Generosity, Hard Work is Formula for Rags to Riches
By David King Manuel Perales’s life story may be one of the best ‘rags to riches’ story you will find in a Concord resident. Perales immigrated to the Los Angeles…
The One Thing Your Diet Needs to Work Correctly
by Carmela Lieras, NASM-CPT Your current or future diet needs this one thing to actually work. It’s not a specific food type, nor a magical protein powder.Your diet needs to…
High School Memorials Project Honors Our Fallen Warriors
The Contra Costa Blue Star Moms Chapter 20 High School Memorial Project is near completion. The project’s goal is to place a granite memorial at each local high school in…
Hypnotherapy It’s Not What You Think
Have you seen a Hollywood movie or TV show where a hypnotist gets someone to cluck like a chicken or engage in another embarrassing act? Such stunts have caused hypnotherapy…
Elaine LaRussa resigns family from ARF Board, Tony Backpeddles
Animal Rescue Foundation co-founder Elaine LaRussa posted the statement above on social media Saturday April 17 saying her family has pulled out of the Walnut Creek-based animal welfare rescue foundation…
Point Lobos Nature Reserve: The Crown Jewel of the State Park System
As an avid hiker and wildlife enthusiast, I thoroughly enjoyed my trip to Point Lobos State Natural Reserve. It is a great destination for picnicking, SCUBA diving, and jogging. The…
The Making of the First Diabetic Alert Dog Program
By Jill Hedgecock Photos by Mary Hooker, Yellow Neener Photography Clayton’s Mark Ruefenacht’s unique background as a self-described science nerd with expertise in criminal forensics, a diabetic, and a man…
What’s a Barzerria?
OUT to LUNCH By David King I took a road trip to explore the tiny delta town of Isleton, population 840ish, a colorful community located five miles beyond Rio Vista…
Shouldn’t Jean Yokotobi be angry?
By Ricard Eber As news of violence against Asians in the Bay Area occupies the headlines today, March quietly marked the 75th anniversary of the final closure of the Japanese…