Pleasant Hill News

Lafayette's Town Hall Theatre closes out its 2012-2013 season with a fun production of Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure." Director Chris Hayes brings a new take on the Bard's story of a local government's attempt to control its populace, who has fallen into moral decay by borrowing from the Japanese tradition of Anime.

Scott Achelis taxis his home built RV6-A, two-seater airplane up to the clubhouse at Buchanan Field Airport, where parents eagerly await the return of their children who have just gotten a taste of flight.

The YMCAis Healthy Kids Day was recently celebrated at the Irvin Deutscher facility in Pleasant Hill with a free community event to encourage kids to get moving and living healthier.

Marilyn Johnston of Pleasant Hill, who was volunteering to work with a nonprofit organization help orphans at the Shisasari School in western Kenya last summer, took a moment to catch up on the community news in the Pleasant Hill/Martinez Record at the Crying Stone of Ilesi outside the town of Kakamega.

The stretch of Buskirk Avenue between Elmira Avenue and Hookston Road is closed to traffic until December while the city widens the roadway.

Police arrested a Byron man after he took a luxury car for a test drive at a local BMW dealership, then sped off with the vehicle after leaving the accompanying salesperson on the side of the road, authorities said.

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.

A probation search of a home in Martinez led officers to a woman who is now behind bars on suspicion of burglarizing a Pleasant Hill home, police said.

Plant cuttings soak in root hormone that will help them develop roots and create new plants that are clones of the originals.

This picture is of DVC's first graduating class at the school's Pleasant Hill location in 1952! Amazing, isn't it? DVC opened in 1949, but they moved to their current location in 1952.

Scott Achelis taxis his home built RV6-A, two-seater airplane up to the clubhouse at Buchanan Field Airport, where parents eagerly await the return of their children who have just gotten a taste of flight.

A Pleasant Hill boy was hit by a car earlier this morning in the area of Harriet Drive near Contra Costa Boulevard, just down the street from Gregory Gardens Elementary.

A Pleasant Hill boy was hospitalized early Tuesday after being hit by a car near an elementary school, a police dispatcher said.

For those seeking work in Concord - or those who are looking for a new job, or even a second job - here's a list of local job openings.

For those seeking work in Lafayette, Moraga or Orinda - or those who are looking for a new job, or even a second job - here's a list of local job openings.

Security Threat at Mount Diablo High: Parents Asked To Collect Children. Mount Diablo High School evacuated due to a security threat, according to staff.

Two More Fire Stations Slated To Close . The board of supervisors agreed to close a Pittsburg station in July, and one as yet unnamed in January.

Orinda City Council to Hold Special Meeting on 'Plan Bay Area': Orinda City Council will hold a special meeting on Monday to discuss the Association of Bay Area Government's plan aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from commuters and businesses.

Abba Self Storage Units is pleased to announce that a substantial portion of the new buildings recently added on to their existing state-of-the-art storage facilities are nearly full.

Donate blood to the American Red Cross from noon-5 p.m. on Thursday, May 9 at John F. Kennedy University .