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Contra Costa Health CEO retires after 32 years, moves to lead Tahoe Forest...
After 32 years with the county, Contra Costa Health Chief Executive Officer and Health Director Anna M. Roth has announced she’s retiring. Roth is moving on to serve as president and CEO of Tahoe...
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West Contra Costa Unified embraces STEM education with new science building...
West Contra Costa Unified School District has unveiled its newest science building for middle and high schoolers.The building is for Hercules middle and high school students and was built to reaffirm...
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Martinez refinery says burned chemicals included those linked to cancer,...
Contra Costa Health has responded to a Martinez Refining Company report that chemicals and combustion byproducts from the three-day fire earlier this month included those that can cause cancer, and...
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Applications available for San Mateo County residents seeking to serve on...
People living in San Mateo County have a chance to make a difference by becoming a member of the county’s Civil Grand Jury, officials said.U.S. citizens over 18 years of age living in the county are...
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Oakland workers rally at City Hall to protest layoffs, say budget-cutting...
A coalition of Oakland municipal unions are calling on city officials to reverse a decision to help balance a massive budget shortfall by, in part, laying of scores of workers.In a letter to employees...
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Marin County supervisors compromise to move controversial housing project...
The five-story apartment building planned for 825 Drake Ave. in Marin City was too tall. It blocked the view for low-income seniors living in a group home behind it. It was on the site of a Baptist...
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Making tracks to romance: BART ‘Valentraine’ event takes speed dating to...
Fifty-three years ago, R&B sensation The O’Jays urged people all over the world to get on the love train and this Valentine’s Day BART is making that happen.Both BART and The O’Jays’ song “Love...
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California school districts are weighed down by new costs of old sexual...
School districts’ costs for compensating students victimized by sexual assault are escalating by billions of dollars. Many cases date back decades and were revived by a 2019 state law that widely...
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Best Bets: Legion of Honor movies, ‘Circle: Songs from the Heart,’ Syncopated...
The San Francisco-set Alfred Hitchcock classic “Vertigo” screens at the Legion of Honor this weekend. (Courtesy Paramount)Freebie of the week: San Francisco’s majestic Legion of Honor—it’s very...
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Augmenting nature: Cupertino app heightens the experience at McClellan Ranch...
CUPERTINO RESIDENTS CAN now tour one of the city’s most historic nature preserves using augmented reality — a unique blend of a city known for its cutting-edge technology and agricultural...
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‘Disruptive and hurtful’: North Coast counties react to Trump admin’s funding...
Between President Donald Trump’s plans to take over Greenland, Panama, Canada, and now Gaza, it’s not surprising that people might have lost touch with what’s happening here at home. That luxury is not...
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Sonoma’s Crisis Stabilization Unit reopens after 6-month closure for mold,...
Six months after closing due to a mold outbreak followed by severe roof leaks, Sonoma County’s emergency psychiatric facility, the Crisis Stabilization Unit, reopened on Saturday.The reopening comes...
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Speier joins San Mateo County transit board in latest new role for former...
Jackie Speier, who spent more than three decades as a state legislator and member of Congress, has joined the board of the San Mateo County Transportation Authority.The panel oversees the...
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Father of Oakland Zoo’s gray wolf pack dies
The father of the Oakland Zoo’s gray wolf pack has died, the zoo said. Sequoia was the father of Arroyo, Lassen, Sonora and Anza, as well as the mate of the mother, Siskiyou. The zoo said Sequoia...
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Santa Rosa City Schools observing month of career and technical education...
Schools in Santa Rosa are observing Career and Technical Education Month this February, officials said.Career Technical Education teaches students a variety of skills in fields including construction,...
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Homeless advocacy group sues Berkeley to prevent city from sweeping encampments
LAST JUNE, THE U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it is not unconstitutional “cruel and unusual” punishment for a city to enforce “anti-camping” laws against people who are living on city streets, even when...
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Mendocino County supes discuss permit rules for ‘dude ranch’ and ‘hip camp’...
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors has discussed the possibility of establishing a new type of permit for residents who want to rent parts of their property as “dude ranches” or “hip camps,” a...
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Environmental tests reveal elevated levels of toxic metals since Moss Landing...
“I HAVE LITHIUM in my blood,” Heather Griffin’s voice quivered as she spoke to supporters at a demonstration across from Vistra’s battery storage facility in Monterey County, just weeks after a...
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Energy hike protesters send un-Valentine to PG&E in response to corporate...
Berkeley solar energy activists took offense to an online “love” letter last month to customers from PG&E CEO Patricia Poppe and responded with a Valentine of their own. The sentiment of her...
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School closures delayed: Franklin-McKinley board postpones vote to shutter...
THE LEADERS OF a local school district are postponing a decision to close a handful of schools.The Franklin-McKinley School District board of trustees voted 3-2 Tuesday to delay deciding which schools...
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