Crockett NewsLocal news for Crockett, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Despite past difficulties, Crockett man keeps trekking- May 27, 2008 Melvin Ainsworth of Crockett displays a photograph showing some of his injuries, taken after he was mistakenly tackled on the Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge by a Vallejo police officer in March of 2005.http://www.topix.net/city/crockett-ca/2008/05/despite-past-difficulties-crockett-man-keeps... Memorial Day services and observances planned in West County- May 25, 2008 Several events are planned during the next few days in the West Contra Costa area to mark Memorial Day: CROCKETT: The Crockett Historical Museum, 900 Loring Ave., will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and ...http://www.topix.net/city/crockett-ca/2008/05/memorial-day-services-and-observances-planne... Man arrested after pot grow found in burning house- May 23, 2008 Authorities clearing 300 marijuana plants out of a burned house in Crockett ran into the tenant Thursday morning, resulting in an arrest and the confiscation of a new, 30-foot stretch limousine.http://www.topix.net/city/crockett-ca/2008/05/man-arrested-after-pot-grow-found-in-burning... Crockett man's 800th trek across Zampa bridge a tribute to span's namesake- May 22, 2008 Melvin Ainsworth likes baking, photography and keeping track of things. Ask the Crockett resident for his age, and he replies precisely: "Eighty-point-five years and 14, no, 16 days," he said Monday.http://www.topix.net/city/crockett-ca/2008/05/crockett-mans-800th-trek-across-zampa-bridge... Schools chief steps down- May 21, 2008 John Swett Unified School District Superintendent Michael Roth is photographed in Rodeo, Calif.http://www.topix.net/city/crockett-ca/2008/05/schools-chief-steps-down?fromrss=1 Trial begins for Crockett man accused in Rodeo killing- May 19, 2008 "I unloaded my clip. I shot him at point blank range" Trial got under way today in the case of a Crockett man accused of killing another man in Rodeo because he thought he had set fire to his truck. via Contra Costa Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/crockett-ca/2008/05/trial-begins-for-crockett-man-accused-in-rod... CHP investigating Crockett crash that killed Pleasant Hill man- May 17, 2008 The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that killed a Pleasant Hill man Sunday evening. via Contra Costa Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/crockett-ca/2008/05/chp-investigating-crockett-crash-that-killed... East Bay begins water rationing- May 15, 2008 "Maybe it should be ... if you've made the investment, we're not going to (demand reductions of) 30 percent, but 2 percent." Water rationing went into effect Tuesday for East Bay residents after water managers unanimously passed a drought management program aimed at preserving the system's deteriorating water supply. via San Francisco Chroniclehttp://www.topix.net/city/crockett-ca/2008/05/east-bay-begins-water-rationing?fromrss=1 East Bay to face water rationing for first time in decades- May 13, 2008 "Our policy says we will declare a drought emergency and impose rationing" The East Bay's largest water utility is expected to impose mandatory water rationing today for the first time in nearly 20 years to conserve depleted water supplies after two droughty years. via Inside Bay Areahttp://www.topix.net/city/crockett-ca/2008/05/east-bay-to-face-water-rationing-for-first-t... Building enforcement draws complaints- May 13, 2008 "One day, we went away, and two weeks later there's a house in front of our house" Three years ago, Cheryl and Roger Harrington built a 6-foot-high retaining wall in the yard of their El Sobrante property without a permit. via Contra Costa Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/crockett-ca/2008/05/building-enforcement-draws-complaints?fromrs... |