing to do whatever it can for the Skunk Train.

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Wed Jun 12, 2013

Inside Bay Area

Fathers, sons-in-law forge lasting friendships

But their mutual love of her isn't the only thing that unites a father-in-law and son-in-law.

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Inside Bay Area

Pinole hosting town hall with Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner

Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, will provide updates on state issues at a districtwide town hall meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. June 19 at Pinole Middle School, 1575 Mann Drive.

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Inside Bay Area

Witness recalls how Richmond High gang rape began

A Richmond man said Wednesday the Oct. 24, 2009, gang rape assault on the Richmond High School campus began moments after the 16-year-old victim passed out from drinking brandy.

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Tue Jun 11, 2013

Advocate-News

99 people donate to Skunk rescue

Once upon a time a 3-year-old boy from the Anderson Valley rode the Skunk Train and dreamed the dream of countless other kids to be a conductor, in his blue suit, in charge of the fabulous iron machine.

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Mon Jun 10, 2013

Contra Costa Times

Hercules' stand on BART extension study in limbo after Planning Commission punts

A proposed feasibility study on a BART extension to San Pablo, Richmond Hilltop, Pinole and Hercules has become bogged down in procedural issues, with the Planning Commission the latest Hercules body to punt on taking a formal position.

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Contra Costa Times

Pinole scrambles to bolster fire department staffing following wave of resignations

The city is scrambling to beef up its fire department staffing, with the imminent jump by three firefighters to the adjacent Rodeo-Hercules Fire District.

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Fri Jun 07, 2013

Inside Bay Area

Chris Treadway: A musical in Pinole; outdoor music in Point Richmond; and art on the waterfront

The ways couples might react when learning they may -- or may not -- have a baby is explored in "Baby: The Musical," which opens on June 14 for eight performances by the Pinole Community Players at the Pinole Community Playhouse, 601 Tennent Ave. This is an updated version of the play that opened on Broadway in 1983 and ran for 241 performances.

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The Campbell Reporter

Pat Craig: Aurora Theatre has another LaBute in the works

The race card game plays out as a love triangle in Neil LaBute's dark comedy "This is How It Goes," opening in its Bay Area premiere on June 14 at Aurora Theatre Company.

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Thu Jun 06, 2013

Contra Costa Times

Witness: Defendants "laughed and joked" about Richmond High School...

A former Richmond High School student testified Thursday that the day after a sophomore girl was gang raped on the school's campus in 2009, three of his acquaintances were "laughing and joking" about how they participated in the assault.

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Wed Jun 05, 2013

Inside Bay Area

First responders detail arriving to scene of Richmond gang rape

The trial for two men charged with participating in the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl on the Richmond High School campus continued Wednesday with testimony from the first responders and the airing of a 911 call that put an end to the 21 2-hour attack.

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Contra Costa Times

Albany reserve officers serve for love of job, public service

"Nobody understands it," said George Krebs, a reserve sergeant for the Albany Police Department.

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Tue Jun 04, 2013

SFGate

Horrific account of gang-rape

Some of the defendants, shown in 2010: Jose Montano , John Crane and Elvis Torrentes.

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KRMG-AM Tulsa

Prosecutor: 2 men on trial helped others rape teen

Prosecutors laying out their case against two men charged with the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl outside a Northern California high school homecoming dance said this week that the men also helped others participate in the attack, while the girl's father testified Tuesday that someone taunted him the night of the attack using her cellphone.

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