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Discovery Bay residents and proud parents Garrett and Sarah Johnson are happy to announce the birth of their beautiful daughter, Giana Marie Johnson, on June 7, her due date, at 10:16 a.m. Giana was born at ...
Local law enforcement and city officials are urging residents to enjoy a fun Fourth of July celebration, but given the current wildfire conditions all over the state, police departments throughout East County ...
FROM WEEDS to paradise: Bonnie and Steve Cichosz started with a yard full of weeds when they moved into their new home in Discovery Bay.
Gold Star plates drive family legacy
Kevin Graves, shown here with his late son, Joey, is pursuing legislation for a California vanity plate program to honor those who have died in military service.
On behalf of Friends of the Delta Public Library, we would like to extend thanks to the following people and organizations for their incredible support at our Barnes & Noble and rummage sale fundraising events ...
A summer camp with lots of heart
Kristine Edinger, left, and her sister Kayla volunteer each summer at Camp Taylor, a free residential camp in Livermore for children living with heart disease.
Is it appropriate to slap a kid's bottom for doing something awful or dangerous? There's a movement in America to make it illegal and it's gaining ground.
Sponsored by Contra Costa County. Pittsburg Library, 80 Power Road. Registration: 925-370-2548 or e-mail cmorrissey@ccba.org . EVENTS n Discovery Bay Parade for Fame - noon-3 p.m. June 28.
New vision out for Delta; certain to be changed in coming months
A row of recreational vehicles fill the hot afternoon air with the humming sounds of air conditioners as their occupants stay cool at Eddo's Harbor & R.V. Park at 19530 Sherman Island East Levee Road on Friday, ...
East County gets pick of the crop
Three generations of the Sacramento-based Ritter family visit Tachella Farms to pick fruit every year.
The Discovery Bay Garden Club honored the Kirkpatrick home at 82 Edgeview Court as its June Home of the Month.
A glimmer of hope on foreclosures
California remains mired in a foreclosure crisis, but a report released Wednesday contained a tiny, potential spark of hope: Lenders sent fewer pre-foreclosure notices to homeowners behind on their mortgages in ...
Increase in pot grow busts a sign of the times, authorities say
The frequency of marijuana grow operations broken up this year in East Contra Costa County reveals two long-building story lines, authorities say.
Moraga man tosses ashes to the winds
Don Anderson cuts back from a crisp 150 mph to half that speed. His thick, 80-year-old fingers work the controls of a 1976 Piper Archer II as it slices through the bright afternoon haze beyond the Golden Gate.
A glimmer of hope on foreclosures
California remains mired in a foreclosure crisis, but a report released Wednesday contained a tiny, potential spark of hope: Lenders sent fewer pre-foreclosure notices to homeowners behind on their mortgages in ...
When Allan Petersdorf came on board as the new principal of Discovery Bay Elementary School three years ago, he received a scathing letter from the grandmother of one of his students denouncing his friendly, ...
On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the staff of the Byron-Brentwood-Knightsen Union Cemetery District, I would like to thank the various volunteer groups that helped this agency provide a proper Memorial ...
Birds of a Feather: Contest winners announced
BIRD NESTS ARE for the birds, but they're also for humans. People, young and old, are fascinated by bird nests - at least that's the only way to explain the 146 entries in the 4th Annual Gary's Wildest Bird ...
Piepho's strong mail-in response helps beat former boss
In a county election with the lowest voter turnout in 30 years, Mary Nejedly Piepho's biggest contributor to her re-election as a county supervisor turned out to be the U.S. Postal Service.
Residents decry House of Miracles
Threatening phone calls and picketing neighbors railing against proposed plans for a rental home in the Lakes community catering to single, sober Christian women has forced one Discovery Bay woman to abandon ...