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Los Medanos College wins marketing awards
Oct 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10-11-12 600AM Los Medanos College has been recognized with eight Medallion Awards from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations District 6, which serves two-y...
Register online to vote
Oct 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10-03-12 605AM Contra Costa County District III Supervisor Mary Piepho is urging residents to register to vote online, saving the county money and allowing the registrations ...
Meet LMC’s new president
Sep 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 09-20-12 605AM The public is invited to join in the celebration of Los Medanos College’s new leadership and thriving community partnerships. President Bob Kratochvil will be ...
Truth about nicotine addiction revealed
Sep 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 09-12-12 600AM The public is invited to Inside the Dark Side: The Science behind Nicotine Addiction and the Lies of the Tobacco Industry, an informative program held Tuesday,...
Spongeplant bill signed into law
Sep 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 09-06-12 605AM Assemblymember Joan Buchanan (D-Alamo) has announced that Gov. Jerry Brown has signed Assembly bills 1540 and 1517. AB 1540 designates the Department of Boatin...
Cartridge World helps fight breast cancer
Aug 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 08-29-12 605AM Cartridge World North America is working with the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) to raise funds for breast cancer awareness. During September and Oct...
Affordable healthcare training offered
Aug 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 08-22-12 600AM Liberty Adult Education, in partnership with national education provider Boston Reed, is offering short-term, affordable healthcare training that prepare stude...
Stay safe by staying out of county canal
Aug 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 08-16-12 605AM Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) is reminding customers and all those using trails along the Contra Costa Canal to respect the fencing and safety signs poste...
Kaiser Permanente grants support safety-net organizations
Aug 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 08-09-12 605AM Kaiser Permanente is supporting 11 community clinics across Northern California to increase their ability to connect patients to important community and public...
Parks foundation pushes for investigation
Aug 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 08-02-12 600AM The California State Parks Foundation (CSPF) delivered a letter Wednesday to Gov. Jerry Brown, President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Speaker of the Assembly ...
Red Cross celebrates volunteers
Jul 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 07-25-12 600AM The American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter is proud to announce this year’s Contra Costa County Volunteer of the Year, Gary Higgins. The Volunteer of the Year Awa...
Mt. Diablo Beacon to be restored
Jul 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 07-18-12 600AM Assemblymember Joan Buchanan has announced that Gov. Jerry Brown has signed Assembly Bill 1916 into law. The bill passed through both houses of the legislature...
Egeria densa herbicide program underway
Jul 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 07-10-12 600AM The California Department of Boating and Waterways is conducting an herbicide program to control egeria densa in certain areas of the Sacramento-San Joaquin De...
Avoid the 25
Jul 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 07-03-12 1018AM Alcohol-impaired driving crashes make the Fourth of July one of the deadliest holidays of the year. That’s why this Independence Day, the Avoid the 25 anti-DU...
Oakley residents appointed by Gov. Brown
Jun 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 06-23-12 600AM California Gov. Jerry Brown recently announced the appointments of three East County residents to the 23rd District Agricultural Association, Contra Costa Coun...
Route 4/Sand Creek interchange to break ground
Jun 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 06-21-12 600AM The Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) and Caltrans hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the State Route 4/Sand Creek Road Interchange Project Friday, ...
Antioch celebrates art
Jun 14, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 06-14-12 610AM The Arts & Cultural Foundation, in partnership with the Antioch Historical Society, will host the eighth annual Celebration of Art 2012 Exhibit at the Antioch ...
Before hosting a garage sale, know the rules
Jun 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 06-07-12 600AM Garage and yard sales are an effective way of reducing clutter while pocketing a little extra cash, but if you host a garage/yard sale in Oakley, you need to k...
Brentwood releases housing report
May 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 05-30-12 600AM According to the Brentwood Housing Statistic Report for January – March 2012, released Monday by the City of Brentwood, the housing market remains flat compare...
Golden Gate Bridge turns 75
May 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 05-24-12 600AM Community leaders will join the public to kick off the 75th anniversary celebration of the Golden Gate Bridge at a ribbon-cutting and kickoff to the May 27 Gol...