CSP - Sun Nov 08
OAKLAND, Calif. -- After finding "hundreds of environmental violations" at Shell gas stations statewide, California attorney general Edmund G. Brown Jr.
More vehicle fires break out in El Sobrante and Richmond.Inside Bay Area - Sun Nov 08
Three vehicle fires were ignited between Saturday night and Sunday in the same El-Sobrante Richmond area where six fires torched 11 vehicles last week.
Weekend Shooting Leaves Father Dead, Son WoundedKRON-TV San Francisco - Sun Nov 08
Authorities are looking for suspects after an early morning shooting in North Richmond that left a 59-year-old man dead and his son wounded.
Father killed and son wounded in shooting outside their North...Contra Costa Times - Sat Nov 07
Police are searching for suspects in an early morning shooting Saturday that left a 59-year-old man dead outside his home and the victim's 29-year-old son hospitalized with a gunshot wound.
Hercules government long on ceremony, short on transparencyLedger Dispatch - Sat Nov 07
Some Hercules residents are calling for a more open city government, complaining that City Council meetings are long on ceremonial matters while much of the business of the city gets conducted out of public sight.
Father Killed, Son Seriously Injured In Late Night ShootingKTVU - Sat Nov 07
A North Richmond man is dead and his adult son seriously injured after the pair were shot in front of a home early Saturday morning, according to the Contra Costa County sheriff's office.
Suspect in toll plaza shootings pleads not guiltySan Francisco Chronicle - Fri Nov 06
A man charged in the double murder of his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend at the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge toll plaza has pleaded not guilty.
No simple answer on how to bet on casino's meaning for Richmond and Contra CostaContra Costa Times - Fri Nov 06
THE PEOPLE who addressed the Contra Costa County supervisors Tuesday came armed with hard-edge opinions on building an Indian casino-resort on the Richmond waterfront.
The Eye on the East Bay: Former prosecutor offers courthouse photo-opInside Bay Area - Fri Nov 06
AFTER WHAT was to have been his arraignment on rape charges, former Contra Costa County sex crimes prosecutor Michael Gressett made a hasty exit from the Bray Courthouse last Monday morning, eluding a Contra Costa Times photographer who had been waiting over two hours for his appearance.
Idle rail cars upsetting people in BrentwoodVentura County Star - Thu Nov 05
The weak economy is creating some unanticipated troubles in suburban Contra Costa County.
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