Old Concord firetruck waters foliage, not fires
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:56:35 GMT

Using a 1938 fire truck, George Garcia makes his midnight irrigation run through the Park and Shop shopping center in Concord, Calif., on Tuesday night, June 24, 2008.

Transcript Digest
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:33:45 GMT

The Concord Library is presenting bug-themed films for teens to celebrate the Teen Summer Reading Program.

Reflections of the Past
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:29:31 GMT

MORGAN JAMES lived in a home on Main Street, shown here in a historical photograph.

Good Neighbor: Jacquie Oliverius Students put their best words...
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:10:46 GMT

Words are a mighty force, with the power to make people laugh, cry, think, decide and to share one person's feelings and beliefs with others.

Restaurant look to step to plate this fall
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:45:44 GMT

After years of being sidelined because of planning hurdles, the first new building in downtown Antioch in decades is almost ready to step to the plate with a baseball theme.

Good Neighbor: Jacquie Oliverius Contra Costa Children's Chorus strikes gold in Southern California
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:15:55 GMT

The motto for Disneyland is "the happiest place on earth," and it certainly lived up to its billing for the Contra Costa Children's Chorus recently.

Reflections of the Past
Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:55:23 GMT

Door to door, on wheels LIKE THE FULLER BRUSH man in later years, Dave Stockfleth was the "Watkins Man" and he drove door to door among the ranches and farms of Clayton, selling Watkins household products, ...

Viewpoints: Paul Cooper Thoughts of veterans during military holidays
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:44:40 GMT

It seems that with all the virtually nonstop national political activity thus far, this "new" year has been flashing by in a blur.

Saturday Forum: Forum writers are not buying the governor's lottery idea
Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:38:08 GMT

Whether we fund the budget deficit with a lottery bond or increased sales tax, either will fall disproportionately on poor and low-income people.

Concord/Clayton police report
Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:23:25 GMT

A Clear Lake woman, 35, was arrested at Belmont and Waltham roads at 6:35 p.m. on suspicion of planting/cultivating marijuana hashish, and a Concord man, 45, was arrested on suspicion of possession of a ...

Gas price 'bubble' could burst this summer
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:14:48 GMT

As gas prices smash record after record, California now has the highest costs in the nation, but relief could be in sight by the end of the summer, experts said.

Gary Bogue: Did cat rescue a distressed bird?
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:11:35 GMT

To my surprise, this time she was back almost immediately and she carried something big in her mouth, laying it gently near my feet.

Chat: East Bay post-primary political perspectives
Sun, 08 Jun 2008 02:01:48 GMT

Candidate for Contra Costa County Supervisor District 3 Mary Nejedly Piepho talks to Clayton Mayor Pete Laurence and Ernie Wheeler of Walnut Creek during an election night party in San Ramon, Calif., on ...

Concord/Clayton police log
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:39:18 GMT

At Nicholas and Tilson drives at 2:15 a.m., a 27-year-old Clayton man was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance.

Roadwork on Marsh Creek Road near Clayton, Jun 9-19
Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:10:30 GMT

Contra Costa County Public Works Department will perform road work on Marsh Creek Road from Camino Diablo Road to the Clayton city limits at Pine Lane on June 9 through June 19, 2008 between the hours of 7:30 ...

Saturday Forum Letters
Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:24:49 GMT

The California Supreme Court's "gay marriage" offensive relies substantially on the 1948 Perez v. Sharp decision legalizing interracial marriages.

Beyond Books
Fri, 30 May 2008 07:22:15 GMT

When AnnE Cain was growing up in the suburbs of Boston, her local library refused to carry Nancy Drew mysteries.

Contra Costa Times Friday letters
Wed, 28 May 2008 06:56:38 GMT

As a teacher and a parent in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District, I am very concerned about the future of our district and the quality of education for district students.

Concord/Clayton public meetings
Mon, 26 May 2008 06:54:45 GMT

The Design Review Board is scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 22, in the Permit Center conference room of the Farrel A. Stewart Civic Center, 1950 Parkside Drive.

East Bay fire departments extra vigilant this weekend
Sat, 24 May 2008 06:42:10 GMT

Fire districts kept a wary eye on the weather Thursday as high winds kept crews in the East Bay busy fighting several blazes.