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  1. Chilean goatherd in West CountyRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday | Ledger Dispatch

    Gonzalo Rebolledo and Willy keep an eye on the herd as it grazes on a hillside in Hercules, Calif., on Monday, Dec.

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    Related Topix: Pinole, CA, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Orinda, CA

  2. Pinole retail sector looking upRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Ledger Dispatch

    ... Pinole Partners LLC. The prospective tenant, Matilde Guadalupe, owns and operates Fantastic's Beauty Salon in Hercules' Creekside Shopping Center and intends to move the business to Pinole, according to a City Council staff report. The office and ...

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    Related Topix: Pinole, CA, Retail, Household Products, Grocery

  3. Goatherd from Chile works solitary job in West CountyRead the original story

    Yesterday | Ledger Dispatch

    As thousands of children in Pinole and Hercules unwrap their Christmas presents, Gonzalo Rebolledo will venture forth from his trailer somewhere along the grassy ridge between the two cities, 7,000 miles from home, with his companions - a herd of goats and a border collie named Willy - for another day's work.

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Pinole, CA, Orinda, CA, Agriculture, Science

  4. Transit agency offers 2-for-1 deal to promote Transbay bus serviceRead the original story

    Wednesday | Ledger Dispatch

    ... as a way to entice commuters to park their car and try Lynx express buses for their work commute between Rodeo/Hercules and San Francisco's Transbay Terminal. Eligibility is restricted to people at least 18 years old who hold a valid driver's ...

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    Related Topix: Rodeo, CA, San Francisco, CA, Contra Costa County, CA

  5. East Bay man decries lack of help saving houseRead the original story

    Wednesday | Ledger Dispatch

    Dave Crescenti bought a house on Poppy Court in Hercules in 2006 at the height of the real estate boom for $465,000, with the help of a variable-rate, deferred-interest mortgage.

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    Related Topix: Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage

  6. Hercules resident miffed at lack of help from Affordable Housing officeRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 22 | Ledger Dispatch

    Dave Crescenti bought a house on Poppy Court in Hercules in 2006 at the height of the real estate boom for $465,000, with the help of a variable-rate, deferred-interest mortgage.

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    Related Topix: Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage

  7. Ferry authority to start building South San Francisco terminal

    Monday Dec 21 | East Bay Business Times

    ... eventually approved preliminary plans this month. Other cities where ferry terminal planning is underway include Hercules, Redwood City and Richmond. Funding also remains a challenge for the transportation authority. The authority gets the bulk of ...

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    Related Topix: San Francisco, CA, South San Francisco, CA, Berkeley, CA

  8. 'Christmas in Richmond' to help residents in needRead the original story

    Monday Dec 21 | Ledger Dispatch

    ... a graduate of Howard University in Washington, D.C., lived with her mother, Richmond native Edna Campbell-Purry, in Hercules when the daughter conceived of "Christmas in Richmond." "Burgundie had a vision of taking care of the (Richmond) community," ...

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    Related Topix: Richmond, CA, Howard University, El Sobrante, CA

  9. Seagulls and Beaches as Reservoirs for Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli

    Monday Dec 21 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    ... Aulnay-sous-Bois, France). We separated resulting fragments by using 1% PFGE-grade agarose gel (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) in a CHEF-DR II System (Bio-Rad), with the following protocol: 6 volts/cm, 412 s pulse time for 12 h, followed by 1536 s ...

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    Related Topix: E. Coli, Health, World News, Portugal, Porto, Portugal, 9, Matosinhos, Portugal, Foster City, CA

  10. Press-Register obituaries for Dec. 19, 2009Read the original story

    Saturday Dec 19 | The Mobile Register Online

    ... Survivors include her parents, Mary Beard and Alton Beard Sr., both of Mobile; three sisters, Bernice Beard of Hercules, Calif., Mary Wright of Whistler and Pauline Ransom of Mobile; and three brothers, Alton Beard Jr. of Mobile, Marlon Beard of ...

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  11. Our Neighbors: Video shows the amazing work of GRIP's Richmond operationRead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | Inside Bay Area

    ... Web site and a chance to see the GRIP video. AROUND WEST COUNTY: Students in the ninth-grade leadership class at Hercules Middle/High School organized a community march Thursday to bring awareness to the issue of human rights and nondiscrimination ...

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    Related Topix: Richmond, CA, Oakland, CA, Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry

  12. Hercules church to host community blood driveRead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | Ledger Dispatch

    A community blood drive will be held from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Dec. 28 in classrooms 104 and 105 at Valley Bible Church, 1477 Willow Ave., Hercules.

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  13. Medicare counseling available in RichmondRead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | Ledger Dispatch

    ... ation about counseling sites in the county and Welcome to Medicare workshops. Reach Chris Treadway at 510-262-2784. Hercules

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    Related Topix: Medicare, Health, Richmond, CA, Contra Costa County, CA

  14. Administrators back at El Cerrito school where boy accused of rapeRead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | Ledger Dispatch

    ... lea. Check back later for more updates. Reach Shelly Meron at 510-243-3578. Follow her on Twitter.com/shellymeron . Hercules

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    Related Topix: El Cerrito, CA, Education Etc.

  15. Spare the Air debate: Nostalgia vs. asthmaRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | Inside Bay Area

    ... decide to declare another Spare the Air day that triggers a rule banning wood-burning fires. Marisa Hall, a Hercules resident in high school, sorely remembers Christmas Eve three years ago, when thick smoke from widespread fireplace burning ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Fire

  16. Public comment periods for Hercules projects end soonRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | Ledger Dispatch

    Deadlines will fall the next two weeks for public comments on potential environmental impacts of two high-profile Hercules projects: an Intermodal Transit Center and the adjacent Hercules Bayfront mixed-use development.

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  17. West Contra Costa County School District Approves New Teacher ContractRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | KRON 4

    ... make it hard to recruit and retain our educators here from now on." The union represents teachers from Richmond, Hercules, Pinole, El Cerrito, San Pablo and the unincorporated areas of El Sobrante and Kensington. (Copyright 2009, Bay City News, All ...

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    Related Topix: Education Etc., Contra Costa County, CA, Richmond, CA

  18. Police continue probe of Pinole high school brawlRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Contra Costa Times

    ... to pull an officer away as he tried to apprehend a suspect, Janke said. The attack brought officers from Richmond, Hercules and the Contra Costa Sheriff's Office to the campus, and students were herded into classrooms as authorities stabilized the ...

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    Related Topix: Contra Costa County, CA, Pinole, CA, Richmond, CA

  19. West Contra Costa teachers OK contractRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | SF Gate

    ... was rejected by teachers following a controversial ballot recount. The district serves 30,000 students in Richmond, Hercules, Pinole, El Cerrito, San Pablo and unincorporated west Contra Costa County. E-mail Jill Tucker at jtucker@sfchronicle.com . ...

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    Related Topix: Richmond, CA

  20. Three Pinole Valley High students arrested after lunchtime fightsRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 15 | Ledger Dispatch

    ... broke out. The number of participants in the fights increased, requiring the assistance of additional Pinole, Hercules, and Richmond officers, as well as Contra Costa sheriff's deputies, police said. One Pinole officer was hit in the head and ...

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    Related Topix: Pinole, CA, Richmond, CA

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