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Hercules, California is located in Contra Costa County. Zip codes in Hercules, CA include 94547. The median home price in Hercules is $349,900 which is roughly $187/per square foot. More Hercules information.

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19 hrs ago | Contra Costa Times

Meetings set to discuss EBMUD pipeline project for Berkeley, North Oakland and West Contra Costa

There are two public meetings remaining to discuss the West of Hills Northern Pipelines Project planned by the East Bay Municipal Utilities District.

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Wed Jun 12, 2013

Inside Bay Area

Fathers, sons-in-law forge lasting friendships

But their mutual love of her isn't the only thing that unites a father-in-law and son-in-law.

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Mon Jun 10, 2013

Contra Costa Times

Hercules' stand on BART extension study in limbo after Planning Commission punts

A proposed feasibility study on a BART extension to San Pablo, Richmond Hilltop, Pinole and Hercules has become bogged down in procedural issues, with the Planning Commission the latest Hercules body to punt on taking a formal position.

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Contra Costa Times

Pinole scrambles to bolster fire department staffing following wave of resignations

The city is scrambling to beef up its fire department staffing, with the imminent jump by three firefighters to the adjacent Rodeo-Hercules Fire District.

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Sat Jun 08, 2013

Marshall Independent

Thorvald "Toddy" Jensen

A private family memorial service for Thorvald "Toddy" Jensen, 92, of Marshall, formerly of Ruthton, will take place at a later date.

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Thu Jun 06, 2013

Pleasanton Weekly

TAXES: Voters approve parcel, utility tax measures in 2 Marin, Contra Costa county cities

Voters in the Bolinas-Stinson Union School District passed an extension of a $300 annual parcel tax for education Tuesday while voters in Hercules approved a utility users tax measure to help fund city services.

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Wed Jun 05, 2013

Inside Bay Area

Hercules property owners to see sewer service charge increase

Property owners are being hit with a sewer service charge increase, part of an annual ritual that began in 2009 and has another four years to go, counting the increase that will take effect in July.

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Tue Jun 04, 2013

Inside Bay Area

Hercules utility tax hike measure leading in early election returns

Voters Tuesday were deciding the fate of a tax hike measure to tackle the city's financial crisis in the lone election in Contra Costa County.

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Mon Jun 03, 2013

The Daily Republic

Fairfield High grad seeks funds for project

Anthony Manaoat, a 2000 Fairfield High School graduate, is using www.kickstarter.com to raise money to launch a new business - The Flat Kids Screen Printing.

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Fri May 31, 2013

EDGE

Out Candidates Seek East Bay Assembly Seat

Voters in the East Bay will once again have a chance to elect an out person to the state Assembly when they head to the polls in 2014.

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Inside Bay Area

Hercules Planning Commission to hear pitch for BART extension study

The Planning Commission on Monday will consider supporting a BART extension study, after its sponsor crafted a clause to alleviate City Council fears that it could divert funding from a waterfront Intermodal Transit Center for buses, trains and ferries.

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Thu May 30, 2013

Contra Costa Times

Hercules tax ballot language misleads, critics say

City officials are taking flak over the wording of a June 4 tax ballot measure and their campaign to get voters to approve it.

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Wed May 29, 2013

OC Weekly

The Medicis: The Original Koch Brothers

For more than three centuries, the Medici dynasty ran Florence, Italy, becoming the most influential art patrons the world has ever known.

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Inside Bay Area

Oakley suspends furloughs, boosts salary ranges

In response to a recovering economy, the City Council has ended four years of furloughs and boosted employees' potential earnings.

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Mon May 27, 2013

Contra Costa Times

Hercules hires successor to longtime City Clerk Doreen Mathews

Hercules has hired a replacement for longtime City Clerk Doreen Mathews, who will retire at the end of the current fiscal year.

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Contra Costa Times

EBMUD releases EIR for hills water pipeline project

A draft environmental report for the West of Hills Northern Pipelines Project has been released by the East Bay Municipal Utilities District and is open for public comment.

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Sun May 26, 2013

KTVU Oakland

Caltrans mover sparked Hercules brushfire

A two-alarm grass fire that threatened homes in Hercules on Friday was caused by a Caltrans mower operating along state Highway 4, according to a Contra Costa County Fire Protection District official.

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The Press-Enterprise

DISNEYLAND: Two days left for - Opa' Greek celebration

In Disneyland Park, Hercules has taken over the space usually occupied by Scottish princess Merida from "Brave" for a meet-and greet and games of skill.

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Fri May 24, 2013

Inside Bay Area

Hercules explores whether to join other Contra Costa cities that get...

Officials say a no-vote on a June 4 utility tax hike measure could force them to disband the police department and contract with the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office for a scaled-down police force.

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San Jose Mercury News

Hercules: Two-alarm fire threatening homes near Highway 4, Interstate 80

Crews are responding to a two-alarm brush fire near the intersection of Interstate 80 and Highway 4, which appears to be moving toward nearby homes, a Contra Costa County Fire Protection District dispatcher said.

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