Oakley News

While not a federal holiday like Memorial Day or the Fourth of July, Flag Day, which commemorates the adoption of the United States flag in 1777, is recognized annually on June 14. Although celebrated throughout the years since the late 1800s, Flag Day became official through of an Act of Congress in 1949.

A child care center will be going up and a one-time historic school house will be coming down on former city property here.

Oakley city council members on Tuesday agreed to lease the former fire station on Second Street to Oakley Senior Citizens, although they have yet to work out some of the terms.

Just a reminder: Father's Day is this Sunday. And after presenting Dad with the card and the tie, consider taking him out to a regional park for a trip back in time.

Hawaii. Her parents Gregorio VA zquez Rivas and LucA a A lvarez Ribero had emigrated from Cilleros, Spain on February 3, 1913 in search of a better life.

Assemblyman Jim Frazier recognized Pinky's Klassy Kar Wash of Antioch as the "Small Business of the Year" for the 11th Assembly District in a ceremony at the Sacramento Convention Center on Monday, June 10th.

It's simply not fair to say that police-canine encounters always end with the use of a weapon against the dog.

Oakley's Movies in the Plaza kicks off its summer season this weekend featuring the Dr. Seuss sensation "The Lorax" by Illumination Entertainment.

In the wake of graduation ceremonies held during blistering temperatures that put some people in the hospital, Liberty Union High School District officials say they will discuss how to avoid a repetition in the future.

An East Contra Costa bicyclist in his early 50s was killed Sunday afternoon when struck by a truck pulling a trailer on a busy thoroughfare, police said.

Twenty-five people at two East Contra Costa high school graduation ceremonies were treated for heat-related emergencies Saturday morning, leading firefighters to treat one event like a multi-casualty incident, the fire chief said.

Relay for Life's Luminaria ceremony remembers those who have lost their battle against cancer and honors those who continue to fight.

Anthony Coldeiron is assessing the construction in downtown Oakley like most residents and motorists as they coast down Main Street and pass City Hall.

Oakley's Summer Blaze Day Camp, where kids enjoy crafts, games and water fun, meets at local parks in June and July.

"He was always talking about how good he was, how much better he was than everyone else, including me.

But when the 17-year-old showed up for the appointment the next day, her waist-length tresses were perfectly straight.

Fire officials say a family is safe but their home is destroyed and their two dogs are dead after a Saturday morning house fire in a residential neighborhood about a mile southeast of Bethel Island.

An activist dedicated to preserving Solano County farmland has been recognized as the 11th Assembly District's 2013 Woman of the Year by Assemblymember Jim Frazier .

The COPs are secured by lease rental payments from the city to the authority for use of an essential asset, subject to abatement.

Police are asking the public's help in finding a suspect in a robbery this week at a Bank of America branch inside an Oakley supermarket.