Schroder Pedestrian Bridge rehabilitation begins in Walnut Creek
Crews begin night work rehabilitating the Iron Horse Trail bridge over Treat Boulevard, with trail users detoured at street level…
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Jared Leaf, from Alhambra High to Jordan Peele's first horror class
Jared Leaf grew up in Martinez and played linebacker at Alhambra High.
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Two named Contra Costa Teachers of the Year, with a Walnut Creek teacher honored
The county office of education honored 22 teachers on Sept. 17 and named two of them Contra Costa Teachers of the Year.
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Fremont urban agriculture initiative rallies community to fund farm tractor
Local Ecology and Agriculture Fremont held its Grow Together event on Saturday, Sept. 12, at the LEAF Community Garden, raising money…
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Walnut Creek's adaptive art classes run into November
Two adaptive art classes for adults 18 and older run through Nov. 9 and Nov. 10, and the city says Regional Center of the East Bay…
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The Martinez Boys and Girls Club, after a merger that kept its name
Boys & Girls Clubs of Contra Costa published its 2025-26 impact report this month: 1,873 young people served, 76 percent from…
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DVC's free college-prep programs run out of one Pleasant Hill office
Diablo Valley College's two federal TRIO programs are taking students this fall.
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Improv, paint night and a clay workshop at the Center for Community Arts
An improv jam Wednesday, the last Paint Night of the summer Thursday and a visiting ceramics artist Friday, then fall classes…
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Springfield Montessori marks 35 years, from five students to a four-acre campus
Springfield Montessori opened in May 1990 with five students and four teachers.
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Free bus passes are open to Alameda County students in grades 6 to 12
Applications are open for the 11th year of the Student Transit Pass Program: unlimited free rides on AC Transit, Union City Transit…
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