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Consuelo comes back
As always, she catches me by surprise. There huddled at the back door, this time clutching a brand new jacket. With her other hand she holds a sheet of pink laminated paper, as if it means all the world to her.
Dawn is starting to nudge out the economic darkness
The shutting down of Toyota production at the NUMMI plant in Fremont is scarier than a runaway Prius.
Pleasanton puts housing squeeze on workers
Pleasanton is a shining city in the Tri-Valley.
‘I’d rather be tried by 12 than carried by six.’
Robert Ortiz is a reasonable man.
Congress’ business savvy reflected in Postal Service’s financial quagmire
Not too many moons ago – before the Internet spawned spam to give junk mail a good name – Congress set up the Postal Service as a separate entity.
Bringing back Tidewater passenger rail service
There was a time when 24 passenger trains passed through Manteca daily to take you to Stockton or Modesto.
Sadness turns to tears of joy
Tears, smiles and hugs were the order of the day in Ripon Saturday as some 200 girls from all over the region picked out prom dresses for their special graduation occasions – without paying a dime for the gowns.
Invest 44 cents to help keep California safe
Want to help make California streets a bit safer for your family and neighbors?
No separation between church and state in the actual pledge
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Stealing is stealing no matter how you rationalize it
We were bicycling down River Road a few years ago when the lady I was with – a deputy with the Dade County Sheriff's Department in Florida – said she wanted to stop for a second.
PG&E’s $9.8M care package for CEO Darbee
The young man knocking on my door wanted to know if I knew about the PG&E CARE program and if I wanted to apply.
Manteca making LMD takeover work effectively
Snall weeds - fueled by rain and a rise in temperatures - started popping up in the concrete portion of the Wellington Avenue bike path about 10 days ago.
Grown adults shopping wearing PJs
When's it OK to wear pajamas out in public?
We can make up for a lifetime of indifference
Phil Waterford couldn't sleep.
UC protestors overplay their hand on I-880
I shed no tears for the University of California at Davis student showing her "wounds" to a KCRA-TV camera that she received from police after she and others disobeyed repeated lawful orders to disperse and stop blocking city streets and attempting to advance onto Interstate 80 in a bid to close it down.
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Big Mother government & Kristen Olsen
Kristen Olsen doesn't like "unnecessary nanny government policies."
Fed’s strategy: Destroying river & other fish to save some fish
In 127 days the unthinkable could happen.
Saying thanks for the gift given by Emily Jazmin Tatum Perez
I never had the honor of meeting Emily Jazmin Tatum Perez.
Moonwalking his way to fame
The song that he was dancing to was 15 years older than he was.
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