Today's Contra Costa County Headlines...
Bay Area Rescue Missions financial woes threaten vital after-school program
King's Club provides secure environment for Richmond youths
Kawakami: Prediction: Pacquiao over Clottey by 7th-round KO
However, there are a few slight cautionary signs for me in this one, at least to warn us that an early Pacquiao blow out might not be in the offing:
Shots fired into Richmond residence leaves two critically injured
RICHMOND — Shots fired into a Richmond home early Saturday night left two occupants with possible life-threatening injuries, police said.The department's Shot Spotter alert system reported several shots being fired at 12:56 a.
Manny Pacquiao star attraction in Jerry Jones' new stadium
The phenomenon that is Manny Pacquiao grew with a series of wins against some of the biggest names around. Now he has a fight against a guy who has nothing to lose.
Oakland firefighters quickly extinguish one-alarm house fire
Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire that damaged a home in Oakland early this morning, a dispatcher with the Oakland Fire Department said. Units responded to a report of fire in a one-story home at 900 107th Ave.
Education symposium takes pragmatic look at state schools crisis
Researchers at UC Berkeley event discussed whether taxpayers are willing to pay more for public education. They also reviewed state laws that allow Californians to shape complex, far-reaching laws in the ballot box and explored the diminishing authority of government institutions after decades of public cynicism and scarce resources.
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