El Cerritoi Police reports
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:02:36 GMT

At about 3:19 a.m., police arrested a 36-year-old Oakland man after he was found in a stolen vehicle.

West Contra Costa County Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Distributing Methamphetamine Valued at $10,000
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:53:18 GMT

OAKLAND United States Attorney Joseph P. Russoniello announced that Charles A. Phillips pleaded guilty Friday before the Honorable D. Lowell Jensen, United States District Judge, to distributing methamphetamine ...

Armed Robbers Raid San Pablo Walgreens
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:25:10 GMT

Several suspects in black, hooded sweatshirts fired a shot in a Walgreens drug store near San Pablo Saturday night and stole money from all of the registers, a sheriff's sergeant said.

Snakebite prompts examination of procedures
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:54:26 GMT

Norma Jean Brearly talks about the bite on her foot from the baby rattlesnake while she was pulling out the trash in the driveway on Tuesday June 10, 2008 in Pinole, Calif.

El Sobrante man, 21, arrested in S.F. killings of father and 2 sons
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:20:22 GMT

Edwin Ramos, 21, of El Sobrante was arrested at 12:05 a.m. at his home on the 4300 block of Hilltop Drive in the Sunday slayings of Tony Bologna, 48, and his sons Michael, 20, and Matthew, 16, authorities said.

Richmond planning ordinance revisions for massage businesses
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:03:05 GMT

Richmond city officials plan to revamp the local ordinance for massage businesses, citing public and police concerns that there might be too many in the city - or that some could be fronts for criminal ...

Interim CEO Stewart a candidate for Doctors Hospital's top slot
Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:58:00 GMT

Joe Stewart, the interim CEO at Doctors Medical Center , has belatedly decided to toss his hat into the ring as the chronically cash-strapped San Pablo hospital searches for a permanent chief executive.

Immigration likely to play role in San Pablo council race
Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:53:30 GMT

With two longtime City Council members ready to call it a career, a Democratic Party activist casts November's San Pablo City Council race as "the Old Guard" versus the New.

Police arrest rape suspect at Richmond High School
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:43:55 GMT

Officers arrested a rape suspect on the Richmond High School campus Sunday night after a police dog tracked him to a tree he climbed to hide.

From Los Lobos to the Doodlebops playing the Alameda County Fair
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:22:36 GMT

Louie Perez, right, of Los Lobos performs with his group for a fundraiser at Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center in San Pablo, Calif.

Police Arrest Man In Richmond School Campus Rape Case
Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:19:14 GMT

Richmond police arrested a man late Sunday night for suspicion of raping a woman on the Richmond High School campus while she was walking home from a grocery store, a lieutenant said.

19-shot death of San Pablo woman justified, officers testify
Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:49:04 GMT

Two San Pablo police officers told a jury Friday that they had no choice but to shoot a woman whom they say tried to knife her husband after a Christmas-night argument in their apartment.

Snake sightings on the rise, officials say
Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:25:18 GMT

More and more rattlesnakes have been sighted in Pinole since they are coming into the city from the dry hills looking for water on Tuesday, June 10, 2008, in Pinole, Calif.

Second mistrial in San Pablo murder case
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:18:06 GMT

A second mistrial was declared Friday in the murder case against a Pinole man charged with fatally shooting a rival outside a San Pablo liquor store in 2005.

Another mistrial for man accused in fatal San Pablo shooting
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:58:26 GMT

Jun 8, 2008 3:55 PM AP 1 hr 12 ago: Another mistrial for man accused in fatal San Pablo shooting A man charged with murdering a rival outside a San Pablo liquor store is headed for a third trial after another ...

Teaching Our Children Their Roots
Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:56:56 GMT

This is Celia Hirschman with On the Beat for KCRW. We live in a country filled with diverse cultural traditions that often go unnoticed.

Good Samaritans Faith Network's volunteers and deeds help students in need
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:50:01 GMT

FIVE YEARS AGO, Emerson Elementary School in Oakland had no library. Yes, it had a room that was designated as the library.

Man killed in Pinole bowling alley
Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:26:26 GMT

Brandon Young, 19, was shot numerous times inside Pinole Lanes at 1580 Pinole Valley Road at about 11:40 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said.

Split pool proposal applauded by city officials
Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:14:44 GMT

After several years and many attempts to provide an aquatics facility for Palm Desert, the community might actually get two pools.

At-home dialysis treatments now an option
Sat, 31 May 2008 22:57:16 GMT

Nearly half a million Americans rely on dialysis because their kidneys are failing.