 01/28/10 Support group listings are compiled from information provided by area representatives of each group. Listings run on a space-available basis. To have a support group considered, submit complete information to Kathy Bennett, Contra Costa Times, P.
 01/27/10 Transportation planners voted unanimously Wednesday to increase tolls on seven Bay Area bridges.
 01/23/10 A lot of research has been done to proof that homeschooled children's academic achievements are bett...
 01/19/10 The name Palos Verdes is used to denote a group of coastal cities on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in t...
01/13/10 A proposed toll hike for all state-owned Bay Area bridges received a key nod of approval today from transportation officials.
01/13/10 Home schooling programs vary from state to state in the U.S. As a personal option of parents for the...
 01/01/10 The person who bought a winning California lottery ticket worth nearly $800,000 at a Benicia pharmacy has yet to come forward to claim the cash prize, a state spokesman said Thursday.The winning Mega Millions lottery ticket was bought at the CVS Pharmacy on Columbus Parkway
01/01/10 Now is a great time to buy Los Angeles real estate. The Los Angeles monthly inventory went from a 10...
 12/25/09 An at risk missing person report was taken for Darlene Louise Dunn around 6 p.m. Dec. 14 by the Redding Police Department. Dunn was last seen at her Kerryjen Court residence in Redding Dec. 13 in the evening.
12/24/09 BENICIA -- The Benicia Police Department joins other law enforcement agencies across the state as part of California's 18 Day Holiday DUI crackdown campaign deploying 300 DUI/Drivers License Checkpoints statewide.Funding for the special enforcement campaign which runs
12/24/09 basketball-mNonconference Skyline 83, De Anza 79, OTAt De Anza CollegeSkyline (5-8)Lindsey 2 2-2 4, Enciso 2 0-0 5, Smith 5 0-0 10, Edwards 10 1-1 21, Shoffner 4 0-0 8, Fodor 5 3-6 14, Washignton 1 1-3 3, Austria 1 3-4 5, Williams 3 7-8 13.
12/23/09 Several migrant camps north of Vista will be removed in Januaryto make way for the widening of Highway 76, a spokesman for theCalifornia Department of Transportation said Wednesday.
 12/23/09 George and Georgia Schumann needed to get across America to spend Christmas with their daughter in Fayetteville, N.C., but they weren't keen about the rigors of a drive or the hustle and bustle and sardine-can packing of an airline flight.
 12/22/09 Police are looking for a Redding woman last seen on Dec. 13 at her Enterprise Area home.Darlene Louise Dunn, 58, was reported missing at 6 p.m. Dec. 14, said Sgt. Bruce Bonner of the Redding Police Department. She was last seen the evening of Dec. 13 at her home on Kerryjen Court.Bonner said Dunn is considered to be at risk because of mental health issues and she may be en route to Martinez or ...
 12/21/09 The World War II battleship could be berthed near the Los Angeles Maritime Museum. HOT TOPIC: » What our readers are saying
12/20/09 Volunteers were busy Saturday as various groups gave away food, clothes and toys to the needy as Christmas approaches next week.Santa himself -- in this case the alter ego of Julio Jolivette, 19 -- left the North Pole early, exchanging his sleigh for a Vallejo Police
12/19/09 Wells Fargo and Wachovia banks have jointly announced donations of $500 to each of 25 Solano County schools.Seven Vallejo schools and two in Benicia are among the recipients selected by local bank branches as part of the banks' effort to "help local schools impacted by
12/18/09 Two local organizations have just days to collect enough toys for needy families.The Golden Gate Division of the California Highway Patrol wants to fill its CHiPs for Kids donation buckets on Benicia Road by Monday, Sgt. Trent Cross said.
12/18/09 BASKETBALL-MNonconference Las Positas 78, San Jose City 64San Jose (11-3)Narayan 5 0-0 12, Young 5 3-5 15, Hill 1 2-2 4, Beene 1 1-2 3, Watson 0 1-2 1, Jones 2 2-4 6, McCray 1 0-0 2, Huggins 1 0-0 2, James 4 6-10 14, Ford 2 1-2 5.
12/17/09 BENICIA -- Earrings, candy and, regrettably, gifted sweaters all come in holiday themed colors and designs.So does methamphetamine.At a substance abuse forum this week hosted by Benicia school and police officials, panelist Jeremy Taubman described the various street names,
 12/15/09 The following table lists unplanned and planned production outages at U.S. refineries as reported by Dow Jones Newswires. The information is compiled from both official and unofficial refining sources and doesn't purport to be a comprehensive list.
 12/14/09 BENICIA, Calif.----Headline of release should read: AcroMetrix Announces the Launch of the OptiQual® MSSA Positive Control The corrected release reads:
12/14/09 The following table lists unplanned and planned production outages at U.S. refineries as reported by Dow Jones Newswires. The information is compiled from both official and unofficial refining sources and doesn't purport to be a comprehensive list.
12/13/09 BASKETBALL-MSan Jose City College Tournament Fifh place Monterey Peninsula 60, Contra Costa 55At San Jose City CCMonterey PeninsulaPhilip 4 4-4 13, Todd 2 8-8 12, Campbell 0 1-2 1, Coker 0 1-2 1, Brandon 2 11-13 15, Brown 1 0-0 2, Demalleville 1 1-2 3, Zanella 0 0-2 0, Baker 4 3-4 11, Hines 1 0-0 | 
