CONTRA COSTA COUNTY NEWS
Community Digest: Historical Society hosts...
KNIGHTSENhistorical society BARBECUE sunday: The East Contra Costa Historical Society will hold its annual community barbecue from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday.Proceeds benefit museum programs, including the restoration of the Eden Plain schoolhouse as well as the Brentwood gazebo, which the society recently
Woman seriously injured in Brentwood crash
BRENTWOOD -- An Oakley woman suffered major injuries Thursday evening after her pickup truck rolled near the intersection of Deer Valley Road and Briones Valley Road, authorities said.
Hercules chief 'disappointed' by errors that...
Police investigating the bloody trail of a multiple-murder spree that began two weeks ago should have found a body hidden in a Hercules house much sooner, the city's police chief said Friday.
Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital after Brentwood...
BRENTWOOD -- A 29-year-old motorcyclist was airlifted to the hospital after crashing into oncoming traffic this afternoon, the California Highway Patrol said.
School Bell: Discovery Bay students learn about...
Third-graders at Timber Point Elementary learned about energy with a few hands-on lessons. They conducted experiments on solar energy and wind energy, and learned the difference between kinetic and potential energy by using dominoes and playing marbles.
East County Datebook
Events Oakley Almond Festival -- 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 12. Parade, music, carnival, car show, diaper derby, kids play area and more. O'Hara Park, Cypress Road and O'Hara Avenue.
East County Reunions
Antioch High School Great Reunion, classes 1920-1960 -- Planning a reunion 1-6 p.m. Sept. 25-26, Antioch Historical Society, 1500 W. Fourth St. Visitors welcome.
Group calls for Walnut Creek candidates to sign...
Only one of three agrees to sign; one says it would limit free speech; third questions legality of one provision
Megan LaVallee: Brentwood events promote literacy
Did you know that this week is Adult Education and Family Literacy Week? All across the nation events are being held to promote literacy and education for the entire family.
Major emergency drill planned in Concord for...
A disaster drill involving more than 300 volunteers will take place from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday at the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District's training center, 2945 Treat Blvd.
Henry uses connections for festival lineup
Crosstown drummer enlists band friends, others to perform at Almond Festival
Sept. 11 memorial events planned in the East Bay
Antioch Annual Freedom Walk -- Gather at 11 a.m.; opening ceremonies at 11:15, and walk begins at 11:30. Live music and activities for children. Free booth space for nonprofit organizations and service groups to hand out information.
Richmond's NIAD hosts reception for new exhibit
RICHMOND -- An exhibit opened this week of high-quality prints made over the past quarter-century at the National Institute of Art and Disabilities, 551 23rd St.
Kids can move and groove at Richmond library story...
RICHMOND -- A new grant will provide funds for the Richmond Public Library to integrate music and dance into the popular story time programs at its branches.
Richmond's Red Oak Victory to host pancake...
RICHMOND -- The next pancake breakfast aboard the historic S.S. Red Oak Victory is from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday.Meals are $6 per person, and children under 5 are free.

Pinole seeks aging council panel member
Pinole seeks applicants to represent the city on the Contra Costa County Advisory Council on Aging.The council is composed of 40 members appointed by the county board of supervisors in partnership with the cities and the advisory council's membership committee.
Pinole City Council incumbent declines re-election...
Incumbent Virginia Fujita did not file candidacy papers for her contested seat on the Pinole city council this week, stretching the deadline for challengers to file until Wednesday.
Popular restaurant headed to long-vacant Pinole...
After years of stalled negotiations with four previous prospects, Pinole finally has a restaurant tenant for a key corner storefront in Old Town.On Tuesday, the City Council approved a sublease with Tina Holtzclaw and Dale Moore for a restaurant on the northeast corner of San Pablo and Tennent
Correction: Supervisor candidate
An article published May 16 on the Contra Costa Times' website inaccurately stated the number of lawsuits filed by then-county supervisor candidate Pinole attorney Mister Phillips on behalf of residents of the Montalvin Manor neighborhood.
Pinole council puts utility tax extension on fall...
Pinole voters will decide in November whether they want to extend their utility tax for another eight years and widen its scope to include water service.
Gang member sentenced for killing Vacaville...
A Rodeo gang member who shot up a Pinole house in 2007, killing one teen and wounding another, because he was forced to leave teenager's birthday party was sentenced Friday to 50 years to life in prison.
Man shot in Pinole
PINOLE — Paramedics flew a man to a hospital with gunshot wounds this afternoon.The man was shot in the carport of an apartment building on the 700 block of Fifth Avenue, near San Pablo Avenue.
Pinole police shooting victim pulled cell phone...
The man killed by Pinole police last week prompted gunfire from two officers when he reached into his waistband and pulled out a black cell phone, the city's police chief said Tuesday.
Pinole police approached shooting victim based on...
Police say Michael "Mickey" Ray Welch may have been involved in recent violent crime; no word on whether he was armed when police shot
Pinole police shoot, kill man, 20
PINOLE — A 20-year-old man on probation for felony drug charges was shot and killed by police Friday.At 2:48 p.m., Pinole officers conducting a routine visit tried to speak to Michael "Mickey" Ray Welch at Pinole Valley Road and Brandt Street, Lt.
Renewed call for rail safety at vigil for San...
A Richmond High School student was killed in February near Pinole Shore Park.
Pinole fire damages apartment units
Two apartments units burned in Pinole on Saturday, causing an estimated $150,000 in damage, fire officials said.There were no injuries.The cause of the fire is under investigation, but Pinole Fire Department battalion Chief Jim Parrott said it started on the back deck of one of the units, where the
Pinole Valley High teacher finds way to connect...
Pinole Valley High instructor nominated for Contra Costa's teacher of year award
Pinole family seeks news of missing mentally...
The father of a 48-year-old mentally disabled man says he neither saw nor heard from his son since he walked out of a Pinole hardware store April 19, and he asks anyone who has to call.
Rivalries, neighborhood animus may have sparked...
19-year-old arrested after Pinole High violence, which many say points to bigger community issues
One hurt, one held in shooting at Pinole Valley...
Violence marred a track meet at Pinole Valley High School, where one person was shot and fights broke out Wednesday afternoon. Police held one man for questioning, briefly held a second and searched unsuccessfully for a third after the shooting,
Timeline of defrocked priest Stephen Kiesle
Kiesle timeline 1972: Ordained at St. Francis De Sales, Oakland. 1972-1975: Associate pastor at St. Joseph's Church in Pinole. 1975-1978: Assigned to Our Lady of the Rosary in Union City.
I-80 in Pinole reopened after helicopter responded...
PINOLE — An injury crash on Interstate 80 snarled the morning commute for several hours this morning, but traffic is now moving.Two cars heading west collided near the Appian Way exit about 7:30 a.
One man convicted, one acquitted in fatal Pinole...
MARTINEZ — A Contra Costa County jury Wednesday convicted a West County gang member, but acquitted a second man, in a 2007 shooting at a Pinole house party that killed a Vacaville teen and wounded another person.
Woman dies in Pinole house fire
PINOLE — A woman died early Monday morning in a house fire in Pinole.Firefighters from Pinole and Rodeo-Hercules responded after neighbors of the house, at 2309 Tennent Court, called 911 about 5 a.
Ambulance crunches light pole in Pinole, no one...
An ambulance swerved out of control and hit a light pole near Fitzgerald Drive in Pinole Sunday afternoon, putting the light pole out of commission but causing no injuries, police said.
San Pablo teen killed by a train in Pinole
PINOLE — A 17-year-old girl from San Pablo was struck and killed by a train late Friday night, an Amtrak spokeswoman said.The incident occurred around 11:15 p.
Doctors Medical Center San Pablo to host talk on...
SAN PABLO — Cardiologist David Hill will discuss "Understanding your sweet-heart, the link between diabetes and heart disease" in a free lecture at 7 p.
Our Neighbors: Dedicated young jazz mucisians from...
Only a lot of outside support has kept the music program afloat at El Cerrito High School this year, but even that is being pushed to the limit.That's why the parent group Friends of El Cerrito Music is counting on a strong turnout for performances by the school's award-winning jazz ensemble and
Man found dead in Pinole Creek identified
PINOLE — The Contra Costa Coroner's Office has identified the man who was found dead in a Pinole Creek Sunday afternoon as 26-year-old Patrick Underwood.

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