Opponents of the newly released final Bay and Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and its accompanying Environmental Impact Report (EIR) fear that the project might end up mired in the muck – literally....
Next time you see former Brentwood Planning Commissioner Michelle Jogopulos around town, you might notice she’s got a new ride. She’ll soon be tooling around in a brand new pink Chevy Cruze , wh...
A sampling of recent law enforcement activity reported by East County police departments:
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April 17, 8:52 a.m. A subject contacted at a school on Ghiggeri Drive was found in possession ...
After visiting Oakley’s City Hall and meeting Mayor Kevin Romick and Chief of Police Bani Kollo, members of Girl Scout Daisy Troop 33390 earned their Respect Authority badge.
The girls learned abo...
The City of Oakley is accepting applications for an appointee to the Contra Costa County Library Commission through May 20.
The Oakley City Council will consider applications on May 28 at its regul...
Spotted outside The Press building this week: a white, Volkswagen convertible with a larger-than-life stuffed toy dog riding shotgun. Rumor has it that a certain larger-than-life Brentwood m...
Relay For Life is more than a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society – it’s a community event.
Oakley is gearing up to host its fifth annual Relay For Life May 18 and 19 at the Freedom High Sch...
Their glory days were long ago, but their accomplishments will be remembered forever. Liberty’s Larry Enos Jr., Rob Gatrell, Christopher Gruler, Linda Ghilarducci, and Freedom’s Deondre Borel, Aman...
The Contra Costa Interfaith Supporting Community Organization (CCISCO), You, Me, We=Oakley! and the International Institute of the Bay Area (IIBA) host the second annual Community Citizenship Drive...
Liberty Union High School District alumni Douglas Adams, Craig Bronzan and Capt. Nicholas M. Eslinger returned to their former stomping grounds last week as role models imparting wisdom to future g...
The City of Oakley is accepting donations for a proposed veterans memorial to be located at Civic Center Park in downtown Brentwood.
The memorial will feature five red, square, granite columns surr...
The City of Oakley, in collaboration with O’Hara Park and Delta Vista middle schools, recently hosted the third annual It’s a Girl Thing program.
The award-winning program celebrates young girls a...
Approximately 60 runners and walkers participated in the inaugural Ally5000 5K Fun Run at The Streets of Brentwood last weekend.
Oakley teen Ally Jenkins, who received two double lung transplants ...
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April 11, 1:08 p.m. The rear license plate was stolen from a vehicle left overnight at a business on Brentwood Boulevard.
April 11, 2:33 p.m. An unidentified person who forced entry i...
Freedom High School, 1050 Neroly Road in Oakley, hosts its fourth annual Freedom Falcon Festival Wednesday, May 1 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Falcon Festival is a showcase of everything that builds comm...
O’Hara Park Middle School hosts a Cinco de Mayo celebration Saturday, May 4 from 1 to 5 p.m.
Sponsored by the O’Hara Park School Cinco de Mayo committee, You, Me, We Oakley and the Oakley Union Ele...
Oakley Vice Mayor and urban beekeeping advocate Randy Pope, right, recently donated a complete beehive, including 10,000 worker bees and one queen, to the Freedom High School Community Garden.
Fre...
More than 7,900 teachers are currently educating approximately 169,000 students in Contra Costa County’s public schools. To recognize their efforts and bring well-deserved honor to the teaching pro...
Dow scientists visited Oakley on Monday to demonstrate exciting chemistry experiments as part of Oakley’s Science Week. At left, a Dow Wizard shows the crowd what happens to dry ice when it melts. ...
The newest members of the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District were welcomed aboard last Saturday during a graduation ceremony at Freedom High School.
The graduates, who were hired by the di...