So This Happened…Week of Feb. 26 through Mar. 3, 2024
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA (Mar. 3, 2024) — Despite the demise of the International Hospitality and Tourism Academy at Mt. Diablo High, Chef Kevin Fuller continues to offer opportunities to students – including the recent reopening of Serendipity Restaurant.
“This is a program that has reached out to kids who often don’t see a reason to be in school. Many alumni have succeeded and carried that success beyond graduation,” Fuller told the Pioneer’s Rich Eber, who also offers a review of some menu selections. Read the full story.
More from Pioneer columnists: County Supervisor Ken Carlson explains Stand Together Contra Costa, which provides legal services, community outreach and public education for immigrant families. “It’s the only program providing pro bono deportation defense legal services in Contra Costa County. The program also provides a Rapid Response Hotline where community members can report suspected activity by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),” he said.
Meanwhile, Kevin Cabral of the Concord Chamber encourages residents to give 10% more to help the community. “That additional 10% can do a lot,” he noted. “It can give you time to attend a City Council meeting, help the community pool, volunteer at one of the many organizations in Concord, coach your kids sport, do some self-care, pick up trash on a street by your house, shop for a neighbor or roll up their trash cans.
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In sports: Rain, rain go away – it’s Opening Day, plus Athlete Spotlight on Jared Gallegos of Mt. Diablo High.
Letter to the Editor: A concern for our next generation.
Concord City Council to adopt rent stabilization, just cause eviction rules.
Clayton children’s author proves you can’t keep a good cat down.
East Bay charity offers paid job training.
Samantha McNally: more than just watercolors.
Social media is key to today’s real estate market.
Rodent poison will kill rats – and possibly your dog.
Nutrition is important after gastric bypass surgery.
“Heaven & Earth Grocery Store” tells a powerful story.
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Bev Britton
Bev Britton graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of North Dakota and moved to the Bay Area with her soon-to-be husband Jim in 1986. She was features editor at the Contra Costa Times in Walnut Creek before becoming managing editor of the Contra Costa Sun in Lafayette in 1995. She retired from newsrooms in 2001, but an ad for the Clayton Pioneer drew her back in. The family moved to Lake Wildwood in the Gold Country a few years ago - but working at the Pioneer keeps her in touch with her old neighborhoods in Concord and Clayton.