CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, Calif., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 17, 2008, at 10:30am, AvalonBay Communities, Inc., Millennium Partners, the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), and the County of Contra Costa will host a groundbreaking ceremony for a innovative public/private transit- oriented development, Avalon Walnut Creek at Contra Costa Centre.

By Denis Cuff, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Jan.

By Malaika Fraley, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Jul. 27--Several main roads in Concord and Pleasant Hill will be shut down this morning to make way for a procession to a memorial service for two Contra Costa County firefighters who died in a fire last weekend. Capt.

By Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Jul. 25--QUEEN: Hello, darlings. For those of you who commute through Dublin and Pleasanton along Interstate 580, the highway will be taking on a slightly different look in the coming days and weeks.

By Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Jul. 17--Queen: On Wednesday, the nation lost a champion for highway beautification and preservation, and a hero to wildflowers everywhere. Lady Bird Johnson died at age 94.