I totally agree. This format it stupid. Most days I just delete the email notifications from the…Read More Patch. This is the first thing I've even seen worth reading or commenting on. I'd love to see it go back to the original format. If they keep this up I will be discontinuing my account and say goodbye to The Patch.

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Charles Walter console 1520FP piano

purchased new in 1998 (one owner), it has been well cared for and is in excellent condition…

Buy | Sell | Trade May 19, 2013 at 04:31 pm

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Way Back When Pinole Was A Banking Center

Image from the National Register of Historic Places of the Bank of Pinole. The settlement of…

Business Updates May 16, 2013 at 06:23 pm

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SalthePlumber May 20, 2013 at 09:59 am

The Bank of Pinole Building is in the control of the City of Pinole. The City has bungled every…Read More opportunity to rent that building. They pushed the Flower Cart out and focused on putting a Coffee Shop there, spurning a proposed Italian Restaurant and mishandling an actual Coffee Shop that will be opening elsewhere on San Pablo Ave. The vicious amateurs of Pear St (City Hall) seem to have no aptitude for Commercial Development or negotiating skills. And so the City suffers from the poor leadership and the empty spaces...

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Ways for Pinole-Hercules Teachers to Save in the Classroom

Why are Pinole-Hercules teachers continuing to pay for school supplies out of their own…

Announcements May 16, 2013 at 08:52 am

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Aazoba Yuzuki May 25, 2013 at 03:27 pm

all the school monies going to east oakland and richmond ...just go asked the teachers at those…Read More schools how much supplies they have .. many takes home those supplies because of the overflows

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William Brown May 21, 2013 at 04:32 pm

I would like to see a list of local schools and what the shortfalls in resources are? Maybe the…Read More local community can help out?

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G.C. May 18, 2013 at 05:18 am

Lastly, society (including parents and kids) are letting our schools down as evidenced by the…Read More extreme truancy in Hercules and Pinole. Taxpayers give in the form of bond measures and parcel taxes. Teachers give out of their pockets. And our kids show their appreciation by skipping class. Sad.

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CONTRACTORS TOOLS

Mobile Knaack toolbox/workbench. tri-stand chain vise. Pipe die set from 1/2" to 2" in…

Buy | Sell | Trade May 15, 2013 at 08:34 am

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Summer Adult Basketball League (5 vs 5) – June 17 – August…

The Adult Basketball League has been a summer tradition at the City of Orinda for years and…

Announcements May 13, 2013 at 02:30 pm

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Orinda Adult Softball League (June 17 – Aug 23)

Softball in Orinda is a summer tradition that teams look forward to all year! Put a team…

Announcements May 13, 2013 at 02:12 pm

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Kaiser Permanente Hospitals in Northern California Receive…

Hospital safety records examined by The Leapfrog Group show that Kaiser Permanente hospitals…

Announcements May 13, 2013 at 11:31 am

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Bud Burlison May 16, 2013 at 07:06 am

You can always change your provider if you're disappointed with service. I think…Read More "hit-and-miss" can describe a lot of health service providers, but Kaiser is among the best if the experts are to be believed. I've had nothing but the best service for about 40 years.

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G.C. May 15, 2013 at 05:51 am

Kaiser received serious administrative penalties-fines as reported here by the California Department…Read More of Public Health http://www.cdph.ca.gov/certlic/facilities/Pages/APCountyAlameda.aspx http://www.cdph.ca.gov/certlic/facilities/Pages/APCountySanFrancisco.aspx Kaiser is hit-and-miss, much like public schools. You might get an excellent doctor (or teacher) or you might encounter a real dud. I've encountered both. I'm still scratching my head over a recent visit in which I had been up all night with a blocked esophagus since 5 pm Easter dinner. The advice nurse made a 9 AM appointment for me with my doctor instead of sending me to the ER. When I saw my doctor, I was spitting into a cup because I couldn't swallow. I told him I had even tried to induce vomiting during the night. He noticed that the back of my throat was red--he said he worried that it was an infection. I told him I had attempted to induce vomiting, using the back of a fork. He said that the back of a fork is dirty, that my red throat must be an infection. Seriously? So only sterile things should go into my mouth? No comment. He then asked me why I was there, that I should be in the ER instead. Really? Ask the advice nurse. He offered to call an ambulance. He then said he would call the ER to let them know I was on my way. He then showed me the fastest way to my car. It was a very long day. I couldn't even swallow water. At 3:00, I was x-rayed. At 5:00, they did an endoscopy and removed the blockage. Twenty four hours of being unable to swallow might be something they want to try at Guantanamo. I would have said anything just to be able to sip some water. It's far from the best, but it is affordable.

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Jenna May 9, 2013 at 07:41 pm

Of course it's not a direct factor. They should be focused on medical care and not on the…Read More entertainment industry.

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