By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Alhambra tennis is putting together some nice game wins together as their season progresses. And their results at Dublin show that. Number one singles player Nick Atencio played one his best matches all season. Atencio, as the number one for Alhambra, usually has the unfortunate …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune After playing less games than they intended to at the Livermore Stampede tournament this past weekend, the Bulldogs welcomed Dublin for their first home game of the year. A steep drop off in competition looked to give the Lady Bulldogs a bit of rust, and …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune The Bulldog boys’ volleyball continue adding to the legend of their best season in program history after taking sole-possession of first place in the Diablo Foothill Athletic League with a 3-2 win over Dougherty Valley on April 12. In the first set, Dougherty Valley’s Thomas …

Sacramento Sucker fish migrating up Alhambra Creek to spawn Wednesday afternoon. The fish, pictured here near Ward Street, were spotted about three months after a Steelhead Trout was seen heading up the creek near Ward. According to Michelle Leicester of the Department of Fish & Wildlife, suckers are a hardy …

Martinez’ iconic Pine Meadows Golf Course of the recent past now stands on the dismal abyss of becoming an unwanted, unneeded, unethically wrangled housing project. From my perspective, the machination reportedly being carried out by city officials in cahoots with a “wannabe” building code manipulator in order to excavate, black …

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced that 758 elementary schools in California have been selected as 2016 California Gold Ribbon Schools, an awards program which is temporarily taking the place of the California Distinguished Schools Program. The program recognizes some of the state’s most exemplary public schools. Contra …

A telescopic forklift loading a support beam through a doorway at Victoria’s Café on Estudillo Street in downtown Martinez last week. The café and second-story apartments on the corner of Main Street have been vacant since a 2013 fire caused heavy damage to the building. Future plans for the building …

Jay Neal Archibald April 24, 1942 – April 3, 2016 Jay Neal Archibald, a long time Martinez resident, passed away early Sunday morning April 3 with his wife Janet at his side after having suffered a massive stroke Friday morning. He was 73. Besides Janet, he is survived by son …

Founder Heidi Perryman talks beavers By DAVID SCHOLZ Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – More than eight years after one woman spearheaded an effort to address the plight of one fury creature from demise in Alhambra Creek, that effort subsequently generated national interest and has given more attention to the health …

By DAVID SCHOLZ Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – The Earth Day 2016 celebrations being held locally will mark many milestones and much progress in the environmental movement that can be traced back to the labors of John Muir, whose name graces the national historic site in Martinez. The National Park …