Hercules confirms plans to bolt joint wastewater venture with Pinole
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:47:42 GMT

Hercules plans to switch its sewage flow from the joint Pinole/Hercules treatment plant to the West County Wastewater District's plant in Richmond, confirming what had been an open secret.

Hercules projects likely to stall, but redevelopment work force appears safe
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:23:06 GMT

Hercules has weathered the recession better than many of its neighbors, but a state take-away of redevelopment funds could force some changes of plans.

Conservation group to buy scenic Lafayette ridge visible for miles
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:47:49 GMT

Linus Eukel and Beth Pardieck of the Muir Heritage Land Trust look over the sweeping views from property to be purchased for open space in Lafayette, Calif.

Protests could lack focus, but not energy
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:58:59 GMT

Heather Gendron paints the head of "La Llorano" or The Weeping Woman as Monica Moffitt works on the skeleton student puppet in the Creative Arts Building on the San Francisco State University campus in San Franicsco, Calif.

Congenix Adds Russian Presence to Health Decisions' Agile Clinical Network
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:47:17 GMT

Health Decisions announces that Moscow-based CRO Congenix has become a certified member of the Agile Clinical Network - a community of research partners with the goal of higher efficiency standards in complex global studies.

College student from Hercules rises above with guidance from mother she lost
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:46:22 GMT

Jeanelle Hope was just 11 when her mother died of a heart attack. But she still can hear her mom's voice when she needs guidance to make the right decision.

Richmond, El Cerrito educate residents about composting; rest of West County not quite ready
Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:41:45 GMT

Fliers, postcards and bill inserts will start hitting mailboxes in the spring as El Cerrito and Richmond prepare to roll out curbside composting as early as July.

Officers Down - Oakland
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:19:14 GMT

Providing criminal justice practitioners, students and academics with online information and resources.

San Pablo man charged in fatal hit-and-run case
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:13:26 GMT

San Francisco prosecutors filed charges Monday against a San Pablo man suspected of being the driver of a car that ran down and killed a 21-year-old art student on a San Francisco street last week.

Shooter Getaway Driver Charged with Murder - 21-Year-Old Man Mowed...
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:49:24 GMT

The Best of San Francisco Stage, Film, Fashion, Dining, Travel, Business, Philanthropy, and Governance - Challah Is Taken Monday 22nd of February 2010

Venturi Vineyards: Tradition and hands-on quality
Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:46:47 GMT

Between the mid-1800s and the 1940s, many Italian immigrants whose descendants still live in Mendocino County arrived and planted grapes.

Community digest
Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:21:30 GMT

SUZANNE VEGA APPEARANCE: Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega will perform live at 7 p.m. Monday at the Barnes & Noble at 6050 El Cerrito Plaza.

Firearms training gets intense in Hayward
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:07:00 GMT

Forget style points. Rob Pincus has one thing in mind when it comes to using a gun for self-defense: Getting the job done.

Former Vallejo teacher, a published poet, isn't slowed by retirement
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:13:45 GMT

It's been many years since one Vallejo teacher, at 6 years old, gathered the neighborhood children together by banging on a sardine can, and smacked the youngsters with a stick for incorrect answers.

Hercules High freshmen launch $10,000 fundraising effort to help Haiti
Sat, 13 Feb 2010 08:59:58 GMT

A group of Hercules high school freshmen has launched a fundraising drive for victims of the Jan.

Black History Month speaker recalls segregated era
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:48:50 GMT

Growing up in segregated Birmingham, Ala., was so painful for Carolyn Gardner that she only began to talk about her experiences a few years ago.

Hercules police investigate halftime drive-by
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:04:09 GMT

Police stopped a 24-year-old man on his way to the hospital Sunday night after someone shot him in front of a house on Beechnut Drive.

Temporary mobile food court will fill gap until Hercules centerpiece rises
Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:47:53 GMT

Market Hall, a soon-to-come venue for upscale, mobile food vendors at Hercules' busiest crossroads, is now receiving a warmer welcome from planners who three months ago expressed strong misgivings that it could end up as a tacky cluster of taco trucks, a flea market, trailer park or used-car lot.

The Eye on the East Bay
Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:05:14 GMT

During a "Rockin' in the New Year's Eve" doo-wop performance at the Bankhead Theater in Livermore, a member of the Buck Ram Platters singing group mused about the difference between today's pop music and classics like "Smoke Gets in your Eyes," from the 1950s.

Free tax help available throughout West County
Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:02:52 GMT

Free income tax return assistance is available from United Way for low-income families in West Contra Costa through the "Earn It! Keep It! Save It!" program.