Some of the things East Bay elected officials were working on this past week
Supreme Court issues two key rulings on same sex marriage
The survey by the Bay Area Newspaper Group also details the "pension pickups" some government employees receive
Two proposed amendments to the state Constitution would lower voter thresholds on funding measures
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Capt. Steve Skinner was appointed acting chief last week.
Former mayor Gwen Regalia and four other former mayors asked the city council Tuesday night to investigate the source of leaks from closed sessions, and to end suspensions of four employees.
The board of supervisors agreed to close a Pittsburg station in July, and one as yet unnamed in January.
A Clean Water Initiative urges smokers to use receptacles installed by the city.
Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan has authored a bill to create specialized plates at the request of four Contra Costa County breast cancer survivors.
The complaint alleges that the ringleader fenced stolen items on eBay for almost 10 years.
The city of Pleasant Hill has 45 days to respond to the appeal submitted by the "Save the Pleasant Hill Dome" group on April 8, but demolition could still go ahead in the meantime.
Recognition planned for 2013 Memorial Day observance in Civic Park, Walnut Creek.
The Pleasant Hill Architectural Review Commission decided Thursday to approve SyWest development plans. The design will include a memorial to the "dome" theater, which will be demolished and replaced by a sporting goods store.
Sbranti is being endorsed by outgoing District 16 Assemblymember Joan Buchanan in race that includes Steve Glazer and Newell Arnerich.
Walnut Creek is examining regulation of secondhand smoke in multi-family housing. Community workshop is 6:30 p.m. Thursday in third-floor conference room, City Hall.
The four municipal employees are accused of failing to tell police about a suspected child molester who was fired from the Lesher Center
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Walnut Creek history: screen legend filmed horse-race gambling flick 'Sporting Blood' partly at Heather Farm in 1931.