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Port Costa Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Port Costa, CA.

Results 1 - 20 of 23 in Port Costa, CA

  1. Searchers find body of man who leapt from bridgeRead the original story

    Monday Sep 29 | Vallejo Times-Herald

    ... Louis Van Brunt, 19, a Pinole Valley High School graduate, was spotted at about 2 p.m. near the brickyard pier of Port Costa, a coroner's deputy said. The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department marine patrol retrieved the body. Van Brunt jumped ... 2 comments

    Related Topix: Benicia, CA, Vallejo, CA, Vallejo Metro, Contra Costa County, CA

  2. Contra Costa Times Sept. 29 lettersRead the original story

    Friday Sep 26 | Ledger Dispatch

    ... else they can catch. If left unchecked, they could destroy the wildlife population in Alaska. Clint Mitchell Port Costa GOP borrowers I am always surprised how the Republican Party can get away with calling Democrats "tax and spend" enthusiasts. ...

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    Related Topix: Wedding, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Pinole, CA, US Governors, Sarah Palin

  3. Art show benefits Port Costa preservation

    Thursday Sep 18 | Ledger Dispatch

    There's something about Port Costa's isolated setting that inspires the artistic sensibility, and something about the town's landmark school building that stimulates a sense of wonder and appreciation of the ...

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    Related Topix: Contra Costa County, CA, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Little House on the Prairie

  4. Searchers find body of man who leapt from bridgeRead the original story

    Wednesday Sep 17 | Vallejo Times-Herald

    ... Louis Van Brunt, 19, a Pinole Valley High School graduate, was spotted at about 2 p.m. near the brickyard pier of Port Costa, a coroner's deputy said. The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department marine patrol retrieved the body. Van Brunt jumped ... 2 comments

    Related Topix: Benicia, CA, Vallejo, CA, Vallejo Metro, Contra Costa County, CA

  5. Family finds bridge jumper's bodyRead the original story

    Wednesday Sep 17 | The Reporter

    ... Louis Van Brunt, 19, a Pinole Valley High School graduate, was spotted about 2 p.m. near the brickyard pier of Port Costa, a coroner's deputy said. The Contra Costa County sheriff's marine patrol retrieved the body. Van Brunt jumped the afternoon of ...

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    Related Topix: Benicia, CA, Vallejo, CA, Vallejo Metro, Contra Costa County, CA

  6. East Bay roundupRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 16 | Ledger Dispatch

    ... Louis Van Brunt, 19, a Pinole Valley High School graduate, was spotted about 2 p.m. near the brickyard pier of Port Costa, a coroner's deputy said. The sheriff's marine patrol retrieved the body. Van Brunt jumped Sept. 10 after parking in a ...

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    Related Topix: Martinez, CA, Benicia, CA, Contra Costa County, CA, Vallejo, CA

  7. Family finds body of man who jumped off Benicia BridgeRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 16 | San Jose Mercury News

    ... Louis Van Brunt, 19, a Pinole Valley High School graduate, was spotted about 2 p.m. near the brickyard pier of Port Costa, a coroner's deputy said. The Contra Costa County sheriff's marine patrol retrieved the body. Van Brunt jumped the afternoon of ...

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    Related Topix: Benicia, CA, Vallejo, CA, Vallejo Metro, Contra Costa County, CA, Science / Technology

  8. Opinion: Tracy should get back to its routes

    Wednesday Sep 10 | Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

    ... with conventional rail service, and not the bullet lines. If Union Pacific does wish to resurrect the Martinez/Port Costa, or Mococo line, for up to 200 freight and container trains, then so be it. However, UP needs to have a deal in writing that it ...

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    Related Topix: Tracy, CA, Opinion

  9. Port Costa School's playground getting makeover

    Tuesday Sep 9 | Ledger Dispatch

    The playground at the historic Port Costa School in Port Costa will sport a new look for the upcoming benefit art show of the Port Costa Conservation Society on Sept.

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    Related Topix: FEMA, US News

  10. in Their Own Words: Port Costa's Jacob and Ivana Domansky

    Sunday Sep 7 | Pleasant Hill Record

    WHO: Husband-and-wife owners Jacob and Ivana Domansky run the Warehouse Cafe, a bar and restaurant on the shoreline of Port Costa, home to 240 residents.

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    Related Topix: Home Listing, Home

  11. Fish ReportRead the original story

    Aug 20, 2008 | The Modesto Bee

    ... interest from anglers despite good morning outgoing tides. There have been large numbers of fish marked from Port Costa to Ozol Pier in upper Suisun Bay. Bat rays and the occasional striper continue to be taken off the Benicia shoreline. Stripers ...

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    Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Sports

  12. Crockett's past comes alive in new book

    Aug 8, 2008 | Ledger Dispatch

    ... of the book are devoted to the C&H Sugar factory - including extremely rare photos of the plant's interior - Port Costa and the nearby smeltering town of Selby, once home to the world's tallest smokestack (605 feet). Another chapter is devoted to ...

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    Related Topix: Crockett, CA

  13. Two-alarm grass fire burns five acres near Port Costa

    Aug 1, 2008 | Vallejo Times-Herald

    The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District brought a two-alarm vegetation fire south of Port Costa under control at about 8 p.m. Thursday.

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    Related Topix: Contra Costa County, CA, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Martinez, CA

  14. Crews contain two-alarm vegetation blaze in Martinez

    Jul 31, 2008 | Ledger Dispatch

    A two-alarm vegetation fire between Martinez and Port Costa was contained after burning about five acres, according to the Contra Costa Fire District.

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    Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Martinez, CA

  15. Air ambulance will help survival rates

    Jul 21, 2008 | ABC7 - KGO-TV

    ... the CALSTAR Hanger in Concord, the air ambulance lifts off for the first call of the day. A 10 minute flight to Port Costa, where the victim is loaded from a stretcher, into a payload bay they say is both larger and better equipped than their older ...

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  16. West County Community Digest

    Jul 21, 2008 | Ledger Dispatch

    ... in the 1990s. The foundation funds cultural and recreational activities and other programs that benefit Crockett, Port Costa and Tormey. The foundation board meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at the Crockett Community Center. ...

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    Related Topix: Crockett, CA, Contra Costa County, CA

  17. Community Digest

    Jul 17, 2008 | Ledger Dispatch

    ... in the 1990s. The foundation funds cultural and recreational activities and other programs that benefit Crockett, Port Costa and Tormey. The foundation board meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at the Crockett Community Center. ...

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    Related Topix: Crockett, CA, Contra Costa County, CA

  18. Applicants sought for county panel, committee openings

    Jul 15, 2008 | Ledger Dispatch

    ... and influence county policy in a number of issues and services. District 2 includes Crockett, Hercules, Pinole, Port Costa, Rodeo, Tara Hills and Tormey. Current openings, duties and qualifications are: A seat on the county Mental Health Commission, ...

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    Related Topix: Pinole, CA, Concord University, Hercules, CA, Tara Hills, CA, Crockett, CA

  19. Fitch Affirms John Swett USD, California's Outstanding GO Bonds at 'A-'; Outlook StableRead the original story

    Jul 14, 2008 | BusinessWire

    ... Contra Costa County including a portion of the City of Hercules and the unincorporated communities of Rodeo, Port Costa, and Crockett, and operates four schools from elementary to high schools. While the county and Hercules have experienced moderate ...

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    Related Topix: Contra Costa County, CA, Rodeo, CA, Crockett, CA

  20. Port Costa's Warehouse Cafe

    Apr 11, 2008 | Diablo Magazine

    A very unique spot to try beers from all over the world Pete Crooks Whenever I have friends from far away visiting the East bay, a place I love to take them for a drink is the Warehouse Cafe in Port Costa. 1 comment