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Former head of Contra Costa vice squad to be sentenced Monday
Walnut Creek :: NC :: USA | 1 day ago
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A disgraced head of an elite Contra Costa County vice squad will be sentenced Monday for stealing stolen drug evidence, robbing prostitutes and make phony arrests...The Department of Justice program staffed by local officers was suspended
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit from deputy district attorney Michael Gressett
San Jose :: CA :: USA | 3 days ago
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A federal judge on Friday threw out a civil lawsuit lodged by a Contra Costa deputy district attorney who claims he was maliciously prosecuted on rape charges. Martinez resident Michael Gressett, who is currently on paid leave, alleged in court
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Richmond's second-highest ranking administrator resigns amid outcry over misuse of public funds
Alameda :: CA :: USA | 3 days ago
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Dogged for two months by calls for her ouster since an independent investigation revealed she misused city resources, Human Resources Director Leslie Knight will resign effective July 1, City Manager Bill Lindsay announced Friday. "(Knight will
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Contra Costa supervisors reject joint ConFire-MOFD station proposal
Orinda :: CA :: USA | 8 days ago
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A request from Contra Costa County's fire chief to negotiate an agreement with the Moraga-Orinda Fire District to jointly build a new fire station in Lafayette has been rejected by county supervisors who praised the proposal but not its timing...
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Inquest held into Oakland man's death after being Tased at Martinez jail
San Jose :: CA :: USA | 12 days ago
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A Contra Costa County inquest jury opined Friday that an Oakland's man death at County Jail in Martinez was accidental, but the man's family thinks it was the result of excessive force and are planning to sue. Donald Ray McCullough, 58, was
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Bill Pollacek recalled as man of honesty, conviction
Alameda :: CA :: USA | 16 days ago
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Contra Costa County assessor Gus Kramer recalls performing this tedious task with good friend Bill Pollacek, and one occasion that spoke to the character of the retired county treasurer-tax collector who died in Napa on Friday at age 69. "We went to
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Wines compete for top honors in second annual Contra Costa Commerical Wine Competition
Danville :: VA :: USA | 21 days ago
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One of the judges, Artisan Growers & Producer owner Ananda Neil agreed. "There was a lot more debate than I would have expected. Quite honestly, I was proud to see this process happen for an emerging region like Contra Costa County." Winners of the
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National real estate guru, formerly of Danville, charged with embezzlement in Contra Costa County
Danville :: VA :: USA | 1 month ago
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A national real estate expert was charged with three felonies Tuesday for swindling a New York family out of more than a $1 million, Contra Costa District Attorney Mark Peterson said. Ken Beasley, a 67-year-old New York resident, was charged by
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Contra Costa County: Relief finally in sight for interchange at Highway 4, I-680
Concord :: CA :: USA | 1 month ago
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It's a freeway interchange that makes motorists grit their teeth...The interchange at Interstate 680 and Highway 4 near Martinez and Concord is such a headache that Contra Costa voters in 1988 approved a half-cent sales tax to start planning its fix.
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A closer look at graduation and dropout rates in Contra Costa County
Dublin :: CA :: USA | 1 month ago
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April 12 The state's annual release of graduation and dropout rates earlier this week showed that graduation rates improved in four Contra Costa County districts but dropped in five. On the other side of the spectrum, dropout rates improved in six
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