Big sodas today; bagels with a schmeer tomorrow?
11 hrs ago | via NorthJersey.com
Various size cups and sugar cubes are displayed at a news conference at New York's City Hall, Thursday, May 31, 2012. Comment?
Wednesday Log (5-30): Found Passport, Mental Heath P...
20 hrs ago | via Patch.com
A Mental Health Evaluation: On May 30, 2012, at approximately 2:36 p.m. Officers were dispatched to the 2000 block of Tsushima to assist the fire department with and unconscious but breathing male who had possibly overdosed on pills. Comment?
Occupy movement joins annual protest at Chevron HQ
Yesterday | via Danville Weekly
Sign up for Express Express is a daily e-edition, distributed by e-mail every weekday. Comment?
Two men convicted of shooting at East Contra Costa County cops during crime spree
Yesterday | via Contra Costa Times
One man has been sent to state prison -- and another is headed there for life -- in connection with a 2008 Contra Costa County crime spree that started with a Richmond carjacking and ended two days later after two armed bank robberies and a shootout with Antioch and Pittsburg police officers. 1 comment
New Surveillance Program Listens For Gunshots, Get P...
Wednesday | via Discover
These days, our artificial ears and eyes are better than ever - and moreA ubiquitousA than ever. Comment?
How far would government go to protect us from ourse...
Wednesday | via KPIC
In New York City - which already bans smoking in public parks in the name of public health and bars artificial trans fats from food served in restaurants - Mayor Michael Bloomberg now wants to stop sales of large sodas and other sugary drinks, in a bid to battle obesity. Comment?
WWII Ship Gets Blue Star from El Cerrito Garden Club
Tuesday May 29 | via Patch.com
Perhaps the most memorable Memorial Day event for El Cerrito Monday took place in Richmond. Comment?
Shots Heard in Cities Around the Country Are Pinpoin...
Tuesday May 29 | via ABA Journal
A high-tech system of pinpointing the location from which gunshots have been fired and alerting police within a few minutes is now being used by nearly 70 cities. Comment?
This week in the War on Workers: Amazon and Bed Bath...
Saturday May 26 | via Daily Kos
Online shopping and in-store big box shopping alike are made possible by legions of warehouse workers, typically paid around $10 an hour or less, often working not for the big-name retailers they supply but for a complex web of subcontractors and temp agencies, and facing high turnover, low job security and injuries. Comment?
Frugal Elgin mayor, council keeping expenses down
Thursday May 24 | via The Courier-News
The six council members along with Mayor Dave Kaptain are being frugal with taxpayer money when it comes to personal expenses, turning in only a combined $1,701.07 in receipts for the past 13A1 2 months. Comment?
Thursday May 24 | via Patch.com
If you see Danny Ho standing next to your car on Solano Avenue, you might be getting a $42 fine. Comment?
El Cerrito: Mom arrested for shoplifting, waving kni...
Wednesday May 23 | via Contra Costa Times
A suspected shoplifter brandishing a knife while pushing her baby in a stroller was arrested in El Cerrito last week, police said. Comment?
Crews responding to four-car wreck on Richmond Parkway
Wednesday May 23 | via Contra Costa Times
Police and fire crews are on the scene of a multiple vehicle wreck on the Richmond Parkway at San Pablo Avenue, a dispatcher confirmed. Comment?
Alleged Knife-wielding Mom with Infant Arrested in P...
Wednesday May 23 | via Patch.com
A Richmond woman with her 11-month-old son in a stroller was arrested for investigation of robbery and other charges after she allegedly brandished a knife at employees of a business at El Cerrito Plaza who tried to detain her for theft, El Cerrito police said Tuesday. Comment?
Wednesday May 23 | via Contra Costa Times
A Concord man, 19, was arrested on suspicion of exhibiting a firearm at 5:45 p.m. in the 1400 block of Loeffler Lane. Comment?
El Cerrito: Mom arrested for shoplifting, waving kni...
Wednesday May 23 | via Contra Costa Times
A suspected shoplifter brandishing a knife while pushing her baby in a stroller was arrested in El Cerrito last week, police said. Comment?
Police: Mom robs store with infant in stroller
Wednesday May 23 | via SFGate
A woman pushing her infant son in a stroller has been arrested in El Cerrito after she allegedly stole from a store, brandished a knife at employees and was found in possession of a glass smoking pipe and a burglary tool, police said. Comment?
Police nab Richmond man accused of robbing stores wi...
Tuesday May 22 | via Contra Costa Times
El Cerrito police have nabbed a man suspected of robbing a store at knife-point after connecting him to a similar incident last month. Comment?
How far would government go to protect us from ourse...
Tuesday May 22 | via KBCI CBS 2
In New York City - which already bans smoking in public parks in the name of public health and bars artificial trans fats from food served in restaurants - Mayor Michael Bloomberg now wants to stop sales of large sodas and other sugary drinks, in a bid to battle obesity. Comment?
Four in Custody in Rape of Richmond Lesbian
Jan 2, 2009 | via News10.net
The fourth suspect in the gang rape of a lesbian Richmond resident on Dec. 13 turned himself in to police Thursday afternoon after his mother saw media reports earlier Thursday that police had issued a warrant for his arrest, a Richmond police spokesman said. Comment?