Candidates listed in alphabetical order by last name. Conrad Dandridge I am Conrad Dandridge. I am a candidate for the Board of Supervisors 5th District. Our county faces many challenges and issues, and the residents of District 5 have needs, simple to complex. These needs are not being addressed at …

Interviews and photographs by CLAIRE PULKOWNIK and GERARDO RECINOS Christine, 50, Juror “Today there was a woman from the historical society who came and she gave a little talk about Martinez, and I think that’s part of what gave me the impression too, of this community effort (to get more …

By DAVID SCHOLZ Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – Grave marker No. 525 is back where it belongs. Like with the care of a newborn, the non-descript headstone was respectfully set and lovingly secured with dirt to its rightful original place among the numerous other unnamed souls of “God’s Acre’’ in …

By GABE AGURCIA Special to the Tribune Alhambra baseball was narrowly defeated by Acalanes in Lafayette on Friday, May 17, by a score of 3-1. The game was offensively uneventful for the first three innings. The Bulldogs looked like they’d strike quickly when Matt Beck and Tyler Peters started the …

By JOEL TIMBRELL Special to the Tribune The Alhambra Track team competed at the DFAL Varsity Trials and Finals League Championships at Campolindo High School last Tuesday, May 10, and Friday, May 13. Competition included rival DFAL schools Dublin, Dougherty Valley, Las Lomas, Miramonte, Acalanes, and the Campo Cougars. Most …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune For the sixth time in the seven years Paul Buccellato has been at the helm of the Alhambra softball program, the team has eclipsed the 20 win mark. The Lady Bulldogs beat Acalanes 10-2 on a hot Tuesday afternoon, with sophomore Briana Edwards taking the …

MARTINEZ, Calif. – It’s official – beavers have returned to Alhambra Creek. The first sighting took place May 2 when Moses Silva spotted what he thought was a beaver swimming in the creek, according to local beaver advocacy group Worth A Dam. When Silva went for his camera, however, the …

By CLAIRE PULKOWNIK Martinez Tribune Despite coming out hot, Alhambra could not overcome a late surge by Campolindo on May 12 as the Bulldogs once again fell to the Cougars 5-1. The Cougars piled on four runs in the fifth and sixth innings thanks to the bats of University of …

By JOEL TIMBRELL Special to the Tribune The freshman and sophomore Alhambra Bulldogs Track Team traveled to Campolindo High School in Moraga for the 2016 Frosh/Soph DFAL Championships last Thursday, May 12. There the Bulldogs battled Miramonte, Las Lomas, Dublin, Dougherty Valley, Acalanes and the Campo Cougars. Alhambra’s underclassmen girls …

MARTINEZ, Calif. – Firefighters battled a blaze on Midway Drive Tuesday night, allegedly the result of unattended cooking. Contra Costa County Fire Protection District officials reported via Twitter at 8:08 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, that a two-alarm fire was in progress at a residence in the 200 block of Midway …