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County: Vaccine coming as case numbers skyrocketFront-line health workers and residents of senior care homes and other congregant-care facilities could be given the first...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2020Last comment by Parent and Voter, on Dec 11, 2020 at 7:22 am | 1 comment | 1971 Views
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San Ramon: With Hudson's ascension to mayor, council to decide how to fill District 2 seatOne of the new council's first decisions will be to decide the process for selecting a new member to finish the two years...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2020Last comment by Eric Burford, on Dec 9, 2020 at 7:17 pm | 1 comment | 1713 Views
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Bay Area health officers fast-track regional stay-at-home orderBay Area health officers plan to implement the state's new regional stay-at-home order early next week rather than wait until...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2020Last comment by Carl Swanson, on Dec 8, 2020 at 2:07 pm | 2 comments | 4499 Views
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Contra Costa supervisors to discuss cannabis 'community benefit' spendingThe Board of Supervisors is set to discuss on Tuesday establishing a process for approving expenditures of "community benefit"...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2020Last comment by Rick, on Dec 8, 2020 at 8:21 am | 1 comment | 2787 Views
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BART board OKs new agreements with three largest labor unionsThe BART Board of Directors voted this week to approve new bargaining agreements with the agency's three largest labor unions Read...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2020Last comment by Debora Allen, BART Director District 1, on Dec 8, 2020 at 8:08 am | 2 comments | 1274 Views
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With new health order, most Contra Costa Superior Court facilities closed to publicWith Contra Costa County's new stay-at-home order taking effect Sunday, the Contra Costa County Superior Court will enact...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2020Last comment by Carl Swanson, on Dec 7, 2020 at 3:45 pm | 1 comment | 2353 Views
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Authority releases Valley Link environmental impact report; public comment period underwayTri-Valley residents have the next month and a half to weigh in during the public comment period for the Valley Link transit...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2020Last comment by Parent and Voter, on Dec 7, 2020 at 7:43 am | 1 comment | 1012 Views
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Lloyd takes over as new president/CEO of Danville Area Chamber of CommerceDanville has a new leader to help guide local businesses into the new year, with the recent announcement that Judy B. Lloyd...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2020Last comment by Judy Lloyd, on Dec 6, 2020 at 3:05 pm | 2 comments | 2339 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Contra Costa County part of new stay-at-home order to take effect here SundayContra Costa is among five Bay Area counties to announce a new health order to take effect in the coming days, getting out...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2020Last comment by Reader, on Dec 5, 2020 at 2:47 pm | 2 comments | 16008 Views
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Governor announces new state-at-home order triggered by regional ICU capacityGov. Gavin Newsom announced a new stay-at-home order Thursday that will be targeted at regions of the state with diminished...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2020Last comment by C. R. Mudgeon, on Dec 4, 2020 at 9:03 am | 1 comment | 26442 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
COVID-19 outbreak hits Del Amigo High School in DanvilleA small alternative education school in Danville is coping with a COVID-19 outbreak that sickened eight adults led to the...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2020Last comment by Resident, on Dec 4, 2020 at 5:15 am | 2 comments | 2819 Views
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Contra Costa County achieves third-highest census self-response rate in CaliforniaContra Costa County achieved the third-highest census 2020 self-response rate of all California counties according to county...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2020Last comment by 50 year resident, on Dec 3, 2020 at 10:30 am | 1 comment | 3044 Views
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Women making an impactImpact 100 East Bay is on a mission. Since 2016 it has united women in the community to each contribute $1,000 every year,...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2020Last comment by Judy Lloyd, on Dec 3, 2020 at 7:38 am | 2 comments | 2804 Views
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Governor suggests state could issue new stay-at-home orderGov. Gavin Newsom suggested Monday the state could issue a new stay-at-home order for the majority of California's counties...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2020Last comment by C. R. Mudgeon, on Dec 1, 2020 at 4:13 pm | 2 comments | 94188 Views
SPORTS
Pleasanton Preps: Decision to postpone high school sports again makes me 'as mad as hell'With high school sports, at least the kids had Dec. 7 as the carrot to point their hopes toward. Now that is gone and who...
Original post made on Nov. 25, 2020Last comment by Tom Stevens , on Dec 1, 2020 at 3:23 pm | 5 comments | 3174 Views
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Foothill student is first female Eagle Scout in Tri-ValleyLauren Swenson-Lennox of Pleasanton has become the Tri-Valley's first female Eagle Scout, completing her Board of Review...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2020Last comment by cathy247, on Dec 1, 2020 at 8:28 am | 1 comment | 1563 Views
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Motorcyclist dies in crash with bicycle on San Ramon Valley BoulevardA Danville man died after his motorcycle crashed into a downed bicycle on San Ramon Valley Boulevard on the south side of...
Original post made on Nov. 25, 2020Last comment by Jeremy Walsh, editor, on Nov 29, 2020 at 11:38 am | 2 comments | 6243 Views
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Governor implements nightly curfew for non-essential activities in Contra Costa CountyThe order is for counties in the purple or most-restrictive tier, including Contra Costa County, in the state's Blueprint...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2020Last comment by Jimbo, on Nov 27, 2020 at 6:37 am | 4 comments | 16613 Views
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Cal High wins top honors at Contra Costa County Model UN ConferenceThe student delegation from California High School in San Ramon took top honors during the 30th annual Contra Costa County...
Original post made on Nov. 25, 2020Last comment by Christie Mehta, on Nov 25, 2020 at 8:23 am | 2 comments | 2763 Views
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Contra Costa DA readies to investigate anticipated health restriction violation complaintsThe Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office has set up a task force to educate merchants and others about the rules,...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2020Last comment by NickV, on Nov 20, 2020 at 7:20 am | 4 comments | 3546 Views
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