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Friends expand Christmas Basket Program
by Samie Hartley
Nov 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Earlier this month the Friends of Oakley organization registered 300 families for its annual Christmas Basket Program, which provides a turkey and all the fixings for a grand holiday meal, plus wra...
Oakley Cop Log: Nov. 30
Nov 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Nov. 12 – On Neroly Road at Placer Drive, a subject was arrested for reckless driving. Nov. 12 – On the 4500 block of Rose Avenue, a subject was arrested for possession of dangerous drugs. Nov. 12 ...
Pet pics with Santa
Nov 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Santa Claus is coming to town, but his special visit is for pets only. The public is invited to bring those purr-fect felines or dog-gone amazing puppies to local PetSmart and Pet Food Express loca...
Holiday happenings
Nov 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
It’s time to prepare for the season of giving. From tree lightings to parades, East County knows how to celebrate the season.
Food bank in need of donations
Nov 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The 2012 Contra Costa County Cares Million Dollar Holiday Food Fight – a friendly competition with Solano County – invites residents to help those less fortunate by donating generously to the Food ...
Empathy gleaned in parking lots
by Ruth Roberts
Nov 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
It was a long week for Jen Harp. After four nights of frigid temperatures, washing up in public restrooms, sleeping alone in the back of her minivan and surviving on just $5 a day, the Shepherd’s G...
Hartman leaves Liberty in good hands
by Samie Hartley
Nov 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Holly Hartman is trying to figure out what to do with her Wednesday nights now that she’s weeks away from retiring from the Liberty Union High School District Board of Trustees. She has attended bo...
The gift of giving
Nov 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
East County organizations offer comfort and kindness
Solar panels to save schools money
by Samie Hartley
Nov 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
The Liberty Union High School District is going green by installing solar panels at three of its high school campuses. During the October break, the district broke ground for panels to be installed...
A call for bell ringers
Nov 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Salvation Army of Antioch is seeking volunteers for the bell-ringing season. “The Salvation Army has always had a need for volunteers,” said Major Neil Saunders, Antioch Salvation Army Corps of...
SEARCH intern on board
Nov 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Meagan Konrath, an intern under the Project SEARCH program, started work this month with the City of Oakley Parks and Landscape Division. Meagan will be working under the general supervision of Dan...
Oakley Cop Log: Nov. 23
Nov 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Nov. 7 – Grand theft was reported on the 100 block of Susie Court. Nov. 7 – A bicycle was stolen from the 1100 block of O’Hara Avenue. Nov. 7 – Identity theft was reported in the 800 block of Souve...
Oakley to build veterans memorial
Nov 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The City of Oakley will pay tribute by way of a memorial to the service of East County’s veterans, those who have served, those now serving and those who will serve in the future. The memorial’s fi...
Falcons fall in NCS quarterfinals
by Kyle Szymanski
Nov 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
When Freedom quarterback Dante Mayes was picked off on the first play of Saturday’s North Coast Section quarterfinals against Logan, it served as a sign of things to come. No. 6 Freedom committed f...
City of Oakley to participate in Small Business Saturday
Nov 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Long after stomachs have been filled this Thanksgiving, the city of Oakley encourages its residents to kick off their holiday shopping by staying close to home. The city is joining with other commu...
Tri Delta Transit offers free tickets to ride
Nov 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Now through Dec. 31, Tri Delta Transit and 511 Contra Costa are sponsoring a special promotion, providing up to 350 free, 20-ride bus passes to commuters who pledge to use the bus as part of their ...
Principal placed on administrative leave
by Ruth Roberts
Nov 15, 2012 | 5 5 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
A special-education principal in the Contra Costa County Office of Education’s Turner Elementary School in Antioch has been placed on administrative leave, according to on-site staff. CCCOE Superin...
From the Dais: government briefs
Nov 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
From the Dais, a wrap-up of the most recent meetings of local government bodies in Antioch, Brentwood, Discovery Bay and Oakley, runs every other week in The Press. Antioch In his quarterly r...
Heroic tales grip Oakley Veterans Day crowd
by Kyle Szymanski
Nov 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, 17-year-old Chuck Kohler woke up at the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii to a tremendous roar. “I looked up, and here comes this airplane in a steep ...
Oakley council approves trash rate increase
by Samie Hartley
Nov 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Oakley City Council approved Oakley Disposal Service’s application Tuesday to increase its residential customers’ rates by 16.6 percent. The agreement hikes residents’ rates by $4.15 to $6.55, ...