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Students evacuated from Pinole school after report of gun
Pinole Valley High School remains on lockdown and students are being evacuated as police continue to search for a student reported with a gun near the campus this morning.
Applicants sought for county panel, committee openings
Contra Costa Supervisor Gayle Uilkema is seeking applicants from District 2 to fill openings on several boards and commissions that have an advisory capacity and influence county policy in a number of issues ...
Hercules City Council halts plans to destroy videotaped meetings
Plans to destroy a decade-and-a-half worth of Hercules City Council and Planning Commission meeting videotapes to free up storage space are on hold, after a council member cast doubt on the adequacy of written ...
Restaurant proposal nixed in Hercules
Siding with a determined group of opponents, the Hercules Planning Commission nixed a planned restaurant at the historic Civic Arts building, agreeing it would clash with the serenity of the surrounding ...
County rejects bid to have WCCUSD board members elected by district rather than at-large
A proposal to have West Contra Costa Unified School District board members elected by district rather than at-large as they are now was rejected by the county Wednesday night.
Bay Area Celebrates July 4 With Events, Fireworks
It's the number one question every Fourth of July: Where will you watch the fireworks this year? Now is the time to find that perfect place to watch the sky light up -- whether you find a spot in the park or on ...
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Bartonella quintana and Coxiella burnetii as Causes of Endocarditis, India
To the Editor: In industrialized countries, blood culture is negative for 2.5%31% of infectious endocarditis cases .
Waterfront plan could be headed to ballot in Hercules
Supporters of a new community of homes, offices and shops around an intermodal transit center by the Hercules waterfront say they have gathered more than enough signatures to get the plan on the November ...
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Outbreak of Pertussis, Kabul, Afghanistan
Lnack Ollivier, Tiphaine Gaillard Fabrice Simon,* Patrick Brisou, Philippe Puech, and Alain Todesco *Hpital d'Instruction des Armes Laveran, Marseille, France; Institut de Mdecine Tropicale du Service de Sant ...
The annual concert series will continue with shows July 23, Aug. 20 and Sept. 24. For details, visit www.richmondmainstreet.org . El Cerrito learn how to travel with little ones: New parents can learn about the ...
Opera singers shoo the shush out of Berkeley Library
There'll be no shushing from bespectacled ladies in charge going on at the Berkeley Main Library this coming Thursday at lunchtime.
Pinole approves three-year capital budget plan
The Pinole City Council approved a three-year capital budget plan this week that calls for $36.6 million in appropriations over the period.
Bio-Rad Introduces New Pro-Human Diabetes Assay Panel
HERCULES, Calif., June 19, 2008 Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. , a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced new Bio-Plex ProTM Human ...
3 dozen suspected gang members arrested in East Bay raid
Aiming to end years of deadly violence, terror and intimidation linked to the Acorn drug gang of West Oakland, more than 100 Oakland police and other law enforcement officers raided more than 30 sites ...
Bargain Bites: Kinder's Meats-Deli-BBQ
Barbecue is difficult to do well, but Kinder's Meats-Deli-BBQ - a family-owned business for more than five decades - pretty much nails it.
Oakley approves retail center, but bans supercenters
A scaled-down, 690,000-square-foot River Oaks Crossing retail center was approved by the Oakley City Council Tuesday.
Snake sightings on the rise, officials say
Norma Jean Brearley wheeled her garbage can to the curb one afternoon last week when she felt a sharp pain on her bare left foot that reminded her of a wasp sting.
Richmond vice mayor to political favorites
Events in Richmond this weekend will give dear old dad his due for Father's Day: Richmond Vice Mayor John Marquez is hosting a "Pre-Fathers' Day Dinner" on Saturday to honor men who have made a lasting ...
Man killed in Pinole bowling alley
Brandon Young, 19, was shot numerous times inside Pinole Lanes at 1580 Pinole Valley Road at about 11:40 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said.
The Masonic hall building under the engineering skill of Mr. C. Hagenmeyer, has been safely moved and it now stands even with the lot lines at the north corner of Lansing and Ukiah streets.