Oakley News

According to the July 1, 2009, report of the Contra Costa Assessor to the Board of Supervisors, the County Assessment Roll shows a decrease of $11.3 billion DECREASE in the local tax base for 2009-2010, a 7.2-percent loss in assessed values currently at $145.6B. SEE FULL REPORT BELOW According to Assessor Gus Kramer's report, some Contra Costa ...

The following calls were among those handled by the Oakley police June 22-28 according to information provided by the police department.

In our "Neighbors" series, we give you a personal look at the people who are serving your community.

ROUND TABLE PIZZA insiders reported this week that Oakley's newly located restaurant was the filming site for a statewide television commercial.

WITH NONPROFIT organizations suffering because of the poor economy and less community support, it is important to highlight local ones that are trying to make a difference in the lives of East County families and children.

Lots of family-fun activities including inflatable bouncers, Sparkles Delight the Clown, face painting, games, cake walk, dunk tank and food.

More than 100 homes have been approved to fill vacant space next to Freedom High School.

As the need for a health clinic in Oakley grows, so have state budget constraints, making it even more difficult in recent months for stakeholders to push any plans forward.

Small business owners voiced concern Tuesday over proposed new rules regulating signs and outdoor advertising.

A reader's purchase of a solid-state drive from NewEgg.com goes rotten. Also: Samsung recalls three months' worth of Jitterbug cell phones.

Members of an Oakley church are asking for the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by church trustees against a former pastor, his wife and a former church secretary.

Denise Aragon almost lost her son several times, so even a year after the fallen soldier died in Iraq she still has hope that he will call some day.

Officers have identified a 33-year-old San Pablo man as the suspect in a March bank robbery.

Jeannette Hemenway is certain that her 3-year-old daughter had fewer tantrums and frustration before she learned how to talk because of her knowledge of baby sign language.

There are no new leads in the late-April shooting of a 17-year-old Oakley resident, but Oakley police released video surveillance photos of a car suspected in the incident and the victim's family offered a reward this week.

A man suspected in several armed bank robberies - including two in Concord - was arrested over the weekend when police, acting on an anonymous tip, caught him following a frenetic fence-hopping chase in a quiet suburban neighborhood, police said.

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IT MAY ONLY two years old, but students sure seem to like going to Orchard Park School.

Oakley's coveted DuPont site is now the target of a green company. Brentwood-based Bay Area Bio Resources is looking to develop a 145-acre biodiesel storage and processing facility on the 300-plus acreage located north of Main Street along Bridgehead Road.

WHO HANDLES STRESS better in troubled times? Is it a matter of gender? Within any family there are those who approach pressure with a stiff lip while others stumble.