Pinole News

The new Albany Aquatic Center, at 1311 Portland Ave., will be dedicated with a grand opening celebration at 4 p.m. Wednesday.

City Manager Belinda Espinosa announces a workshop on traffic improvements for the Interstate 80 corridor, a Pinole Historical Society presentation about the history of Pinole law enforcement and tips for getting around the pending four-day closure of the Bay Bridge next weekend.

Pinole Patch has built our comprehensive Places page, which is a searchable, categorized directory that includes virtually every business in town.

The Contra Costa Times reports that a man and his wife faced with the acution of their Pinole home have avoided the loss of their home for the time being, thanks to assistance from a county supervisor's office.

For Anna Smith, it's always about drama - and comedy and voice, and gestures and imagination.

Valentine's Day is drawing near, and couples are preparing, at least, a romantic moment together for the holiday.

Police booked two middle-school aged burglary suspects and released another to his parent Tuesday after they say the trio tried to break into a house.

Pinole and Tara Hills residents will have an opportunity on Saturday to talk to Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia during a breakfast at the Tara Hillls Mobile Manor Community Hall.

This week's Historic Pinole harkens back to the heyday of railroads, telegraph lines and building bridges.

The Rotary Club of Pinole will host the Annual Crab Feed and Ceremony honoring the Police Officer and Firefighter of the Year of Pinole and Hercules on Saturday night at the Pinole Senior Center.

A long list of issues and concerns arose Tuesday night during a city council workshop on the future of the Pinole Fire Department.

Police arrested four people on suspicion of breaking into a house after a helicopter search Tuesday afternoon, including a pair arrested last month in connection with a similar crime.

Auto thieves crashed a gold Acura into the garage of an El Portal Drive apartment building Monday night, causing a natural gas leak.

The Architectural Review Commission is set to meet at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, in the large community room of the Pleasant Hill City Hall, 100 Gregory Lane.

Facing city budget pressures, the ongoing closure of a city fire station and stalled negotiations on a labor contract with firefighters, the city council is holding a public workshop Tuesday on the future of fire protection services.

A car smashed into a garage at a San Pablo apartment building on Monday night, causing a gas main to rupture but no major injuries, police said.

Our first Greatest Person of the Month is a giver, nominated by his wife. Ronnie Drio McClure is called out not for a singular achievement, but for his daily attitude to be considerate and helpful.

Pinole is part of a three-agency battalion with the Rodeo-Hercules and Contra Costa County fire districts.

The woman, 85, backed out of a Trader Joe's in Pinole when she thumped the brightly colored van.

Imagine hanging out in Berkeley with friends on a Sunday and deciding that it would be a good idea to walk to Pinole for a drink or two.