El Sobrante News

Jan Yale and the network of volunteers her Pomeranian Rescue Group has developed have placed more than 400 Pomeranians in loving homes over the past 14 years, and still the need to find more interim and permanent households for the small dogs keeps growing.

Arson investigators are asking for the public's help in finding the person or people responsible for setting 12 vehicles on fire in Richmond and El Sobrante early Wednesday morning.

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District is looking for your help in finding the person or people who set a dozen vehicles on fire early Wednesday morning.

A pair of holiday gift boutiques are being held by local churches from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

The Rotary Club of El Sobrante is now accepting applications from professional and volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians ages 25 to 40 for a four-week exchange experience in to go to Monterrey, Mexico, in the spring.

Halloween activities for toddlers through adults and even canines are being offered in West County.

Investigators are still trying to locate a car involved in a shooting Wednesday on Interstate Highway 580 in Oakland that sent a 27-year-old El Sobrante resident to the hospital.

Karen Lefler, a Shelter Inc. ambassador, will give a presentation on "The Changing Face of Homelessness" at 7 p.m. Thursday at the El Sobrante Library, 4191 Appian Way.

The West Contra Costa school district is moving forward with plans to build a new Portola Middle School at the Castro Elementary site in El Cerrito despite a legal challenge, while students at Richmond's Coronado Elementary will get a new campus in three years.

Plans to create a dog park in memory of longtime city employee Bruce King are moving ahead with a public meeting scheduled Wednesday to discuss the site selected by the Park and Recreation Commission.

A 27-year-old man was injured in a shooting during the evening commute Wednesday on Highway 580 in Oakland.

One of the first Sikh temples in the Bay Area is about to grow by 70,000 square feet, after Contra Costa supervisors approved the expansion project in El Sobrante after years of debate.

Buzz Fowler, left, at Med's Dispensary a Medical Marijuana Dispensary in El Sobrante, Calif., has regular customer Skip Bryant of Fairfield smell different types of marijuana to match the marijuana that will best ease the back pain and stomach ulcers that Bryant suffers from on Monday, Oct.

Thousands of disabled California residents breathed a sigh of relief Monday after a federal judge ruled budget cuts slashing their in-home care will not stand.

Martha Booz would like to see a regular farmers market in El Sobrante, and she is trying to find out how her neighbors feel about the idea.

Residents can dispose of bulk trash for free at the fifth annual Cleanup Day at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the El Sobrante Boys & Girls Club, 4660 Appian Way.

An elderly El Sobrante man was found relatively uninjured on Monday morning after he apparently drove off a Contra Costa County roadway and crashed down a 300-foot embankment, according to the California Highway Patrol.

For Robin Duhe, the disease that threatened to kill him was a "godsend." Until then, he had been living a dream.

An 88-year-old man missing for several hours from his El Sobrante home was found in an overturned car early this morning near the San Pablo Reservoir, the California Highway Patrol said.

EL SOBRANTE, CA, October 2, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Christy M. King, DPM, Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in podiatry.