San Lorenzo News

What's a free and "green" way to celebrate Valentine's Day with your significant other? How about visiting a memorable spot in Castro Valley or San Lorenzo and sharing a good, old-fashioned kiss? The only question is, where to do it? Plot some of your ideas on our map above of places in Castro Valley or San Lorenzo to share a kiss on Valentine's ... (more)

Congressman Pete Stark's next two town meetings are scheduled to be held SaturdayA at 9 a.m. at the Ruggieri Senior Center in Union City.

Monday, Jan. 30 12:04 a.m.: A 22-year-old Castro Valley man was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and suspicion of driving while under the influence .

When I tell people that I'm from San Lorenzo, I usually receive a puzzled look.A If I then reply that it's near Hayward, they smile, nod, and pretend to remember driving by it on the freeway.A Perhaps that's why it's so difficult to find any books on the subject.

Wondering if that guy thought you were hot? Was that girl actually smiling at you ? Maybe you're crazy.

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Monday, Jan. 23 12:17 a.m.: A 48-year-old transient man was arrested for violating parole.

When Patch launched in Castro Valley and San Lorenzo in late 2010, editors and contributors ventured to local businesses to collect information for our directory.

By Diane Curry, Curator, Hayward Area Historical Society Did you ever play the game "telephone" when you were a kid?A A story is passed from one child to the next and by the time the story gets all the way through the class, it bears little to no resemblance to the original story.A While a fun game, it proves that sometimes people hear what they ... (more)

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Daniel Jimenez of San Leandro caught a 5.64 lb trout using green Powerbait eggs at Catfish Landing, and Daniel Simenez of San Lorenzo caught a 7.25 pounder whopper at the same location and with the same bait, according to a recent report from NorCalFishing.com. The report says trout fishing is improving, both from boats and shore.

Local steelheaders are getting stoked! The big winter storm that hit Northern California brought a much-needed increase in the flows of our Central Coast streams.

A construction contractor reported the theft of two skylights and three pieces of aluminum scaffold from a home he was working on in the 1600 block of Ward Street.

Plans for a November ballot measure to double Alameda County's sales tax for transportation to 1 cent are being rocked by a debate over allocating $400 million of the money to a BART extension to Livermore.

Hey, Dublin, keep it down! Dublin Police Services responded toA several domestic disturbance calls for excessive noise last week, along with a spate ofA vehicular burglaries.

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The East Bay unexpectedly shed 4,000 jobs in December, a month that traditionally sees an increase in employment opportunities.

Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont, will host two town hall meetings Saturday in Fremont and San Lorenzo for constituents to share comments and ask questions.

Congressman Pete Stark will be holding two town hall meetings in Southern Alameda County next week, according to a note released from his office.

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