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Make a difference – join the CCC Civil Grand Jury
Jan 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 01-19-12 600AM Contra Costa County’s watchdog agency, the Civil Grand Jury, is an arm of the Superior Court. Unlike a criminal grand jury, this jury does not hear cases but i...
PG&E accepts applications for college scholarships
Jan 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 01-07-12 600AM Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced that its Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are accepting applications from aspiring college students for financ...
Tipsy Tow gives New Year’s Eve drivers a lift
Dec 29, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12-29-11 600AM Had too much to drink counting down to 2012 and need a safe ride home? AAA’s Tipsy Tow Program offers a free tow for drinking drivers in Northern California, N...
Your home’s security can be compromised in 140 characters or less
Dec 13, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12-13-11 601AM Lock the doors: check. Close all windows, upstairs and down: check. Leave a key with Bob next door: check. Just when you thought you’d mastered the art of burg...
Protect yourself from carbon monoxide
Dec 13, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12-13-11 600AM As temperatures begin to drop, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) urges customers to be mindful of the dangers associated with carbon monoxide (CO). Sever...
Financial advisors attend national conference
Dec 07, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12-07-11 600AM Dr. Michael W. Olff of Gateway Financial Advisors, Inc. of Walnut Creek announced his recent attendance at the Cambridge 2011 National Conference in Atlanta, G...
Shell bolsters Los Medanos tech program
Dec 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12-1-11 600AM Los Medanos College (LMC) has received $10,000 from Shell Oil Company to support the college’s Process Technology Program (PTEC). The monies will be used to of...
State wants to return $17 million in undelivered tax refunds
Nov 23, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11-23-11 601AM The Franchise Tax Board (FTB) announced it is holding more than $17 million in returned state income tax refunds. This year more than 52,000 refunds, ranging f...
Invest in the community by shopping small
Nov 23, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11-23-11 600AM John Kabateck, executive director of the National Federation of Independent Business, California’s leading small-business association, is encouraging holiday s...
Fitness boot camp gives free Turkey-busting Workouts
Nov 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11-17-11 0601AM Residents are invited to put their game face on and work out at Concord’s leading fitness boot camp – for free. Anna Dornier, owner of Transform FX Fitness Bo...
Northern California Vet Cemetery receives grant
Nov 09, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11-09-11 0600AM The California Department of Veterans Affairs’ (CalVet) Northern California Veterans Cemetery today received a $900,174 grant from the U.S. Department of Vete...
Scholarships for young entrepreneurs now available online
Nov 02, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11-2-11 600AM An application for one of America’s most highly regarded and well-publicized scholarship awards in now available online until Dec. 15. The nomination period by ...
Piepho to conduct Town Hall meeting
Oct 27, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10-27-11 601AM Supervisor Mary Nejedly Piepho and county staff community update I invite you to join me at a Town Hall meeting for Antioch, Bethel Island and Oakley communit...
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act introduced
Oct 27, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10-27-11 600AM The Center for Rural Affairs praised the introduction this week of the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2011, a cross-cutting initiative aimed a...
Public forum to explore ‘food landscapes’
Oct 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10-18-11 1201AM Urban Gardens to Open Range: The Present and Future of Bay Area Food Landscapes is the name of a public forum scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in...
National Fire Prevention Week
Oct 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10-11-11 1201AM Every year in California, firefighters respond to residential fires that take lives and inflict millions of dollars in damage. From Oct. 9-15, Cal Fire is tea...
Governor signs legislation to help keep state parks open
Oct 07, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10-07-11 1201AM On Oct. 4, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill (AB) 42 (Huffman), the bill sponsored by the California State Parks Foundation (CSPF) to help keep California...
Firewood campaign fights invasive pests
Oct 06, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10-06-11 1201AM As part of a nationwide effort to encourage the public to buy and burn firewood locally, CAL FIRE and the California Firewood Task Force kicked off a public o...
Caltrans and CHP join forces to protect highway workers
Sep 29, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 09-29-11 1210AM Concerned about a spike in highway worker deaths, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has partnered with the California Highway Patrol (CHP...
Vasco double-fine zone re-authorized
Sep 27, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 09-27-11 1201AM Assembly Bill 348 (Buchanan), re-authorizing a safety enhancement double-fine zone along Vasco Road, was recently signed into law by Gov Jerry Brown. Vasco Ro...