Our Neighbors: West County women honored
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:34:18 GMT

A growing feeling that women had been written out of traditional history led in the late 1970s to the establishment of a week to acknowledge a major portion of our collective past in this country.

Our Neighbors: West County teens' challenges are focus of conference
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:52:19 GMT

A DAYLONG conference this weekend will hear from West County teenagers on the challenges they face and look at how young people can be kept on course as future leaders and not fall into the traps of crime and violence.

Budget cuts force California colleges to examine priorities
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:47:24 GMT

These are not the choices college leaders signed up for: immigrants or retirees? Poor or rich? English classes or courses in car repair? A series of tough years has forced California colleges and universities to slash budgets, in part by cutting back on the number of classes they offer.

Doctors Medical Center Joins VHA Inc. to Leverage Collaborative...
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:16:47 GMT

As recently as two years ago, DMC was struggling to keep its doors open due to increasing industry pressures and clinical quality issues.

Judge declares winner in union dispute at West County hospital
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:03:14 GMT

An administrative law judge has sided with the National Union of Healthcare Workers in its dispute with Service Employees International Union over representation of health care workers at Doctors Medical Center San Pablo.

Road work will force overnight traffic delays on El Portal in San Pablo
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:47:30 GMT

Paving work will force traffic delays one night next week on a El Portal Drive, a main connector between San Pablo and Interstate 80.

State revises low-achieving schools list, bumping four East Bay schools and adding two new ones
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:38:59 GMT

Four East Bay campuses learned Wednesday that they may escape being labeled among the state's persistently lowest-achieving schools, while two others discovered they may be added to the dreaded list.

Attempted Murder Suspect Fled San Pablo, Captured in New Jersey
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:47:37 GMT

March 9, 2010 - San Francisco, CA - United States Marshal Federico Rocha of the Northern District of California announces the arrest of Maurice Baldwin.

Elect or appoint? San Pablo voters to decide
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:12:36 GMT

San Pablo voters will decide in November whether they want to continue to elect their city clerk and treasurer every four years or let the City Council appoint them.

Three charged in San Pablo kidnap and rape case
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:46:50 GMT

Prosecutors charged three men Friday with kidnapping a pair of club-goers in San Francisco and raping one of them in San Pablo last month.

Our Neighbors: Women the focus of films at Contra Costa College
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:45:35 GMT

A program of 10 award-winning short films by and for women will be featured at this year's Lunafest, a benefit for breast cancer research being held at 7:30 p.m. March 13 at Contra Costa College in San Pablo.

Coroner's inquest in police shooting of Richmond teen leaves family with more questions
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:46:47 GMT

Relatives of an unarmed 16-year-old carjacking suspect who was shot and killed by San Pablo police in the fall say they want better answers after a coroner's inquest Monday.

Family Fun: The Wiz, CSI & More
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:44:30 GMT

Five ideas for weekend family fun: The Wiz: Toto, we've got a feeling we're not in San Pablo anymore! A Bay Area-centric version of "The Wiz" springs to life on the Contra Costa College campus March 3-7 in this drama department production.

Remains in San Pablo identified as man missing since December
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:41:11 GMT

Human remains found Friday near a gathering place for the homeless were identified as those of a San Pablo man who has been missing since December, the Contra Costa Coroner's Office said.

Killed by train, tissue-donor girl saves lives
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:24:31 GMT

Marlene Aguirre, 17, was hit and killed by a train in Richmond on Friday. 17:52 PST RICHMOND -- Only a few weeks ago, 17-year-old Marlene Aguirre of San Pablo told her mother that she was interested in being a tissue donor if she died.

Coroner's Inquest Underway in Richmond Police Shooting
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:17:52 GMT

A coroner's inquest into the fatal officer-involved shooting of 16-year-old Richmond resident Leonard Bradley began in Martinez is now underway.

Pinole: 17-Year-Old Girl Fatally Struck by Amtrak Train
Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:15:34 GMT

A 17-year-old girl was fatally struck by an Amtrak Coast Starlight train in Pinole late Friday night, an agency spokeswoman said today.

Human remains found in San Pablo creek
Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:15:36 GMT

The Contra Costa Coroner's Office is investigating the discovery of human remains in a creek that is a popular area for the homeless to gather.

San Pablo residents fuming over eminent domain proposal
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:48:32 GMT

Residents in San Pablo are unhappy with the city redevelopment agency's proposal to renew for 12 years its expired authority to acquire property by eminent domain.

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Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:00:57 GMT

The Greater Sacramento Urban League announced recently a grant award of $591,217 from the California Recovery Task Force, funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for employment training programs in the Sacramento area.