Oakley News

The Conservancy is holding their regular board meeting Wednesday, May 22, from 9 a.m. to Noon at the Big Break Visitor's Center, 100 Big Break Road in Oakley.

Editor: I have lived in a rural area, suburbia and a big city. I lived in Pleasant Hill, remembering the drive to my grandfather's farm in Walnut Creek to help harvest the walnuts.

Ronnie Lee DeMaggio lost a fierce and courageous battle against lung cancer on May 8, 2013.

Like most mornings, Judy Jensen kissed and hugged her husband Wednesday before her hourlong walk -- but this time she came back inside for one more embrace, a friend said Thursday.

At its meeting Tuesday, the Oakley City Council received a Strategic Plan update regarding the city's goal to promote planned quality growth.

Oakley resident Jona Dominguez assembles a care packages to be mailed to active military personnel at the recent RED Day event held at Brentwood's Veterans Park.

District 11 Assemblymember Jim Frazier invites members of the community to join him for the grand opening of his new Antioch district office Thursday, May 17 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Antioch Community Center, 4703 Lone Tree Way.

The Oakley Union Elementary School District Nutrition Services will once again be providing summer meal services to students in need.

Gehringer Elementary School's Extended Day Learning Center students learn about science and nutrition in the school's community garden, which they help maintain.

With a metal picker in her right hand and a white plastic bag in the left, Beverly Knight combed City Park on a recent Monday morning looking to clean up a long weekend's worth of litter.

Gehringer Elementary School's Extended Day Learning Center students learn about science and nutrition in the school's community garden, which they help maintain.

This map of the twin tunnels project shows areas where "muck ponds" - piles of tunnel mud mixed with chemicals and other toxins - will be located.

After visiting Oakley's City Hall and meeting Mayor Kevin Romick and Chief of Police Bani Kollo, members of Girl Scout Daisy Troop 33390 earned their Respect Authority badge.

On Thursday, May 16, Assemblymember Jim Frazier and Assemblywoman Susan A. Bonilla will hold a joint budget town hall to discuss the state budget and collect feedback with an independent, nonpartisan organization, Next 10 .

During the month of April 2013, the Vice Unit of the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff conducted operations at establishments that sell alcohol.

I was called in to attend a large wine tasting in Ocean City at Jive- Frescos. There were two presenters and the tasting was done by appointment.

Mashable deputy editor Chris Taylor, Change.org's Charlotte Hill, and Lucasfilm's Pablo Hidalgo sport light sabers at a screening of 'Star Wars' for newbies in San Francisco Saturday night.

Danville's population edged up by 0.5 percent last year. Figures released by the state Department of Finance show Danville added about 200 residents, increasing its population to 42,720 as of Jan.

An artist's rendering of the Oakley Veterans Memorial includes an aerial view of the monument to be built at the corner of Main Street and Norcross Lane at Civic Center Park.

The Contra Costa Interfaith Supporting Community Organization , You, Me, We=Oakley! and the International Institute of the Bay Area host the second annual Community Citizenship Drive Saturday, May 4 at St.