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56 min ago | Contra Costa Times

Federal judge dismisses lawsuit from deputy district attorney Michael Gressett

A federal judge on Friday threw out a civil lawsuit lodged by a Contra Costa deputy district attorney who claims he was maliciously prosecuted on rape charges.

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Related Topix: Martinez, CA

5 hrs ago | Contra Costa Times

Wacky politics continue on Delta's tiny Bradford Island

Board chairman Paul Sosnowski listens during a meeting of the Bradford Island Reclamation District in Bethel Island, Calif.

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Related Topix: Bethel Island, CA, Novato, CA

9 hrs ago | Marin Independent Journal

Roadshow: Should DUI blood alcohol level be lowered to .05%?

Q Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or MADD, has been inundated with inquiries about lowering the legal blood alcohol limit for drunken driving from 0.08 percent to 0.05 percent, which is the legal limit in much of Europe and which last week was proposed to become the legal limit in the U.S. From 1999 to 2010, 20,671 people in California were killed ... (more)

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13 hrs ago | Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Discoveries: U-pick strawberries as a family destination

BRENTWOOD – Dogged by self- consciousness and suburban angst, I've always shied away from partaking in the whole U-pick produce craze that took hold a couple decades ago.

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Related Topix: Brentwood, CA, us Travel, Travel, Berkeley, CA, Home Gardening, Home

Sat May 18, 2013

Contra Costa Times

West Contra Costa special ed administrator honored for his work

A veteran West Contra Costa schools administrator has been honored for expanding the district's special education programs into some of the most comprehensive and effective in the state.

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Related Topix: El Cerrito, CA, Sacramento, CA, Kids, Family

Contra Costa Times

Richmond resident Mikaele "Ben" Taito sentenced to six years for the...

A Richmond man was sentenced to six years in state prison Friday for his role in the 2011 revenge killing of a 22-year-old man in a Rodeo housing complex.

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Related Topix: Richmond, CA, State Prisons, Prison, Violent Crime, Rodeo, CA

Fri May 17, 2013

Contra Costa Times

Diablo eyes banning outside cyclists and drivers from entering town

Just as elite riders in America's most prestigious bike race prepare to zip past this affluent community on their way to Mount Diablo, residents here are pondering a ban on the outsiders who ride bicycles for recreation into their bucolic town.

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Related Topix: Diablo, CA, Danville, CA

Brentwood Press

Delta Conservancy hosts public meeting

The Conservancy is holding their regular board meeting Wednesday, May 22, from 9 a.m. to Noon at the Big Break Visitor's Center, 100 Big Break Road in Oakley.

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Related Topix: Oakley, CA

Brentwood Press

Boys' poetry anything but delinquent

Byron Boys Ranch Librarian Nadia Bagdasar chooses books she thinks will speak to the residents' experiences and appeal to their interests.

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Related Topix: Arts, Poetry, Libraries, Byron, CA, Family, Kids

Thu May 16, 2013

The Campbell Reporter

STAR test scores raise questions, but don't prove cheating

Two school districts in the South Bay and East Bay showed dramatic swings in standardized test scores in recent years, similar to the fluctuations in the troubled Atlanta Public Schools, where 35 educators have been charged in a cheating scandal.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Standardized Testing, Education, Alum Rock, CA

Brentwood Press

Splendor - " our gift to animals

On a bright Friday morning, Leia laced up her Nikes and took a run through Heron Park in Brentwood.

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Related Topix: Brentwood, CA

Halfway To Concord

Residents protest Plan Bay Area at Orinda Council Meeting

In an uproarious session of the Orinda City Council on Monday, May 13, residents of Orinda and other Bay Area communities expressed strong opposition to plans requiring local communities to build high-density, high-rise housing in Orinda and elsewhere.

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Related Topix: Orinda, CA, San Francisco, CA, El Sobrante, CA

Brentwood Press

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Every year, more than 1,500 elementary school students spend a free, fun-filled day at the Contra Costa County Fair's School Tour Day.

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Related Topix: Education Etc.

Contra Costa Times

Hercules Police Department could be outsourced if June tax measure fails, officials warn

Officials painted a bleak picture of the coming fiscal year's budget, telling residents at Tuesday's City Council meeting that unless they approve a utility tax hike in June, the city likely would have to disband its police department and contract with the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office for police services.

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Related Topix: Hercules, CA, Pinole, CA

Contra Costa Times

Hayward police shooting raises questions

Jessie Stoddard-Nunez has lots of questions for the officer who shot and killed his brother in the early morning hours of March 3. His brother, Shawn Stoddard-Nunez, died when Hayward police Officer Manuel Troche fired into the passenger side of a car he was riding in.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Hayward, CA

Wed May 15, 2013

RecordNET

Siblings sentenced in Oakland for making fake IDs

A judge has sentenced a brother and sister to 10 months in prison for conspiracy to create and sell false identification documents in Contra Costa and Marin counties.

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Related Topix: Marin County, CA, Concord, CA, San Rafael, CA

CBS Local

Man Shot While Driving In Richmond Dies

A man who was shot and critically injured while driving in Richmond on Friday has died from his injuries, according to police and the Contra Costa County coroner's office.

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Vallejo Times-Herald

Vallejo and AmCan among few to test financial training best practices

Agencies in Vallejo and American Canyon are among five Bay Area locations to benefit from a $450,000 Wells Fargo grant to the United Way of the Bay Area.

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Related Topix: Vallejo, CA, American Canyon, CA, Oakland, CA

Contra Costa Times

Contra Costa supervisors reject joint ConFire-MOFD station proposal

A request from Contra Costa County's fire chief to negotiate an agreement with the Moraga-Orinda Fire District to jointly build a new fire station in Lafayette has been rejected by county supervisors who praised the proposal but not its timing.

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Related Topix: Orinda, CA, Moraga, CA, Lafayette, CA

Contra Costa Times

Contra Costa small-business honorees: 'We just work'

Enterprising spirits of 14 small business entrepreneurs were honored at the 13th annual Contra Costa Small Business Award Luncheon where event host Contra Costa Council marked 2013 as a year when retro trades and high-tech industries came together.

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Related Topix: Small Business, Personal Finance, Martinez, CA, Brentwood, CA, Concord, CA, Danville, CA