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| May.1 |
Walnut Creek |
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People Camp For Days To Buy New Homes The first phase, six brand new town homes of the 47-unit Citrus Walk development, goes on sale
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| May.2 |
Lafayette |
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Pittsburg Officer Eulogized as Hero| 800 patrol cars and 200 motorcycles escorted the body of Larry Lasater from Concord to Oakmont Memorial Park | |
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| May.3 |
San Ramon |
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Forstmann to acquire 24 Hour Fitness Theodore Forstmann made what was likely to be his last big bet by acquiring 24 Hour Fitness Worldwide for $1.6b
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Danville |
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Hit-and-Run Case Goes to Jury The prosecution argued that Barreto, 46, should be convicted of murder for killing 2 young children in a car crash
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| May.4 |
Martinez |
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Jurors Find Nanny Guilty of 2nd-D. Murder| Jimena Barreto, 46, was convicted of two counts of murder in the hit-and-run deaths of two children | |
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| May.5 |
Walnut Creek |
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Report Blames Pipeline Company State filed civil citations against Kinder Morgan Energy Partners for a gas pipeline explosion that killed 5 people
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| May.6 |
Richmond |
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Cinco de Mayo Celebration Gets Violent At an unofficial celebration revelers threw throw bottles and rocks, breaking windows of stores
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| May.7 |
Walnut Creek |
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Duffield planning new firm PeopleSoft founder hints at move into enterprise resource planning software, Oracle's realm
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| May.9 |
San Ramon |
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District asks for help in naming 2 schools The San Ramon Valley School District is seeking the community's input in the naming of new elementary schools
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| May.10 |
Danville |
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Plane Debris Falls Onto Neighborhood 3 pieces that came from Federal Express plane landed in two yards and on one roof. No one was hurt
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Chevron |
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Chevron drops the Texaco from its name Oil giant is returning to the moniker it used before its 2001 purchase of rival Texaco
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| May.11 |
Martinez |
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Suspect Who Attacked Jail Arrested| The man threw a lit Molotov cocktail-type device into the lobby of the jail and then drove his van into a closed gate | |
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| May.12 |
Hercules |
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Student Beating Posted On Internet| A video showing the beating of an teen at Hercules High School was removed, but not before thousands viewed it | |
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| May.13 |
Concord |
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Naval Weapons Station be closed| The Department of Defense recommended that the base be closed | |
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El Cerrito |
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Pickup Truck Crashes Through Store One customer was injured when a truck crashed into a check cashing agency
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Concord |
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Fiery Crash Leaves One Dead A tire truck veered into oncoming traffic and slammed into a BMW that flipped over and burst into flames
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| May.14 |
Dublin |
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3.1 Quake Hits Southwest Of Dublin The quake was centered 3 miles southwest of Dublin, 4 miles south of San Ramon and 6 miles east of Castro Valley
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| May.16 |
Richmond |
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Man shot multiple times and died Responding to calls, police found black man, approximately 28 years old, lying in the street
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| May.21 |
Danville |
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Couple Mourns Loss Of Twins A couple that lost a son and daughter in a 2003 hit-and-run crash are mourning the loss of their unborn sons
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| May.23 |
Antioch |
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Ten Barges Burn in Delta The fiberglass barges caught fire near Sherman Island sending huge plumes of thick black smoke into the air
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| May.26 |
Richmond |
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8-year-old girl missing Zoe Angeles was last seen getting on a school bus leaving St. Cornelius School
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| May.28 |
Antioch |
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TB Outbreak There 2 cases of tuberculosis among workers at the county social services office
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