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.

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.

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.

Take a trot this morning

Danville Weekly - Wed Nov 25

Walnut Creek Sports and Fitness Club will host its 17th annual Turkey Trot starting at 8 a.m. with the 5K and 10K run/walk, Thursday, Nov.

Woman Charged With Murder In SF Pizzeria Killing

Cbs5.com - Wed Nov 25

Share + Nov 25, 2009 4:41 pm US/Pacific SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco prosecutorsA have charged a 25-year-old Contra Costa County woman with murder for the fatal stabbing Tuesday of a San Francisco pizzeria worker.

Walnut Creek Police Report -- Nov. 26

Contra Costa Times - Tue Nov 24

A wallet was reported stolen from an office between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. in the 1400 block of South Main Street.

Shoppers seek more with less

Inside Bay Area - Tue Nov 24

The Christensen children, from left, Natalie, 10, Danny, 3, and Brian, 8, submit their holiday requests to Santa as they visit the Snow Globe area at Sunvalley Mall in Concord, Calif., Tuesday, Nov.

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.