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| Feb.5 |
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Foster Parents Sue After Kids Removed| An couple is claiming officials removed foster children because of religious discrimination and allegations of sexual abuse | |
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| Mar.21 |
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$17,000 Bill for Lost Key| Assistant principal Jocelyn Hendrix could wind up paying out of her own pocket to change all the locks in the school | | |
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| Jun.10 |
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Teachers' strike charged with racism
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| Jun.12 |
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Purer power plant
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| Jun.14 |
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Teacher strike suspended 500 striking teachers of the Pittsburg Unified School District decided temporarily suspend strike to be there for students' last day of school.
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| Jul.5 |
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Grassfires sparked by fireworks
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| Jul.10 |
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Hospital taken over by county Los Medanos Hospital recommended to be taken over by Contra Costa County from the city of Pittsburg
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| Jul.12 |
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School District approved contract Pittsburg Unified School District offering 6.25 percent retroactive salary and raises for 2000-2001
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| Jul.13 |
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Man Shot off Wal-Mart Gunman opened fire in the parking lot of Wal- Mart. Victim in critical condition.
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| Jul.14 |
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Dog slain Shooting death Friday of a mixed-breed Queensland
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| Jul.30 |
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Pastor charged with embezzlement Pastor has pleaded not guilty to the charge of embezzling more than $27,000 from the youth organization
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| Aug.3 |
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Teens check tobacco laws Teens looking for merchants who are not complying with law that restricts tobacco marketing near schools.
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| Aug.4 |
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Fire forces evacuation| 3-alarm fire forced the evacuation of the Oakwood Apartments | |
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| Sep.4 |
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Vegetation Fire 110- acre vegetation fire on Bailey Road
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| Sep.9 |
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Yellow Cloud in Air| Chemical cloud sent into the air as result of exothermic reaction of a 55-gallon drum | |
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| Sep.19 |
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New Power Plant Two of plants are being built in Pittsburg
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| Sep.21 |
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Body Found Passer-by finds body wrapped in a blanket
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| Sep.29 |
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Man, 22, shot in car Shot twice in the head, no suspect found.
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| Oct.22 |
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Grass Fire Winds fueled a brushfire that spread into a 100 acre
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| Nov.1 |
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Car Chase & Crash Suspects driving a stolen car on Highway 4 hit a police car and 10 other cars
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| Nov.13 |
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Man strangled Body was found in a drainage creek
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| Nov.26 |
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1 Dead in car accident 1 person had to be extricated from the vehicle by fire personnel on Highway 4
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| Dec.1 |
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Form. official sentenced for molestation Former Pittsburg Assistant City Manager will serve a 1.5 year for molesting a teen-age boy
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| Dec.16 |
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Cocaine, guns seized| 4 people arrested & 40 kilograms of cocaine seized during a drugs bust that started in Oakland and ended in Pittsburg | | |
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| Dec.20 |
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Superintendent fired Board has voted to spend $300,000 to buy out the contract of a superintendent who presided over a teachers strike
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