News and Features for Lake Isabella, California
Turning off of Highway 178 onto the Kern River Preserve in Weldon, you are immediately enveloped by a wonderful sense of country quiet. As you meander along the dirt track, the hustle and bustle of the everyday world fades away.

City National Bank expands with second S.F. branch, Fremont hires
City National Bank will expand its Bay Area reach with the opening of a second branch in San Francisco?s financial district and adding to its banking team in Fremont. (CYN)

Matier & Ross: Oakland Raiders on the move?
With three seasons to go on their lease at the Coliseum, the Oakland Raiders are once again putting the team's future in play. This time around, the team wants locals to turn the area around the Coliseum into a full-fledged retail and entertainment district -...

Thaddeus Klemarczyk
EXETER and#8212; Former Exeter town clerk Thaddeus "Ted" Klemarczyk, 87, died peacefully with his family by his side on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008, at the Colonial Poplin Nursing Home in Fremont.

Salesian ruins return of CSD's Bella
After a five-year break from coaching, California School for the Deaf head football coach Kevin Bella had to admit it was a bit strange and exciting to be back on the sideline coaching for the Eagles. Unfortunately for Bella, the first game back pitted his squad against Bay Football League powerhouse, Salesian, as CSD fell to the Pride 42-12. Slideshow: Photos from Friday's prep ...

911 calls -- Published Sept. 7, 2008
There were 112 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Saturday. At that time, there were 1,488 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.

Community Calendar
TUESDAY, Sept. 9Presentation on Digital TV ? 7 p.m. All digital television is coming soon. Broadcast engineer Antonio Estrada of KDTV-14 Univision will explain what viewers need to do to keep watching their favorite shows.

Teachers call for action on budget
Teachers throughout California are asking state leaders to pass the budget.

Twin developers reshape Lincoln
Whizzer and Rip are at it again. Will ?Whizzer? and Robert ?Rip? Scott are working the crowd in the clubhouse at Memorial Stadium, where Lincolnites were invited to learn more about the city?s proposal to build an arena and other amenities that could cost up to $300 million.

Events calendar
Christian Movie Night will feature "Bless You Prison" at 7 p.m. at River Christian Fellowship. Free admission. At 6 p.m., pizza and salad will be available for a donation. Information: 733-3133. River Christian is at the corner of Falls Avenue East and Shoshone Falls Road.

S.J. schools make strides
STOCKTON - The first thing Mingo Greco did upon awakening Thursday morning was rush to her computer and log onto the California Department of Education Web site.

California delegates hope to hear clear, consistent message from McCain
n Republicans believe senator can carry mostly Democratic state because of his experience, courage he showed as POW

Talk of the Town Sept. 4
The Milpitas Unified School District Board of Education voted unanimously last Tuesday to approve a resolution to pursue a joint work session with the Milpitas City Council. According to the resolution, the meeting would be open to the public and held before the end of October.

Bay Area teachers protest state budget stalemate
n Educators around the state demand Legislature get money flowing

KU Graduate Students Win First Place in International Robotics Contest
University of Kansas engineering students won first-place awards at the 2008 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Pasadena, Calif.

Salesian spoils return of CSD coach Bella
Pride running backs shine in 42-12 win; late TD upends El Cerrito Slideshow: Photos from Friday's prep football games

Contra Costa Times prep scoreboard
FOOTBALLHigh schoolFreedom 28, Amador Valley 0Freedom 7 21 0 0 ? 28Amador 3 0 0 0 ? 3F ? Peebles 68 pass from Rodriguez (Gutierrez kick)AV? #31 27 field goalF?James 9 pass from Rodriguez (Gutierrez kick)F?Gupton 15 run (Gutierrez kick)F?Gupton 3 run

Herald, Valley Times prep scoreboard
FootballHigh schoolNonleagueDougherty Valley 42, Richmond 0Richmond 0 0 0 0 ? 0Dougherty Valley 26 16 0 0 ? 42DV ? Sites 6 run (Mullin kick)DV ? Sites 3 run (kick fail)DV ? Sites 10 run (kick fail)DV ? Camozzi fumble recovery in end zone (Mullin kick)DV ?

A&E Calendar
MUSIC4 FREMONTBand of Gold will perform from 2 to 4:30 p.m.Sept. 14 at Fremont Adult School's Tower Theatre, located at 4700 Calaveras Ave., Fremont. The band will play country and pop standards from the '30's through the '80's.

A&E Calendar
MUSIC FREMONTThe Jim Stubblefield Band is playing at Mission Coffee Roasting Co. at 7 p.m. Saturday. Stubblefield, who co-founded the group Incendio and has a similar style, has a background in Mideastern music, which creates his band's unique musical sound.