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39 molestation charges for former Richmond football coach

Barron Edwards, a former Richmond high school football coach is charged with 39 felonies in an amended criminal complaint filed by the Contra Costa District Attorney's Office.

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East Bay Regional Park District to buy Roddy Ranch land

After being eyed for estate-style homes the past two decades, roughly 1,900 acres of Contra Costa hills in the northeast shadow of Mount Diablo are poised to be preserved as open space and one day turned into a regional park.

Editorial: State lawmakers must restore California Public Records Act

Legislature and Gov. Jerry Brown made unconscionable changes to the disclosure law last week by slipping language into one of 15 state budget bills.

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Richmond becomes first city in Contra Costa County to ban plastic bags at retail outlets

Ordinance, which is set to take effect Jan. 1, also imposes a 5-cent fee on paper bags for two years, set to rise to 10 cents after

Purdy: San Jose takes big swing at Major League Baseball

After waiting four years for commissioner Bud Selig to rule on territorial rights issue with San Francisco Giants, city of San Jose files antitrust suit against MLB.

San Jose sues MLB over stalled Oakland A's move

San Jose officials explain decision to sue MLB

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'Fruitvale Station' private screening to be held in Oakland

'Fruitvale Station' traces Oscar Grant's last day alive before he was shot by a BART police officer in 2009. The critically-acclaimed film opens in theaters July 12.

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