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Caltrans upgrades trip planning website for California motorists
Jan 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 01-23-13 600AM Caltrans has upgraded its website to give California motorists access to planned lane closures on highways statewide so they can make more informed route decis...
Don’t hesitate to designate
Jan 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 01-22-13 600AM On Feb. 3, millions across the world will gather to watch Super Bowl XLVII. Unfortunately, the Super Bowl is one of the deadliest times to be on the road due t...
Mock Trial looks for legal pros
Jan 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 01-12-13 605AM Bay Area soon-to-be, practicing and retired law professionals are needed to provide assistance to their future brethren at the upcoming 32nd annual Contra Cost...
City of Brentwood offers innovative programs to assist small business
Jan 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 01-09-13 600AM In early 2013, the City of Brentwood is offering several exciting, innovative programs designed to assist small local businesses: Grants for Business District...
Scholarships to be awarded at Martin Luther King Jr. event
Jan 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 01-03-13 600AM The City of Antioch and the Antioch Unified School District, along with community partners and sponsors, will present the fifth annual Dr. Martin Luther King J...
Gang Task Force, human trafficking on CCTV
Jan 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1-1-13 600AM The growing involvement of gangs in human trafficking is the subject of a CCTV braodcast airing Thursday, Jan. 3 at 8 p.m. and Friday, Jan. 4 at 10 a.m. The pane...
Exhibit reveals Visions of the Figure
Dec 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12-25-12 605AM Visions of the Figure, a new exhibit hosted by the Discover Art League, runs from Jan. 12 to Feb. 23 at CR Framing in Brentwood. The show features drawings and...
Antioch residents encouraged to recycle holiday trees
Dec 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12-20-12 600AM Antioch residents are invited to drop off their Christmas trees on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 29 and 30 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 5 a...
Compression-only CPR improves survival and good brain function
Dec 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12-13-12 600AM Chest compression-only CPR performed by bystanders – without rescue breathing – keeps more people alive with good brain function following a sudden cardiac arr...
Ask the DMV
Dec 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12-06-12 600AM Do you have questions about general driving related requirements such as registration and insurance? Are you unclear about laws and restrictions related to dri...
Consumers spend $5.5 billion ‘shopping small’
Nov 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11-28-12 600 AM Small businesses across the country got their holiday season off to a strong start as millions of consumers “shopped small” on Small Business Saturday and mad...
PG&E prepares residents for upcoming storm
Nov 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11-27-12 430PM A powerful storm is forecast to bring heavy rain and high winds to Northern California, starting Wednesday morning and lasting through Sunday. The winds, combi...
Cal Fire encourages fire safety during holiday season
Nov 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11-22-12 605AM Thanksgiving is just days away, and Cal Fire is reminding Californians about the dangers that home fires pose during the holiday season. Holidays are a time of...
Give thanks for food-poisoning prevention tips
Nov 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11-22-12 600AM Contra Costa health officials are reminding residents to practice safe food handling in hopes that everyone will enjoy a happy and healthy Thanksgiving. Every ...
State law requires carbon monoxide alarms in most homes
Nov 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11-06-12 600AM November is Carbon Monoxide Awareness month, and Cal Fire and the Office of the State Fire Marshal are teaming up with fire departments and other agencies to s...
Cal Fire offers Halloween safety tips
Oct 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10-30-12 600AM Halloween is a fun and exciting time of year, but it’s also an important time to practice fire and personal safety. The occurrence of fire increases around Hal...
EASTBAYWorks leads hiring – One-Stops ease costs
Oct 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10-27-12 605AM The On the Job Training (OJT) program is administered by the EASTBAYWorks One-Stop Career Centers and reimburses employers for training new hires on the job, i...
Cal Fire lifts statewide outdoor burn ban
Oct 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10-24-12 600AM California’s first significant rainfall of the season, combined with cooler temperatures, has allowed Cal Fire to lift the statewide burn ban as of Oct. 22. Ca...
Community college district saves taxpayers money
Oct 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10-19-12 1045AM On Oct. 18, the Contra Costa Community College District sold bonds to refinance $106,565,000 of Measure A general obligation bonds originally issued in 2002 (...
Mortgage-free homes available to combat-wounded veterans, Gold Star spouses
Oct 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10-18-12 610AM The California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) learned today that Military Warriors Support Foundation is currently accepting applications online from ...