Contra Costa College investigating its president and two VPs
The following is an announcement from Fred E. Wood, chancellor of the Contra Costa Community College District, about the placing of college President Dr. Katrina VanderWoude and two others in leadership on administrative leave...
Susan Pricco: Prop. 13 and taxes
By Susan Pricco
Own a home in California? Or do you hope to own a California home in the future?
Then you should know about Proposition 13.
Passed in 1978 by overtaxed residents, “Prop 13” has continued...
Are you ready to buy a home?
By Nicole Donn, US Financial Mortgage
One of our most basic needs is shelter and if your shelter can also provide you with financial security, so much the better! Unless you have enough money to...
Mira Vista principal improves outcomes one student at a time
By Natalie Walchuk
of Go Public Schools West Contra Costa
It wouldn’t be a standard day in the life of a principal without an early morning call to help a young person ease into the start...
Richmond-San Rafael Bridge ‘to close indefinitely,’ mayor says
EDITOR'S NOTE: Every year, Richmond Mayor Tom Butt crafts an elaborate false story for April Fool's day. They are always clever, and we get fooled by them every year. This year's April Fool's story...
Pinole principal ‘a learning leader’
By Natalie Walchuk
of Go Public Schools West Contra Costa
If you ask Principal Dan MacDonald about the secret sauce behind the rising student achievement levels at Shannon Elementary, he’ll smile at you and tell you...
Mister Phillips: voting rights and charter schools
By Mister Phillips
The agenda for the Feb. 27, 2019, meeting of the West Contra Costa Unified School District Board of Education is now online. Here are two highlights.
First, the board may adopt in closed...
Mister Phillips opposes WCCUSD Board presidency selection
On Dec. 12, 2018, Tom Panas, member of the West Contra Costa Unified School District Board of Education, was chosen by fellow members as the Board's president for 2019. In the following opinion piece,...
Over 650 served at 71st Charles Reid Foundation Christmas Party
By Mike Kinney
After 71 consecutive years, the Charles Reid Foundation Christmas Party hasn’t skipped a beat.
Over 650 attendees received toys and clothing during the annual giveaway on Sunday at the Richmond Police Activities League...
What is Contra Costa County doing about pest control?
By the Contra Costa County Integrated Pest Management Advisory Committee
This is the first in a series of articles about the County’s Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program and how the public can use similar tactics...
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