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City Manager Belinda Espinosa's weekly message for Aug. 31.
The city has spent about $40,000 to replace the wiring in the past year, and one city official is asking residents to report power outages and suspicious activity quickly to minimize damage.
Federal health officials report a 40 percent increase in the past week.
The effort is a follow-up to a July 19 agreement that requires the Department of Defense to purchase only U.S. made American flags.
A bill calling for cars to give cyclists three-feet of passing space moves to the state senate.
Hercules Councilwoman Myrna de Vera responds to a Contra Costa Times article about discord between her and Hercules Mayor Dan Romero.
An audit in response to the refinery fire also could lead to prosecution of the oil company by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Steve Duran's report for the Aug. 27.
This week's message includes new details about the high school reconstruction, fundraiser for PInole Cable TV and more.
Deadline to apply for five-member oversight committee is Sept. 13.
The El Cerrito Democratic Club invites the public to local candidate and ballot-measure forums at El Cerrito High Saturday. Invited are candidates for the school district board, Kensington, BART and AC Transit. School ballot measures also on agenda.
A brief survey and feedback form are posted on the city website.
Reader Lori Chinn writes about an accountant job being filled at Hercules City Hall.
The Pinole City Council will discuss spending money on a campaign for the utility tax ballot measure.
The Annual Book Giveaway by the Contra Costa County Library system began Thursday and will continue for three weeks. The event, now in its 15th year, offers the public free books weeded from the 26 branches across the county.
The transit system will add four trips in both directions between Richmond and Millbrae for the evening commute, starting in September.
Mary King will represent District 3 until Dec. 7. District 3 straddles parts of Contra Costa and Alameda counties and includes Kensington, Piedmont, San Leandro, San Lorenzo and parts of Oakland, Berkeley, Castro Valley and Hayward.
U.S. Chemical Safety Board investigators probing the large Aug. 6 fire at the Chevron refinery said Tuesday they want to know why the leaking pipe that caused the blaze wasn't replaced in November.
Pinole City Manager's weekly message for the week ending Aug. 17.
Incumbent Medrano, three others will compete for two seats on the West Contra Costa Unified School District governing body.
Common Cause will host the forum in October.
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West County branches will host a series of 20 events, from readings to concerts, films and discussions starting on Sept. 6 in Pinole.
Local residents and a Richmond City Councilman called the county's community warning system dysfunctional, while officials in charge of the system say they're investigating the reasons for long delays and other problems in notifying the public.
In a Patch survey, Republican activists lauded Paul Ryan for his fiscal conservatism and brainpower, while Democrats said the choice could help the Obama campaign.
The long-discussed "plastic bag ban" for West Contra Costa County cities, including Pinole, appears to be picking up steam with a formal public comment period now under way. Throw-away paper bags also would be banned.
The long-discussed "plastic bag ban" for West Contra Costa County cities, including Hercules, appears to be picking up steam with a formal public comment period now under way. RecycleMore will hold two public hearings on the matter during the comment peri
An accident between a train and a pedestrian closed the Lake Merritt station, which is now reopened. The man has been taken to the hospital. BART says there may be residual delays.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has made Wiconsin Representative Paul Ryan his vice presidential choice.
Regulatory board grants concessions for the facility that is used jointly by Pinole and Hercules.