Pleasant Hill News

During the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, when a section of the Bay Bridge collapsed, $6-billion-plus dollars of damage destroyed 147 businesses and 963 homes and Mt.

When Janice Lever was 50 years old, the mother of grown children, she did a gutsy thing.

Toward the end of school, third-grade students from Strandwood Elementary School conducted a mock City Council meeting at Pleasant Hill City Hall, hosted by Mayor Michael Harris.

At 4:05 a.m., a 41-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance following a traffic stop at Ruth Drive and Taylor Boulevard.

The popular fast-food chain has withdrawn its application to build a 3,500-square-foot restaurant with a drive-through lane and outdoor seating on a vacant 1-acre parcel on North Main Street along the border of Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek.

ALL EYES WILL be on Omaha this weekend for Beav fans but there's something going on for football recruiting junkies, too.

In May 2013, the Foundation for Pleasant Hill Education awarded just short of $38,000 to support educational activities in Pleasant Hill public schools.

The Pleasant Hill carpenter's wood scraps do not go to waste. Shavings end up as mulch or in a chicken coop.

The City Council on June 18 will consider a proposal to limit exposure to secondhand smoke by restricting smoking in specific areas.

Sidney Jackett from the Contra Costa County Fire training center walks up to a stopped car at the intersection of Taylor Road and Contra Costa Costa Boulevard in Pleasant Hill on Friday, collecting money for the Fire Department's Fill the Boot campaign to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Two people were hospitalized and a woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after a race involving two cars and seven friends that ended in a crash early Tuesday, police said.

This city may join a growing list of Bay Area communities where dogs can run free in a park of their own.

The band room at Ygnacio Valley High School is appointed with several inspiring posters, offering instructions for life and such adages: "As You Rehearse, So Shall You Perform."

The Architectural Review Commission is set to meet at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 6, in the small community room of City Hall, 100 Gregory Lane.

At 7:48 a.m., a caller reported that someone attempted to burglarize a business in the 400 block of Gregory Lane.

Rodgers Ranch is indeed Pleasant Hill's historical treasure. Once a part of a Mexican land grant, the property, located at 315 Cortsen Road, is Pleasant Hill's oldest landmark.

Contra Costa firefighters will be out on the streets of Antioch, Concord, Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek next week looking to give muscular disease the boot.

A group of citizens will gather tonight at Pleasant Hill City Hall to let the Council know their decision to allow the dome to be demolished will not be forgotten.

WHAT : Iron Horse District Cub Scout Tiger Fun Day WHEN : Wednesday June 19th from 6pm-8:30pm WHERE : 800 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill, Ca 94523 WHO : All incoming Tiger Cubs and families of boys moving into the 1st grade that are interested in learning more about the scouting program and what it has to offer.

The City Council is set to meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, in the council chamber of the Civic Center.