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Economic Development Commission members sought
Sep 28, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 09-28-10 430PM The City of Antioch is seeking individuals to serve on its Economic Development Commission (EDC). The EDC addresses economic development issues within the city...
Lions put oompah into Oktober
Sep 24, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 09-24-10 745AM The Byron Delta Lions Club invites the East County community to celebrate the new season in an evening of fun, good food and friendship at its Oktoberfest even...
Summit to expose youth to better choices than gangs
Sep 14, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 09-14-10 810AM The drug deals in the parks, the street violence, the follow-up retaliations and the ever-present graffiti on walls, fences and overpasses throughout East Coun...
Trashy Fashion Show fuses fun with green
Sep 07, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 09-07-10 345PM Attention fashion designers, garage sale hunters, thrift store lovers, planet savers and spectators: the inaugural Trashy Fashion Show, sponsored by Sustainabl...
Small-business owners offered speed coaching
Sep 01, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 09-01-10 215PM The highly acclaimed Small Business Speed Coaching Test Drive Series will be coming to San Francisco on Sept. 30. The half-day event is hosted by the San Franc...
Marsh Creek Road to be widened
Aug 27, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 08-27-10 755AM Shea Homes will perform road-widening work on Marsh Creek Road just west of the Highway 4 Bypass from Monday, Aug. 30 through Monday, Nov. 15. Detour signage w...
Brentwood DUI checkpoint aims to save lives
Aug 26, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 08-20-10 1010AM Drunk driving is one of America’s deadliest crimes. In California last year, 1,029 people died in crashes involving a driver or motorcycle rider with a blood ...
Brentwood DUI checkpoint aims to save lives
Aug 20, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 08-20-10 1010AM Drunk driving is one of America’s deadliest crimes. In California last year, 1,029 people died in crashes involving a driver or motorcycle rider with a blood ...
School meal programs
Aug 11, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Liberty Union, Brentwood Union, Byron Union, Knightsen and Oakley Union school districts have announced the policy for providing free and reduced-price meals for children served under the National ...
Locals take home blue ribbons in State Fair
Aug 02, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 08-02-10 910AM Knightsen 4-H members Allison Spears and Dawson Gatz made East County proud in the Junior Breeding Beef competition at the recent California State Fair. In the...
Local insurance agent boosts training
Jul 30, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 07-30-10 325PM James Greene, Farmers Insurance agent in Brentwood, has completed the Career Agents Course at the University of Farmers training facility in Agoura Hills, Cali...
Hospice volunteers receive by giving
Jul 30, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 07-30-10 1125AM “Destiny is not necessarily what we get out of life, but rather, what we give.” – Cary Grant That giving nature Cary Grant spoke of is what helps make Hosp...
Registry creates permanent record of fallen heroes
Jul 28, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 07-28-10 935AM Families United has launched the first National Gold Star Family Registry. The public, online platform – www.goldstarfamilyregistry.com – is the first, compreh...
East Bay parks chronicled
Jul 21, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 07-21-10 515PM A new book, “Living Landscape: The Extraordinary Rise of the East Bay Regional Park District and How It Preserved 100,000 Acres,” by author and historian Laura...
Brentwood seeks library commissioner
Jul 06, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 07-06-10 1025AM The City of Brentwood is accepting applications for a seat on the city’s Library Commission. Applicants must reside within the city limits. The Library Commis...
Local ministers speak at Jehovah’s Witnesses convention
Jun 30, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 06-30-10 930AM Dan Smith of Brentwood and Dan Garig of Antioch were among the featured speakers at a district convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses that drew more than 8,000 dele...
Pittsburg celebrates the Fourth with a bang
Jun 21, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 06-21-10 940AM East County residents are invited to celebrate Independence Day at the Pittsburg Marina on Sunday, July 4 when a spectacular fireworks display commences at dus...
The Streets hosts Mega-mixer
Jun 14, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 06-14-10 355PM Stop by the Streets of Brentwood on Thursday, June 17 between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. for a Mega-mixer featuring chambers of commerce from Brentwood, Oakley, Discov...
Pre-fish Expo gets anglers ready to reel
May 26, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 05-26-10 1145AM Anglers getting ready for the fourth event of the Thunder Valley Outdoors/Future Pro Tour season – Rollin’ on the River – held at Oakley’s Hook, Line & Sinker...
Brentwood singer to perform at Oakland Cathedral
May 25, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Brentwood resident Laura Muñana Carreon will sing sacred music at the Cathedral of Christ the Light, 2121 Harrison St. in Oakland, on May 29 at 8 p.m. Carreon joins the Cal State East Bay Singers a...