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Punk rockers Green Day return to their East Bay roots for top honors

Green Day returns to the Bay Area city where punk rockers went to school and 7-Eleven is behind the music Punk rockers Green Day may have come from the nearby rodeo, but their music was shaped by the Slurpees at…

Public Works Authority carries out road works on Vasco Road

2 Brentwood, Calif. – The Contra Costa County Public Works Department will remove debris and replace delineators to improve safety on Vasco Road. The work will take place between Camino Diablo and the Alameda County Line on Wednesday, 4 September…

Father hit and killed by suspected drunk driver on way home from work

Father killed on way home from work by suspected drunk driver A 30-year-old father was riding his motorcycle home from work in the East Bay when he was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver. His family is speaking…

Bellisima Coutre: Bride cheated before wedding

East Bay bridal shop closes without notice, leaving bride-to-be without a wedding dress just before her big day A BayPoint woman says she no longer has the wedding dress she bought less than two weeks before her big day. The…

Richmond approves $550 million settlement with Chevron, but will withdraw tax vote

The Chevron refinery in Richmond, California. Nina Riggio/The Chronicle The Richmond City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a $550 million settlement with Chevron. In return, the company withdrew a ballot proposal it introduced in November that would have allowed the…

No cell phones on more and more campuses in the Bay Area

Cellphone-free school days on more and more campuses in the Bay Area Thursday is the first day of school in the Mount Diablo Unified School District, which means hundreds of high school students on an East Bay campus will experience…