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New state task force sets out to combat declining student enrollment ratesA task force that will help combat declining student enrollment rates throughout California was announced last week by Tony...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2022Last comment by MO, on Apr 25, 2022 at 10:20 pm | 2 comments | 838 Views
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Appellate court overturns conviction in Tri-Valley police chase over improper questioningA defendant found guilty and sentenced to prison for leading law enforcement on a freeway chase between San Ramon and Dublin...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2022Last comment by Nebuchadnezzar, on Apr 25, 2022 at 4:57 pm | 3 comments | 2788 Views
AROUND TOWN
What a Week: Time to party like it's ...The fair usually delivers remarkable quality and variety of concerts; this year's series promises much the same (on paper,...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2022Last comment by Jennifer, on Apr 22, 2022 at 1:40 pm | 1 comment | 1884 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Congress Must Continue Its Commitment to Alzheimer's Research!Like all of you, I'm thankful that COVID is calming down and we can hug and start seeing friends and family again! I've been...
Original post made by Pam Montana on Apr. 19, 2022There are no comments yet. 968 Views
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Editorial: When term limits aren't really limitsIn our research, we've learned Livermore is not alone in the Tri-Valley -- Pleasanton and Dublin 'term limits' are in fact...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2022Last comment by dand d, on Apr 15, 2022 at 6:59 am | 2 comments | 2893 Views
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Main county jail opens new module for inmates with mental health concernsContra Costa County has opened a new module at the Martinez Detention Facility for inmates with mental illness. The county...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2022Last comment by Malcolm Hex, on Apr 14, 2022 at 6:22 pm | 3 comments | 3307 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Reward increased in cold-case murder of Jenny Lin in Castro ValleyThe murder of a 14-year-old girl in her Castro Valley home that rocked the Bay Area has gone unsolved for the last 28 years,...
Original post made on Apr. 12, 2022Last comment by Jennifer, on Apr 12, 2022 at 9:14 pm | 1 comment | 1599 Views
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Water, wildlife returning to Pacheco Marsh and Walnut CreekSince the levees to Suisun Bay were breached nearly six months ago, the landscape of Pacheco Marsh has changed dramatically....
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2022Last comment by Anne Cavazos, on Apr 11, 2022 at 7:42 am | 1 comment | 3769 Views
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'Institutional abuse.' 'Tumultuous 15 months.' Public records reveal new details of investigation into CCCCD's ex-chancellorPrior to announcing a resignation agreement with the district's former chancellor, trustees and cabinet members at the Contra...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2022Last comment by Paul Clark, on Apr 7, 2022 at 9:43 am | 1 comment | 5585 Views
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Chevron named in monster antitrust suit claiming big oil conspired with Russia, OPEC to limit productionA massive lawsuit last Monday in federal court alleges an antitrust conspiracy two years ago by big oil companies including...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2022Last comment by Maskedman, on Apr 6, 2022 at 7:03 am | 4 comments | 4104 Views
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Congressmen secure millions for Tri-Valley projectsA half-dozen projects in Tri-Valley communities, as well as a handful of others with countywide impacts, were earmarked for...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2022Last comment by Malcolm Hex, on Apr 3, 2022 at 8:26 am | 2 comments | 2413 Views
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Danville: County to pay $4.5M to family of Tyrell Wilson, second man fatally shot by deputy Andrew HallContra Costa County will pay $4.5 million to the family of a homeless man who was fatally shot in Danville one year ago by...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2022Last comment by Malcolm Hex, on Apr 3, 2022 at 8:15 am | 17 comments | 3863 Views
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Demonstrators call on Contra Costa County Sheriff Livingston to step downMore than a dozen activists and family members of those who have died in police custody demonstrated outside of the Contra...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2022Last comment by Malcolm Hex, on Apr 2, 2022 at 9:53 pm | 2 comments | 7659 Views
AROUND TOWN
Prosecutors group chides Sheriff Livingston for email lauding ex-deputy Hall, lambasting DA BectonThe Prosecutors Alliance of California has asked the county's Board of Supervisors to audit the disciplinary practices in...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2022Last comment by Lance Mirrison, on Mar 30, 2022 at 8:40 pm | 10 comments | 4012 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
SRVUSD: Board to consider raises for management, discuss budget assumptionsSRVUSD trustees are slated to review budget assumptions for the upcoming school year, in addition to considering raises for...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2022Last comment by MO, on Mar 30, 2022 at 1:05 pm | 1 comment | 2177 Views
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Demonstrators gather with father of Tyrell Wilson on anniversary of deadly Danville police shootingFamily and supporters of both men shot and killed 2-1/2 years apart by the same sheriff's deputy in Danville gathered Friday...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2022Last comment by Malcolm Hex, on Mar 29, 2022 at 10:27 pm | 16 comments | 1967 Views
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What a Week: Can't talk about itSome of the most interesting items at a public meeting revolve around the things that aren't talked about. Or, more like,...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2022Last comment by Malcolm Hex, on Mar 26, 2022 at 11:01 pm | 3 comments | 1736 Views
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Police arrest Danville burglary suspects after neighborhood search in PleasantonSuspects in a Danville home burglary were apprehended in Pleasanton after crashing their car and hiding out briefly in a...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2022Last comment by jo, on Mar 24, 2022 at 2:20 pm | 4 comments | 5081 Views
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Alamo: Sheriff's office investigates weekend robbery at CVSThe Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office is continuing to search for the culprit in a robbery in Alamo last Saturday who...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2022Last comment by Paul Clark, on Mar 23, 2022 at 7:12 am | 1 comment | 2393 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man convicted of killing teen girl in Contra Costa County cold caseAn Antioch man has been convicted of murdering a 14-year-old girl in 1980, Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2022Last comment by Jennifer, on Mar 21, 2022 at 8:44 pm | 1 comment | 5304 Views
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