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Chilean goatherd in West County
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Gonzalo Rebolledo and Willy keep an eye on the herd as it grazes on a hillside in Hercules, Calif., on Monday, Dec. Comment?
Pinole retail sector looking up
... 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 ... Comment?
Goatherd from Chile works solitary job in West County
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. Comment?
Transit agency offers 2-for-1 deal to promote Transbay bus service
... 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 ... Comment?
East Bay man decries lack of help saving house
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. Comment?
Hercules resident miffed at lack of help from Affordable Housing office
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. Comment?
Ferry authority to start building South San Francisco terminal
... 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 ... Comment?
'Christmas in Richmond' to help residents in need
... 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," ... Comment?
Seagulls and Beaches as Reservoirs for Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli
... 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 ... Comment?
Press-Register obituaries for Dec. 19, 2009
... 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 ... Comment?
Our Neighbors: Video shows the amazing work of GRIP's Richmond operation
... 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 ... Comment?
Hercules church to host community blood drive
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. Comment?
Medicare counseling available in Richmond
... ation about counseling sites in the county and Welcome to Medicare workshops. Reach Chris Treadway at 510-262-2784. Hercules Comment?
Administrators back at El Cerrito school where boy accused of rape
... lea. Check back later for more updates. Reach Shelly Meron at 510-243-3578. Follow her on Twitter.com/shellymeron . Hercules Comment?
Spare the Air debate: Nostalgia vs. asthma
... 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 ... Comment?
Public comment periods for Hercules projects end soon
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. Comment?
West Contra Costa County School District Approves New Teacher Contract
... 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 ... Comment?
Police continue probe of Pinole high school brawl
... 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 ... Comment?
West Contra Costa teachers OK contract
... 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 . ... Comment?
Three Pinole Valley High students arrested after lunchtime fights
... 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 ... Comment?