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Prosecutors allege third molestation victim of 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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Grand jury finds disparities in school solar projects

Group finds four school districts and community college district used different assumptions, varied in how they are spending and reporting savings and have not shared information with each other.


	East Bay Regional Park District to buy Roddy Ranch land in Antioch for $14.2 million 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.

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	Men's Wearhouse ousts founder George Zimmer Google petitions FISA court for ability to disclose NSA user-data requests on First Amendment basis Livermore: Lake Del Valle kayaker search suspended Citrus Heights police commander to be Walnut Creek's next chief Tesla recalls some Model S cars due to seat-mount defect Walnut Creek Yacht Club wins 'Best Martini' in the East Bay Contra Costa County grand jury finds disparities in school solar projects Person struck and killed by BART train at Hayward station; second fatality in less than eight hours San Jose police arrest 3 people suspected in gang-motivated homicide Roadshow: I-880 is a cone zone from Oakland to San Jose Brentwood leaders consider daytime curfew for teens not attending school during day California, Carolina League All-Star enjoy a day in the spotlight

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'Urban harvesting' takes root in Bay Area

Nonprofit groups are picking thousands of pounds of fruit from willing homeowners' yards, and donating them to organizations that help low-income residents get nutritious meals.

Kawakami: Warriors' Jackson not worried about contract

Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson says there hasn't been talk of a contract extension.

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Contra Costa Times 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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	Purdy: San Jose takes big swing at Major League Baseball


	Kawakami: Warriors' Mark Jackson not worried about contract Oakland A's beat Texas Rangers 6-2

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	Cassidy: Steve Wozniak test-drives ancient Apple 1 computers


	Men's Wearhouse ousts founder George Zimmer Tesla recalls some Model S cars due to seat-mount defect

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	Gov. Brown appoints Danville woman to state retirement investment board Most expensive homes in U.S. top $100 million California grand jury indicts man on charges he tossed wife off cruise ship

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	Obama in Berlin: "Our work is not yet done" Aug. trial set for Ohio man in kidnapping of women Iraq officials say suicide attack kills politician

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	Contra Costa Times editorial: State lawmakers must restore California Public Records Act Dan Walters: Evidence why some cities recover, some flounder Dana Milbank: The left turns compliant on violating civil liberties

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