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By Lisa Fulmer 4 years ago

Michele Browne enjoyed two six-month backpacking trips overseas before completing her degree in environmental science

By Debora Allen 4 years ago

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA—The death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minnesota brought

By Julie Pierce 4 years ago

CLAYTON, CA—It is election season – could you tell? This is an important election, so

By Tim McGallian 4 years ago

CONCORD, CA—With challenge comes opportunity, and this pandemic has certainly forced many organizations to get

By Karen Mitchoff 4 years ago

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY—Fire season has come in full force – from fast moving blazes across

By Tim Grayson 4 years ago

CALIFORNIA—Our state is in the midst of a housing crisis decades in the making, and

By Edi Birsan 4 years ago

The third independents survey of the year attracted the most ever responses (584) and touched

By Kiku Johnson 4 years ago

It’s time to return to joy. But hold on just one minute. Have you truly

By Carol Longshore 4 years ago

In 1863, Andrew George Gehringer purchased 750 acres from Don Salvio Pacheco. After a drought

By Sunny Solomon 4 years ago

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, time seems to move at a pace determined to