By Tanya Rose, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Oct. 7--Giving in to pressure from local environmentalists, Concord leaders last week added two more open-space-friendly options to the buffet of development ideas for the shuttered Concord Naval Weapons Station.

By Paula King, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Jan. 19--Contra Costa County Superior Court issued a tentative ruling on a land conservation group's lawsuit against the city of Oakley this week, but the final ruling is still pending.

By Paul RogersSTAFF Environmentalists rejoiced last week at the news that Democrats will take control of Congress, providing leadership they expect will lead to more wilderness protection, tougher pollution laws and new global warming rules.

By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Nov. 12--Environmentalists rejoiced this week at the news that Democrats will take control of Congress, providing leadership they expect will mean more wilderness protection, tougher pollution laws and new global warming rules.

By Aaron Kinney, STAFF WRITER SAN MATEO -- Stockbridge Capital Partners, the real-estate investment firm that owns Bay Meadows Race Track, is in the business of making money for its investors.