On Nov. 7, 2007, the Cosco Busan, a 65,131-ton container ship, grazed against the base of the Bay Bridge, gashing its hull and spewing 58,000 tons of crude oil into the Bay.
Narrow, curving rivers and sloughs, faster boats, reckless behavior and the lack of mandatory boater education combine to make California's inland waterways more dangerous than the Pacific Ocean.
A story in some editions Friday should have said the Contra Costa Water District/Brentwood Water Treatment Plant is located in Oakley. n nAn On Tap item on Page A6 of Friday's Antioch/Brentwood/Oakley News should have said the Summerset Big Band concert at City Park in downtown Brentwood will be
A headline for a story on the front page Thursday about a proposal under consideration by the UC Board of Regents should have said: UC seeks to limit rehiring of retirees.
A story in some editions July 2 about Pittsburg's budget should have said Pittsburg may pursue new uses for the fees it collects from developers for park land dedication.
A story on Page A3 of some Wednesday editions failed to make clear that the Brentwood Agricultural Land Trust facilitates the purchase of conservation easements to preserve agricultural land in the Brentwood area.
Obama has breakfast with troops; to meet Karzai KABUL, Afghanistan—Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama shared Sunday breakfast with American troops in Kabul ahead of an expected meeting with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has criticized for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country. Full Story
SACRAMENTO—No ticket matched all six numbers drawn for the California Lottery's "SuperLotto Plus" game Saturday night, which had a jackpot of $34 million.
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As wars lengthen, toll on military families mounts FORT CAMPBELL, Ky.—Far from the combat zones, the strains and separations of no-end-in-sight wars are taking an ever-growing toll on military families despite the armed services' earnest efforts to help. Full Story
Obama has breakfast with troops; to meet Karzai KABUL, Afghanistan—Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama shared Sunday breakfast with American troops in Kabul ahead of an expected meeting with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has criticized for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country. Full Story
WASHINGTON—The tomato scare may be over, but it has taken a toll—it's cost the industry an estimated $100 million and left millions of people with a new wariness about the safety of everyday foods.
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