CBS 5 - Sun Nov 29
Firefighters with the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District controlled a two-alarm fire about 50 minutes after it started at a home in unincorporated Contra Costa County near Blackhawk tonight, a fire dispatcher said.
Antioch woman beats odds to run her own businessContra Costa Times - Sat Nov 28
Her first business venture in the United States ended badly with a surprise visit from the health department.
Police again search home in Calif kidnap caseKRNV-TV Reno - Sat Nov 28
Police are again searching the Northern California home of a man charged with kidnapping a girl and holding her captive for 18 years.
SF, Oakland top cops team up to fight drug tradeKGO - Fri Nov 27
The new police chiefs in Oakland and San Francisco are putting drug dealers on notice.
Bay Point looks for solutions to illegal dumpingLedger Dispatch - Fri Nov 27
A town hall meeting is scheduled this week to brainstorm ideas for addressing the ongoing problem of discarded trash piling up on roadways and other open areas in Bay Point.
Firefighters quickly control garage fire in PittsburgLedger Dispatch - Thu Nov 26
Firefighters quickly extinguished a structure fire that damaged a residential garage in Pittsburg on Wednesday night, a dispatcher with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said.
Power plant plan has Byron Airport pilots fumingInside Bay Area - Wed Nov 25
A private pilots association that helped halt construction of a power plant in Hayward is taking aim at a similar plant proposed 2.7 miles south of Byron Airport in East Contra Costa County.
Woman Charged With Murder In SF Pizzeria KillingCbs5.com - Wed Nov 25
Share + Nov 25, 2009 4:41 pm US/Pacific SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco prosecutorsA have charged a 25-year-old Contra Costa County woman with murder for the fatal stabbing Tuesday of a San Francisco pizzeria worker.
Contra Costa County DA Needs Reserve FundsKCBS - Wed Nov 25
The Contra Costa District Attorney's office, which has been hit with deep budget cuts, is banking on county reserve funds to help with the prosecution of misdemeanor crimes.
A cut above the restInside Bay Area - Tue Nov 24
Joe Bruno couldn't believe people waited in the cold to get a haircut from him. "Who gets out of their warm bed to get their hair cut? They must be as crazy as the guy cutting it," Bruno joked Tuesday inside his chilly Pittsburg shop.
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