Pleasant Hill News

The dusky orange of the Golden Gate Bridge caught all the colors of the rainbow Sunday night, as lights cascaded from it into San Francisco Bay and a soaring pyrotechnic salute rained a glorious shower on the iconic span.

Wyatt Robert Mathews, son of Bob and Darcy Mathews, has earned the rank of Eagle Scout, which will be presented in Court of Honor ceremonies in the fall at the Hope Center in Pleasant Hill.

Begun as Decoration Day after the American Civil War, Memorial Day observances give Americans the opportunity to show veterans and their families that their sacrifices are remembered and appreciated.

At 6:12 a.m., a caller reported that a vehicle in the 500 block of Shelly Drive was burglarized.

A divided City Council on Monday approved regulations for massage therapists designed to streamline the certification process and deter illegal activity.

Four students from Martinez and Pleasant Hill schools were among 38 honored from Contra Costa and Alameda counties at the annual ROP Students of Excellence awards ceremony May 10, in Concord.

In October, the city approved Rico Tedjakusuma's request for a home occupation permit for an office for LNC Arms, an online firearms business.

A Twenty one of the county's top teachers turned out for the annual Teachers of the Year reception recently in Pleasant Hill -- with four of the candidates for the 2012-13 Top Teacher award hailing from Lamorinda.

Police in Pleasant Hill arrested a man on suspicion of domestic violence Monday after witnesses said he physically abused a woman while he was driving a vehicle.

A man intending to deposit cash at a Pleasant Hill bank instead was robbed, and investigators are asking the public's help in finding the assailant, police said.

William, known as Bill, and Luella Jacobson celebrated their 70th anniversary with family and friends at their daughter, Beth's, home in Pleasant Hill.

The unemployment rate in the East Bay fell significantly in April, but the region also lost more than 2,000 jobs.

Youth Theatre Companyis Teen Theatre won second place in Intermediate Ensemble at the Musical Theatre Competitions of America at Disneyland recently.

Anti-gun-rights activist and Pleasant Hill residentA Karen Arntzen A continues herA campaign A to erode residents' gun and business rights.A Following City approval of a home-based, federally-licensed gun sales business, questions arose from neighbors.

Study the menu and brush up on your ordering skills, Double-Double fans -- the long-awaited In-N-Out Burger restaurant opens Thursday morning.

Pleasant Hill resident Charles Hunter crossed one more item off his "bucket list," in January when he visited the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, and took a moment to catch up on the community news in the Pleasant Hill/Martinez Record.

And, her students must offer up something new they have learned when they exit the classroom at the end of the instructional day.

With all the campaign commercials, stump speeches and kissing of babies, it might be difficult to actually remember to register to vote in California's upcoming June 5 primary election.

At 2:46 a.m., a caller from the 2900 block of Vessing Road reported a wallet was taken from a vehicle.

Rick Tedjakusuma wants to buy and sell guns online, using his Pleasant Hill condo as a base of operations.