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Mexican immigrants sending less money back to native country
Sour economy has led to big drop in remittances from the United States to Mexico, largely due to loss of jobs, business, hours and lower wages, according to reports.

  Report: Illegal immigration population plummeted last year
 


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A story Tuesday about the Oakland Raiders hiring Clancy Pendergast said he was hired as the defensive backs coach. It should have said that his role on coach Tom Cable's staff hasn't been determined.  
 
An article in the Feb. 5 edition of The Journal incorrectly stated that interviews for El Cerrito city commission appointments had taken place in closed session.  
 
Because of an editing error, a story about a forum on the Delta's future misidentified Susanna Schlendorf as an Assembly member. Schlendorf is a representative for 15th District Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan.  
 
Because of an editing error, a story that ran on Page A3 in Tuesday editions misspelled the last name of Antioch shooting suspect David Pagan. The name was incorrectly spelled "Ragan.  
 
A photo caption on the front page Wednesday incorrectly stated a man was pushing a log along Marsh Creek Road. The Brentwood resident was pushing the log on his flooded property near the road.  
 
 
 
Mt. Diablo school board OKs $4 million in cuts, rejects charter school
CONCORD — The Mt. Diablo school board approved $4 million in cuts Tuesday, but did not vote to direct staff to negotiate an additional $17 million in reductions through pay cuts, furlough days or increased benefits costs. 

 
Bicyclist hurt in El Sobrante collision
EL SOBRANTE — A bicyclist was seriously injured after colliding with a pickup truck in unincorporated Contra Costa County this evening, the California Highway Patrol reported. 

 
BRENTWOOD — Although they ruffled more than a few feathers, city leaders have decided not to allow chickens to move into suburbia.The Brentwood City Council voted Tuesday to uphold the rules, which allow up to three birds on residential lots that are at least 20,000 square feet.  
 
 

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