Wildfire smoke clouds Bay Area skies
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:00:39 GMT

The sun sets over the Carquinez Bridge on a hazy, smoke-filled Tuesday, June 24, 2008, in Crockett, Calif.

Live at WFMU: Cryptacize
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:04:54 GMT

Liz B broadcast a live set from Cryptacize today on her new afternoon timeslot. Cryptacize is the new project of Chris Cohen , Nedelle Torisi , and Michael Carreira .

Last of salmon trucked to San Pablo Bay
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:03:47 GMT

Kari Burr, a biologist with the Fishery Foundation of California, holds a large pipe in place as hatchery salmon smolts are transferred from a Department of Fish and Game tanker to net pens near Crockett, ...

Crockett man convicted in Rodeo killing
Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:54:01 GMT

A jury Thursday convicted a Crockett man of shooting to death an acquaintance on a Rodeo street in a dispute over a burned truck.

Burglary suspect nearly electrocutes self in Crockett
Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:29:15 GMT

Authorities intend to arrest a burglary suspect if he survives his near-electrocution Thursday morning atop a Crockett telephone pole.

Despite past difficulties, Crockett man keeps trekking
Tue, 27 May 2008 01:35:22 GMT

Melvin Ainsworth of Crockett displays a photograph showing some of his injuries, taken after he was mistakenly tackled on the Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge by a Vallejo police officer in March of 2005.

Memorial Day services and observances planned in West County
Sun, 25 May 2008 01:13:08 GMT

Several events are planned during the next few days in the West Contra Costa area to mark Memorial Day: CROCKETT: The Crockett Historical Museum, 900 Loring Ave., will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and ...

Man arrested after pot grow found in burning house
Fri, 23 May 2008 00:56:07 GMT

Authorities clearing 300 marijuana plants out of a burned house in Crockett ran into the tenant Thursday morning, resulting in an arrest and the confiscation of a new, 30-foot stretch limousine.

Crockett man's 800th trek across Zampa bridge a tribute to span's namesake
Thu, 22 May 2008 15:46:31 GMT

Melvin Ainsworth likes baking, photography and keeping track of things. Ask the Crockett resident for his age, and he replies precisely: "Eighty-point-five years and 14, no, 16 days," he said Monday.

Schools chief steps down
Wed, 21 May 2008 06:00:20 GMT

John Swett Unified School District Superintendent Michael Roth is photographed in Rodeo, Calif.

Trial begins for Crockett man accused in Rodeo killing
Mon, 19 May 2008 05:35:10 GMT

"I unloaded my clip. I shot him at point blank range"

Trial got under way today in the case of a Crockett man accused of killing another man in Rodeo because he thought he had set fire to his truck. via Contra Costa Times

CHP investigating Crockett crash that killed Pleasant Hill man
Sat, 17 May 2008 05:29:21 GMT

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that killed a Pleasant Hill man Sunday evening. via Contra Costa Times

East Bay begins water rationing
Thu, 15 May 2008 05:25:27 GMT

"Maybe it should be ... if you've made the investment, we're not going to (demand reductions of) 30 percent, but 2 percent."

Water rationing went into effect Tuesday for East Bay residents after water managers unanimously passed a drought management program aimed at preserving the system's deteriorating water supply. via San Francisco Chronicle

East Bay to face water rationing for first time in decades
Tue, 13 May 2008 05:05:05 GMT

"Our policy says we will declare a drought emergency and impose rationing"

The East Bay's largest water utility is expected to impose mandatory water rationing today for the first time in nearly 20 years to conserve depleted water supplies after two droughty years. via Inside Bay Area

Building enforcement draws complaints
Tue, 13 May 2008 00:49:23 GMT

"One day, we went away, and two weeks later there's a house in front of our house"

Three years ago, Cheryl and Roger Harrington built a 6-foot-high retaining wall in the yard of their El Sobrante property without a permit. via Contra Costa Times

Rec department shows what it's got to offer
Sun, 11 May 2008 00:45:54 GMT

"In those days nobody had an automobile, so we went to the show"

As a way of giving the community a taste of the many activities it has planned for all ages and interests this summer, the Richmond Recreation Department is throwing open its doors next weekend and inviting ... via Contra Costa Times

Urgent warning to East Bay residents: forced water rationing on the horizon
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:55:09 GMT

The East Bay Municipal Utility District issued an urgent warning Tuesday that water levels are critically low and its Board of Directors may be forced to vote for mandatory water rationing at the May 13 ... via SFGate

Four injured in drive-by shooting outside Crockett bar
Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:49:28 GMT

Four people were injured in a drive-by shooting outside a bar in Crockett early Sunday morning, Contra Costa County Sheriff's Sgt. via San Jose Mercury News

Big trucks are riling residents
Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:40:16 GMT

"We spent millions there to make a better quality of life."

Now that Contra Costa has shelled out millions to reconstruct Parker Avenue in Rodeo, resident Martin MacGregor wants to make sure heavy trucks don't damage the roadway and the sewer lines, water mains and ... via Contra Costa Times

New Pacifica cop sworn in
Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:11:46 GMT

The Pacifica Police Department has welcomed a new officer into its ranks, Nicholas Lundberg, who took his oath of office last week before colleagues, family and friends. via Pacifica Tribune