Jared Leaf, from Alhambra High to Jordan Peele's first horror class
Jared Leaf grew up in Martinez and played linebacker at Alhambra High.
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Two named Contra Costa Teachers of the Year, with a Walnut Creek teacher honored
The county office of education honored 22 teachers on Sept. 17 and named two of them Contra Costa Teachers of the Year.
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The Three Mules walked through Martinez and Concord this week
A man who has lived outdoors with pack mules for decades came down out of Benicia and crossed into Contra Costa this week.
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Walnut Creek's adaptive art classes run into November
Two adaptive art classes for adults 18 and older run through Nov. 9 and Nov. 10, and the city says Regional Center of the East Bay…
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The Martinez Boys and Girls Club, after a merger that kept its name
Boys & Girls Clubs of Contra Costa published its 2025-26 impact report this month: 1,873 young people served, 76 percent from…
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DVC's free college-prep programs run out of one Pleasant Hill office
Diablo Valley College's two federal TRIO programs are taking students this fall.
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Improv, paint night and a clay workshop at the Center for Community Arts
An improv jam Wednesday, the last Paint Night of the summer Thursday and a visiting ceramics artist Friday, then fall classes…
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Springfield Montessori marks 35 years, from five students to a four-acre campus
Springfield Montessori opened in May 1990 with five students and four teachers.
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