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Giants hit homer for loyal fan
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Brentwood resident Wanda Zimmerman has experienced some memorable days in her 53 years. Some of those days, however, she’d like to forget. On Oct. 21, 2003, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Ex...


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Talk About Town: May 16
Just in case Brentwood residents weren’t proud enough of their seventh – yep, count ’em: seventh – award as a Kaboom! Playful City , this year the city can boast another honor: receiving more li...
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Byron Boys Ranch Librarian Nadia Bagdasar chooses books she thinks will speak to the residents’ experiences and appeal to their interests. During a recent poetry contest at the ranch, the boys read their own works inspired by library books or personal experience.<br>Press file photo
Boys’ poetry anything but delinquent
The youth at the Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation Facility in Byron celebrated April’s National Poetry Month last week by holding their fourth annual poetry contest. Using past experience as fuel fo...
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Steve has blossomed into a magnificent Maine coon and treasured member of the family.<br>Photo by Ger Erickson
Splendor – our gift to animals
On a bright Friday morning, Leia laced up her Nikes and took a run through Heron Park in Brentwood. As she skirted the fence tracing the park’s eastern border, she realized she had company. A small...
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CHP officer injured in Brentwood crash
A California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer was injured Saturday afternoon when he collided with a car on Marsh Creek Road in unincorporated Contra Costa County. According to battalion chief Jef...
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(Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images)Pat Williams is pretty good at being lucky, and he's got a hunch.
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(Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)A team built to win a title now didn't get close.
Mon May 20 13:33:49 UTC 2013
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Ryan Vogelsong #32 of the San Francisco Giants pitches against the Atlanta Braves at AT&T Park on May 9, 2013 in San Francisco. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)The San Francisco Giants' slump is largely due to the struggles of their starting pitchers, and Ryan Vogelsong may need to turn things around quickly before he loses his spot in the rotation.
Mon May 20 12:53:15 UTC 2013
Yoenis Cespedes #52 of the Oakland Athletics is congratulated by third base coach Mike Gallego #2 after Cespedes hit a solo home run against the Texas Rangers in the third inning at O.co Coliseum on May 13, 2013 in Oakland. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)Dealing with an injured pitcher is nothing new for the AL West-leading Texas Rangers.
Mon May 20 12:50:09 UTC 2013
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Chef Cade & Liam Mayclem (credit: Foodie Chap/Liam Mayclem)Liam & Chef Cade met in the Palace pastry kitchen for their recent Foodie Chap chat. Renee knows the key to the Foodie Chap's heart & tummy - "pot de creme." Enjoy the recipe & tasty talk...
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San Francisco SymphonyCatch the San Francisco Symphony perform the Best of Tchaikovsky with violinist Nicola Benedetti at the new America’s Cup Pavilion. Register to win tickets here…
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