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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.  
 
A story in some Saturday editions about the federal Race to the Top education program incorrectly included the Orinda Union School District on a list of local educational agencies that have signed onto California's funding application.  
 
 
 
El Cerrito, Richmond: Compost those food scraps, don't dump it
n El Cerrito, Richmond working on plan to limit food scraps at landfills 

 
Deputies surround home of Castro Valley teen suspected of firing shots
CASTRO VALLEY — Alameda County sheriff's deputies have surrounded the Castro Valley home of a 17-year-old boy who is believed to have fired a gun at his neighbors this morning, a sheriff's sergeant said. 

 
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