SF, Oakland top cops team up to fight drug trade

KGO - Fri Nov 27

The new police chiefs in Oakland and San Francisco are putting drug dealers on notice.

Police again search home in Calif kidnap case

KRNV-TV Reno - Fri Nov 27

Police are again searching the Northern California home of a man charged with kidnapping a girl and holding her captive for 18 years.

Bay Point looks for solutions to illegal dumping

Ledger Dispatch - Fri Nov 27

A town hall meeting is scheduled this week to brainstorm ideas for addressing the ongoing problem of discarded trash piling up on roadways and other open areas in Bay Point.

Report pegs Oakland with country's 3rd highest crime rate; Richmond ranked 14th

Inside Bay Area - Thu Nov 26

Oakland had the third highest crime rate in the United States in 2008, according to a publishing company's annual report on crime in American cities.

Firefighters quickly control garage fire in Pittsburg

Ledger Dispatch - Thu Nov 26

Firefighters quickly extinguished a structure fire that damaged a residential garage in Pittsburg on Wednesday night, a dispatcher with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said.

Off-reservation tribal gambling raises concerns

The Oregonian - Wed Nov 25

RICHMOND, California - A Native American tribe wants to build a grand, $1.5 billion, Las Vegas-style casino resort on a swath of land overlooking San Francisco Bay-a spot more than 100 miles from its tribal lands.

Power plant plan has Byron Airport pilots fuming

Inside Bay Area - Wed Nov 25

A private pilots association that helped halt construction of a power plant in Hayward is taking aim at a similar plant proposed 2.7 miles south of Byron Airport in East Contra Costa County.

Coat giveaway helps connect nursing centers to Richmond, El Cerrito communities

Inside Bay Area - Wed Nov 25

FOUR MONTHS after giving out 153 backpacks filled with school supplies to local students, Shields Nursing Centers Inc.

Second Arrest Made in Murder of Former Belfair Resident

Kitsapsun.com - Tue Nov 24

A second woman has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of Belfair native Benjamin Merrill , according to police in the California town where he died.

Trust awards $10,000 each to three Contra Costa teachers for innovative work with students

Ledger Dispatch - Tue Nov 24

Helping young children succeed in school and exciting teens about exploring the world outside their classrooms has earned three Contra Costa County teachers $10,000 each to spend as they wish.