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Public invited to weigh in on transit alternative
by Ruth Roberts
Apr 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
East County commuters know only too well the challenges of State Route 4 and Vasco Road. But a new study being managed by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) in conjunction with local ...
East County Cop Log: April 25
Apr 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
April 5, 8:26 a.m.: A subject who stole a golf cart from a school on Second Street was apprehended and arrested by Oakley police.
Chain reaction
Apr 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Last weekend’s Kindness Chain Walk, held on the Liberty High School track, drew students, teachers, principals and families throughout the Brentwood Union School District. Students from each schoo...
Wing Stop boosts band
Apr 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Support the Heritage High School Band by grabbing some grub at Wing Stop, 6741 Lone Tree Way in Brentwood, on Tuesday, April 23. Wing Stop will donate 20 percent of your bill to the band when you p...
Celebrating children
Apr 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
In celebration of the Week of the Young Child, Brentwood Mayor Bob Taylor read to children from Sunshine House Preschool Tuesday at City Park. Sponsored by the National Association for the Educati...
Motorists urged to ‘Move Over’
Apr 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Caltrans workers and the California Highway Patrol will be out in force on highways throughout the state over the next week, installing “Move Over” signs intended to help save lives and increase sa...
Blues in the Barn bash tunes up to bring down the house
by Charlotte Cusack
Apr 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Those looking to indulge in some early summertime fun – and help support a good cause – should mark their calendars for Blues in the Barn, a benefit concert and dinner benefiting the Brentwood Poli...
Violent, property crime on the rise in Brentwood
by Kyle Szymanski
Apr 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
An increase in simple assaults caused Brentwood’s violent crime rate to jump by 37 percent in 2012, according to the police department’s benchmark report released last week. Violent crime rose by 1...
Elvis impersonator keeps King’s memory alive
by Samie Hartley
Apr 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
By day, Brentwood resident James Clark is a general contractor. But on the weekends, Clark takes the stage as an Elvis Presley impersonator, performing tribute concerts as the King of rock ’n’ roll...
Child care program aims high
by Charlotte Cusack
Apr 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
“What sets us apart is that we’re not a recreation program only,” said Sondra Simpson, founder and executive director of Aim High Child Care. “We don’t just take care of these kids; we’re also try...
Relay For Life concert
Apr 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Brentwood Relay For Life, which raises funds for the American Cancer Society, is still a month away, but event organizers are hoping to generate community excitement during a free concert in the pa...
Kiwanis cares
Apr 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Garin Elementary Principal Stacy Joslin holds up one of the two volleyball sets donated by the Brentwood Kiwanis. Brentwood Kiwanis has served Brentwood and surrounding East Contra Costa County si...
Summer day camps abound in East County
Apr 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Children are already counting down the days to summer vacation, but let’s face it: no matter how desperately they seek a carefree schedule filled with lazy sunny afternoons, they’ll fall under the ...
Frazier bill bans hands-free texting
Apr 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
A bill sponsored by District 11 Assemblymember and Oakley resident Jim Frazier to ban voice-activated, hands-free texting passed the Assembly Transportation Committee on Monday with a 9-5 vote. AB ...
Little Gym holds summer camps
Apr 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Spring has arrived, and now is the time for parents to begin planning their children’s summer activities, says local businessman Jim Lark, owner of The Little Gym of Brentwood. Parents want to fin...
East County Cop Log: April 18
Apr 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
BRENTWOOD March 27, 12:34 a.m. On Brentwood Boulevard, a subject caught defrauding a cab driver was found to be under the influence of a controlled substance. He was arrested and taken to the Ma...
Think green
Apr 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The Brentwood Library, 104 Oak St., is going green Wednesday, April 24 at 4 p.m. for a special art project. Children in grades 6-12 will turn recycled magazine pages into pencil pouches, placemats ...
Rising star
Apr 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Ruben Padilla, a state champion in the trampoline, double-mini trampoline and tumbling events, has qualified for the tumbling and trampoline national championships in Kansas in July. He competed a...
Arts Commission vacancy
Apr 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
The City of Brentwood is accepting applications to fill a position on the Brentwood Arts Commission, which advises and makes recommendations to the City Council regarding the arts. The commission m...
Nonagenerian thrives in the saddle
by Kyle Szymanski
Apr 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Brentwood resident Hugh Kirkland has been riding horses since he was young, but the whirl of his life came last month when he saddled up after a 17-year hiatus to celebrate his 92nd birthday. “If B...