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Dean Stanley Lesher (August 4, 1903 – May 13, 1993) was an American newspaper publisher, founder of the Contra Costa Times and the Contra Costa Newspapers chain. He was also a well-known philanthropist in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The original Contra Costa Times was founded by Dean Lesher in 1947, and served central Contra Costa County, especially Walnut Creek. However, Lesher began expanding by purchasing weekly newspapers in neighboring communities, as well as two eastern Contra Costa daily papers, the Antioch Ledger and the Pittsburg Post-Dispatch. Originally the ...
Alameda Times-Star; Anaheim Bulletin [4] The Argus (Fremont) Beverly Hills Post; Burbank Daily Review [5] Weekly Butte Democrat, Oroville, 1859–1862; California Eagle (Los Angeles) The Californian (San Francisco) Chung Sai Yat Po (San Francisco, Chinese) Clovis Independent; Contra Costa Times (Contra Costa County) La Crónica (Los Angeles ...
Richard Rainey (December 5, 1938 – July 4, 2021) was an American politician from Walnut Creek, California, a suburb in the San Francisco Bay Area.He served in the California State Assembly from 1992 until 1996 and then served in the State Senate from 1996 until 2000 when he was defeated for reelection by Tom Torlakson, a Democratic Assemblyman from Antioch.
The following day, subscribers were to get copies of the new East Bay Tribune; instead the mastheads were made local editions of the Oakland Tribune. The Contra Costa Times, San Ramon Valley Times, East County Times, Tri-Valley Herald and San Joaquin Herald were scheduled to become the new The Times. [9]
Alfa Anderson, a vocalist known for her work with the iconic 1970s disco band Chic, has died. She was 78. Niles Rodgers, founder of Chic, shared the news in an Instagram post on Dec. 17. “RIP ...
East Bay Times From a page move : This is a redirect from a page that has been moved (renamed). This page was kept as a redirect to avoid breaking links, both internal and external, that may have been made to the old page name.
Holmes was arrested for allegedly trespassing and for failing to appear in court on a DUI charge, according to the Corvallis Gazette-Times. Holmes died of an acute athsma attack, according to the Corvallis Gazette-Times. Jail or Agency: Benton County Jail; State: Oregon; Date arrested or booked: 4/20/2016; Date of death: 4/26/2016; Age at death: 46