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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 …

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 …

MARTINEZ, Calif. – Our little city by the Bay has come in sixth place in the Cool California Challenge, a contest to motivate residents to reduce their carbon footprints. Twenty-two California cities participated in the challenge, with households tracking driving and home energy use, and completing bonus actions to earn …

MARTINEZ, Calif. – Owners of the former Pine Meadow Golf Course have filed suit against a local organization rallying to save the land from further development. The property at 451 Vine Hill Way, Martinez, is currently designated as open space, though it’s earmarked for a housing development. Land owners DeNova …

MARTINEZ, Calif. – Assistant City Manager Alan Shear recently announced his resignation, effective April 15. Shear, who’s worked for the City of Martinez since October 2010, has accepted an offer from the city of Millbrae, California. A special proclamation was presented to Shear during the April 6 City Council meeting, …

Officials believe Martinez man’s victims may number in the hundreds MARTINEZ, Calif. – Blake Robert Johnston was sentenced to 30 years in prison late Tuesday, and ordered to serve a lifetime on supervised release, for traveling across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual acts with a minor, …

Traveling from Contra Costa County to Southern California is just about to get much more convenient with the April launch of a new scheduled charter jet service out of Buchanan Field. JetSuiteX, a new venture from private jet company JetSuite, will initially kick off round-trip service from Buchanan Field to …

Bobbi Horack, Denise Elsken and Kathi McLaughlin were recently recognized for their outstanding service as trustees for the Martinez Unified School District. Their recognition comes from the Contra Costa County School Boards Association. John Marquez and John T. Nejedly Jr. were also recognized by the association for their service on …

Contra Costa County school districts announced their 2016-2017 Teachers of the Year this week. Twenty-two representatives were chosen from 17 different school districts within the county, two of whom will go on to represent the county in the California State Teacher of the Year Program this fall. Erin Flanigan of …