600 acres of former farmland could become one of the Bay Delta’s best places to …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Logan Webb pitched eight strong innings and Matt Chapman hit a two …
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By DANNY YOEONO Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – Marijuana cultivation faces another city choice of banishment or regulation. Martinez will also need to choose whether or not to ban or regulate medical cannabis delivery services. From a legal standpoint, if the city were to ban cultivation, the state law that …
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By HANNAH HATCH Martinez Tribune I met Pandora Sutherland, Alhambra High School Senior, Tuesday, Feb. 2, at her home in Martinez. Her home was full of beautiful art and vibes of love. Pandora was wearing the “fuzziest” velvet outfit she could find to keep her warm in the cold. We …
Read More »Good synopsis of the Pine Meadow issue to date by “Name on File” in the January 29 Voice section of the Tribune. I might just add that three of the four non-respondents to the cited public records request are the very ones I identified a year ago as substantially benefiting …
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The building at 615 Estudillo St. in downtown Martinez undergoes demolition Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. The building, which formerly housed the Martinez News-Gazette (no affiliation), was structurally frail; its owner, Al Susini, told the Tribune last Wednesday that the lot would be used for parking. The neighboring property, currently boarded …
Read More »By DANNY YOEONO Martinez Tribune Dead body found in barn Alhambra Valley 1865: An 8-10 day old dead body was found in a barn. The body was first seen by a boy driving cows who casually looked into the barn and thought a man was sleeping. Out of curiosity, he …
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By TASHINA MANYAK Martinez Tribune The Mount Diablo Unified School District is embroiled in a lawsuit for allegedly failing to protect its students from the sexual abuse of a fourth grade teacher who was identified by an internal investigation as a potential threat in 2006. Despite the decade-old investigative report …
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MARTINEZ, Calif. – The business community of Martinez once again came through in support of “Scare Away Hunger,” an event benefiting the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano and Alhambra High School athletic programs. Last October, various sports teams at Alhambra competed against one another to collect the most …
Read More »MARTINEZ, Calif. – The Contra Costa County Animals Services Department (CCASD) announced this week they will be temporarily ceasing the acceptance of owner-surrendered animals at their shelters in Martinez and Pinole due to the volume of animals at both facilities. Certain exceptions to this temporary freeze will be made for …
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BY DEBRA J. MORRIS Pacific Coast Farmers Market Association California honey is a wonderful source of quick energy and is also valued for its antioxidant properties. It is composed primarily of carbohydrates and water, and also contains small amounts of a wide array of vitamins and minerals, including niacin, riboflavin, …
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By DANIEL GLUSKOTER The daily schedule for the fourth annual BottleRock Music Festival May 27-29, 2016, at the Napa Valley Exposition has been announced as follows: Friday, May 27 Stevie Wonder, Lenny Kravitz, Grouplove, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Cold War Kids, Andy Grammer, Buddy Guy, Houndmouth, The Orwells, Kaleo, The …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER In an unexpected early Christmas gift that music fans have long hoped for, the newly reformed 4 Non Blondes performed the first of two sold out shows at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on Wednesday, part of a stretch of their first new shows …
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For slaughtering the right tools come in handy, especially if you want to be efficient, safe and precise. Slaughtering knives are designed to do certain tasks, requiring sharpness and control — separating meat from bone, skirting or breaking down large cuts. In this article, we will cover knife materials, different …
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