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7 hrs ago | 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

11 hrs ago | 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

22 hrs ago | 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

Contra Costa Times

Guest commentary: Arne Simonsen: Spring marks county fair, hiring of more officers in Antioch

I don't think that there is anyone out there who hasn't noticed that we've had some fairly warm days recently.

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Related Topix: Antioch, CA, Weather, Education Etc.

Tue May 14, 2013

Danville Weekly

San Ramon man gets 15 years for distributing child pornography

A San Ramon man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for distributing child pornography.

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Related Topix: San Ramon, CA, Federal Prisons, Prison

KRMG-AM Tulsa

Official: 'fighting chance' for 2013 bridge open

The new $6.3 billion eastern portion of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge still "has a fighting chance" to open this year, despite concerns over structural issues, officials overseeing its construction said Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Earthquake

Contra Costa Times

Allied Waste Services using new compressed natural gas vehicles in Contra Costa County

New compressed natural gas trucks used by Allied Waste Services, which produce up to 22.8 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than comparable diesel models, were unveiled during an Earth Day ceremony at the Pacheco facility.

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Related Topix: Pacheco, CA

KTVU Oakland

EBMUD manager proposes steep jump in water rates

East Bay Municipal Utility District General Manager Alexander Coate has proposed a 19 percent water rate increase for customers over the next two years to pay for infrastructure and maintenance work.

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Related Topix: Alameda County, CA

Brentwood Press

School district to provide summer meals

The Oakley Union Elementary School District Nutrition Services will once again be providing summer meal services to students in need.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Life, Food, Nutrition, Oakley, CA, Agriculture, Science, US News, United States Department of Agriculture