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The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office today announced a $160,000 civil judgment against a Southern California trucking company with local contracts accused of failing to provide employees with workers' compensation insurance. Nelson Francia,...
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A nationally known researcher and educator has been appointed to the Contra Costa County Board of Education, where she plans to contribute her knowledge to local schools. "I think I am aware of the issues in education from a research perspective and from...
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It was not clear Wednesday if the union would strike or return to the bargaining table. Union President Pixie Hayward Schickele could not be reached for comment. Union members, who voted overwhelmingly over the summer to allow the union to call a strike,...
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The 49ers' offense may get another big boost today when Contra Costa — the state's most charitable defensive unit pay a visit for a Bay Valley Conference matchup. Yuba's 16.6 points per game average is the second fewest in Northern California, but Contra...
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West Contra Costa teachers pulled back from the brink of a strike as union officials announced Wednesday night they had reached a tentative agreement with district officials. More Bay Area News The agreement must be approved by the union membership.
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The positive samples are being found in wetland areas near Connell, Mesa, Basin City and Eltopia, said Brian Benner, director of the Franklin County Mosquito Control District. Two birds from Pasco tested positive for West Nile in August...And it can be...
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The town that this year rejected becoming a city gained a voice Tuesday when Contra Costa supervisors agreed to form a council to advise the elected board on local issues. The 5-0 vote supported Supervisor Mary Piepho's proposal to create the seven-member...
Tags: San Ramon Valley/East County, planning commission, Contra Costa, regional planning
An elderly man who died at an unnamed Sonoma County hospital last Friday is suspected of having the H1N1 flu, marking the first death related to the virus in the county. The Sonoma County Department of Public Health has remained tight-lipped on the details...
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Richmond police have made public a forensic sketch of a man they say committed or attempted at least four home-invasion robberies in western Contra Costa County since April...Most recently, the suspect tried to force his way into a house on Amador Street...
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A 25-year-old man was stabbed to death outside a migrant camp in the Palmetto area just before midnight Friday, according to Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputies. Deputies arrested 34-year-old Faustino Martinez after he ran through a wooded area near...
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