Local Students Become National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists
There are times when we stand together in celebration of our neighbors because when they do well we feel as if we did well, too.
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District, League of Women Voters Announce School Board Candidate Forums
The seven candidates running for seats on the West Contra Costa County Unified School District Board of Education in the Nov. 8 election have been invited to participate in a series of three forums jointly hosted by the League of Women Voters of West Contra Costa County and the District.
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AUDITORS RELEASE PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF WEST COUNTY SCHOOLS’ CONSTRUCTION BOND PROGRAM
The Preliminary Phase II Forensic Accounting Investigation Report of the West Contra Costa Unified School District’s school construction bond program is now available on the District website at www.wccusd.net/audit.
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Fix Our Ferals Receives $50,000 Matching Grant to Reopen Vital Spay-Neuter Center Thanks to Maddie
PLEASANTON, CA--(Marketwired - August 24, 2016) - Maddie's Fund®, a national family foundation based in Pleasanton, CA, has awarded Fix Our Ferals a $50,000 matching grant to support the reopening and sustainability of their spay-neuter center to serve Alameda and Contra Costa County community cats, shelter cats and those of low-income families. Maddie's Fund will match every donation up to $50,000 through October 15.
The East Bay community has depended on Fix Our Ferals since its inception in 1998. Its mission is to humanely reduce the cat population in the East Bay and educate the public about trap-neuter-return (TNR). The Fix Our Ferals Spay-Neuter Center has served nearly 20,000 cats since its opening in July 2012. However, in April 2016, they temporarily suspended operations due to lack of funds.
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Candidates Night Forum
As we learn of any scheduled candidates nights for the Richmond City Council and School Board races, we’ll post them.
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INTERSTATE 80 (I-80) SMART CORRIDOR ACTIVATES OVERHEAD SIGNS
On Thursday, August 25, 2016, Caltrans activated the newest electronic signage elements of the I-80 SMART Corridor Project on a 20-mile stretch of freeway and surrounding roads between the Carquinez Bridge and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties.
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