Recession slows antique sales; eye still on collectibles and items to get new uses
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:30:09 GMT

After several months of recession-related slow sales, many local antique stores are dusting themselves off and enjoying a rebound in business.

Lack of health insurance hurts widows, divorcees, like woman in...
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:21:09 GMT

Anne Marie Pacheco of Fairfield, 52, has lost her health insurance cancelled, joining a category of women aged 50-62 who may find needed treatment delayed, as in Pacheco's case with her hepatitis C condition.

High-speed rail document: Stay with Pacheco Pass
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:06:18 GMT

A revised environmental impact report for the California High-Speed Rail Project released last week stated the project should continue to run through Pacheco Pass.

Interim general manager named for water district
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:07:40 GMT

The board of directors of the Contra Costa Water District has selected an interim general manager, and one member of the board has announced her resignation.

Berkeley protests lead to nearly 150 arrests as demonstrator block highways
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:43:06 GMT

An estimated 150 people were arrested Thursday evening after a splinter group broke away from a large protest in Oakland and took to Interstate Highways 880 and 980, a police spokesman said.

Student Suicide Puts Focus on Depression, Academic Pressure
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:28:20 GMT

The apparent suicide of an Amador Valley High School student has united the school community in its concern for the family.

Murder is not beautiful
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:31:05 GMT

I do not want to write this article. I had a short piece planned on the history and beauty of Lake Hughes, California, but stopped cold after reading the news about 17-year-old Chelsea King's untimely death.

Victor Garcia: Tulare City school board to vote on park near Mulcahy Middle School
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:08:11 GMT

Tulare City School District trustees will decide Tuesday whether to approve an agreement with the city of Tulare for construction of a park on land adjacent to Mulcahy Middle School.

Granite Hills junior awarded environmental grant
Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:56:29 GMT

In the face of recurring water issues in the Valley, one Porterville student is doing his best to support water conservation locally.

Veteran judge to challenge DA in Riverside County
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:46:03 GMT

Paul Zellerbach, a one-time Riverside County prosecutor who has taken an unpaid leave of absence as a Superior Court judge, announced Wednesday he will run for Riverside County district attorney against incumbent Rod Pacheco in November.

Walnut Creek man gets life in prison for 2004 Pleasant Hill murder
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:28:34 GMT

A Walnut Creek man was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing a college student he wanted to rob of marijuana during a 2004 Pleasant Hill home invasion.

Out of sight, out of mind? Some argue remote homes for sexual predators too risky
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:28:33 GMT

Desert Center - The clean, new mobile home looks out of place in this remote stretch of desert, set far off California Highway 177.

Yolo Federal Credit Union assists radio station with donations to Haiti
Sat, 20 Feb 2010 07:05:46 GMT

Yolo FCU teamed up with radio station 107.9, providing the use of the coin machine to count coin donations received as well as a $500 monetary donation, all to be donated to UNICEF to benefit Haiti.

CalPERS to extend contract of financial firm accused of fraud
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:17:51 GMT

CalPERS plans to extend a management contract with financial services giant State Street Corp., the same firm accused in a lawsuit of defrauding CalPERS and CalSTRS.

Free tax help in Contra Costa Times for low-income filers
Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:16:46 GMT

Families who earned less than $52,000 last year can now get their taxes done for free at one of several dozen locations through the "Earn it! Keep it! Save it!" program.

High-speed-rail ridership figures challenged
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:55:42 GMT

The agency charged with building California's controversial high-speed rail system is basing its ridership and revenue forecasts on a deeply flawed model that hasn't been adequately reviewed, a Palo Alto-based watchdog group is alleging.

Victor Garcia: Poetry and Prose Festival coming up
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:55:35 GMT

The Tulare City School District's Poetry and Prose Festival is 9 a.m. to noon Feb.

Lake Elsinore Recall Probe
Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:36:49 GMT

Lake Elsinore City Hall and a consultant involved in the campaign to recall a city councilman were among the six targets of search warrants obtained by district attorney's investigators, court records show.

1955 Lincoln Capri - Mucha Muchacha
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:34:03 GMT

"In the very beginning, my plan was to have a mild custom. You know, just some shaving and lowering, maybe different taillights and grille, round the door and hood corners on it, paint it real pretty, and then call it a day.

John Spevak: Good architect, good guy
Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:32:57 GMT

Los Baños has lost a man of gentle soul and dynamic imagination, a person who made our community a more beautiful place.Bob Beharka, who died earlier this month at the age of 83, may have been the most talented architect ever to have lived in Los Baños. He was a man with depth of wisdom as well as breadth of knowledge.