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Community
Hayward provides four free bags of compost to residents on October 24
Hayward's fall compost giveaway is Saturday, Oct. 24, 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. at 1401 Golf Course Road.
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Hayward provides four free bags of compost to residents on October 24
Hayward's fall compost giveaway is Saturday, Oct. 24, 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. at 1401 Golf Course Road.
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Berkeley researchers burned new scrolls to learn how to read ancient ones
UC Berkeley researchers made their own papyrus scrolls, burned them, and showed that lead in the ink makes the writing readable by…
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Fremont urban agriculture initiative rallies community to fund farm tractor
Local Ecology and Agriculture Fremont held its Grow Together event on Saturday, Sept. 12, at the LEAF Community Garden, raising money…
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Fremont urban agriculture initiative rallies community to fund farm tractor
Local Ecology and Agriculture Fremont held its Grow Together event on Saturday, Sept. 12, at the LEAF Community Garden, raising money…
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Jewish Community Center opens first piece of its Rockridge campus
The JCC of the East Bay began classes in late August at its new Oakland campus on Chabot Road.
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Antioch advances Marchetti Park renovations with grading and tennis court upgrades
Crews at Marchetti Park finished demolition and installed the new restroom.
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Pittsburg Power Company Board Holds Public Hearing on Island Energy Rates
Proposed electric and natural gas rate changes for Island Energy go before the Pittsburg Power Company Board of Directors at 7 p.m.
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Pittsburg Power Company Board Holds Public Hearing on Island Energy Rates
Proposed electric and natural gas rate changes for Island Energy go before the Pittsburg Power Company Board of Directors at 7 p.m.
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Pittsburg Power Company Board Holds Public Hearing on Island Energy Rates
Proposed electric and natural gas rate changes for Island Energy go before the Pittsburg Power Company Board of Directors at 7 p.m.
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Pittsburg police promote a captain, a lieutenant and a sergeant
Pittsburg police Chief Phil Galer swore in three promotions: Capt. Will Hatcher, Lt. Cory Smith and Sgt.
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Free bus passes are open to Alameda County students in grades 6 to 12
Applications are open for the 11th year of the Student Transit Pass Program: unlimited free rides on AC Transit, Union City Transit…
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Things to do
Robert Reich documentary opens, with Berkeley screenings this month
The film puts more than 100 Americans into recorded conversations about division and belonging. Berkeley showings start Sept.
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Free Contra Costa youth summit at Los Medanos College, grades 6 to 12
Contra Costa County’s District 5 office is hosting a free youth summit at Los Medanos College in Pittsburg for students in grades 6…
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Health
Civic life
College district guides international students through visa updates
The Contra Costa Community College District held a briefing to guide international students on updated federal immigration regulations…
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Antioch opens five meetings on what City Park should become
Antioch has set five community meetings at City Park to collect ideas on recreation, safety, landscaping and public art.
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AC Transit stop closures in Oakland, Berkeley and Richmond this month
Lines 30 and 31 lose two stops on 29th Avenue from 5 p.m. tonight until midnight.
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Hayward cancels September Planning Commission meeting amid schedule adjustment
Hayward’s Planning Commission will not meet on Sept. 24.
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Hayward cancels September Planning Commission meeting amid schedule adjustment
Hayward’s Planning Commission will not meet on Sept. 24.
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Alameda CTC wins a financial reporting award for the 13th straight year
The agency that invests Alameda County's Measure BB transportation money was recognized Sept. 11 for the 13th consecutive year for the…
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Pittsburg Planning Commission takes up three use permits Wednesday night
Pittsburg's Planning Commission meets in special session Wednesday at 7 p.m. on three use permit applications, two of them turning on…
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Antioch water plant halves a chemical dose, saving $18,000 a year
Operators at Antioch's water treatment plant found the reverse osmosis membranes were being overdosed.
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Antioch general plan advisers take up land use on Sept. 1
Antioch's General Plan Advisory Committee meets Tuesday, Sept. 1, to review what residents said and to start on the Land Use Element…
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Hayward takes chipping applications through Oct. 1 for hill homes
Hayward Fire is accepting applications until Oct. 1, or until the grant money runs out.
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Pinole Creek Trail closes as erosion repairs begin near I-80
The trail will be shut near the work zone from Henry Avenue to I-80 while the county repairs a bank damaged by past winter storms.
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Antioch wraps up a citywide streetlight conversion
Antioch says contractors finished converting streetlights at locations across the city, work that started July 20 and was scheduled to…
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Pittsburg extends its City Council filing deadline to Aug. 12
Pittsburg pushed its council nomination deadline to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, after an incumbent did not file by the original cutoff.
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Alameda CTC opens bidding on the San Pablo Avenue parallel bike route
The county transportation commission is taking construction bids for a continuous bike route on streets parallel to San Pablo Avenue.
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Alameda CTC opens bidding on the San Pablo Avenue parallel bike route
The county transportation commission is taking construction bids for a continuous bike route on streets parallel to San Pablo Avenue.
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Pittsburg hearing set on removing three protected trees on Railroad Avenue
A permit to cut down three protected trees at 2100 Railroad Ave. goes to Pittsburg's Zoning Administrator on Aug. 5.
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Pittsburg planning hearing takes up backyard-home rules and two permits
Pittsburg's Planning Commission has three public hearings on July 28: an update to the city's accessory dwelling unit rules, a use…
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Business
What Fremont's business groups have been doing this month
A style consultant, an open-source software pitch, 30 classes of Leadership Fremont and a sit-down with the Kiwanis Club: the Fremont…
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Fremont chamber celebrates five-year milestone for Hilton Garden Inn
The Fremont Chamber of Commerce marked five years of operation for the Hilton Garden Inn Fremont Milpitas, a hotel that sells its…
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Fremont Chamber Hosts Cybersecurity Strategy Webinar for Local Businesses on October 15
The Fremont Chamber of Commerce will hold a free members-only cybersecurity webinar at 10 a.m.
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Fremont Chamber Hosts Cybersecurity Strategy Webinar for Local Businesses on October 15
The Fremont Chamber of Commerce will hold a free members-only cybersecurity webinar at 10 a.m.
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East Bay startups pitched at Cal State East Bay for a shot at $1 million
The East Bay regional round of the Startup World Cup was held Thursday at Cal State East Bay in Hayward.
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Fremont Chamber members can get free business help from SFBU students
The Fremont Chamber of Commerce and San Francisco Bay University opened a joint program on Sept. 8 that puts students and faculty to…
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Fremont Street Eats trick-or-treat night fills chamber vendor spots
Member vendor spaces for the Oct. 23 Trick or Treat event at Fremont Street Eats are filled, the Fremont Chamber said.
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Fremont Street Eats trick-or-treat night fills chamber vendor spots
Member vendor spaces for the Oct. 23 Trick or Treat event at Fremont Street Eats are filled, the Fremont Chamber said.
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Fremont Street Eats trick-or-treat night fills chamber vendor spots
Member vendor spaces for the Oct. 23 Trick or Treat event at Fremont Street Eats are filled, the Fremont Chamber said.
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