Inland Community News briefs for Tuesday, Aug. 19 (North County Times)

20 August 2008, 1:02 am

Firefighters to raise fund for MDA SAN MARCOS ---- The San Marcos Professional Firefighters Association, Local 4184, will hit the streets Aug. 22 to raise money in support of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.... read more

ARCHIVE SEARCH (East Bay Express)

19 August 2008, 6:34 pm

By the time that you're a senior, your understanding of UC Berkeley is likely to exceed the one that you'll get from the university's printed orientation materials. But three years is a long time to wait for the down-low.... read more

Questions/Answers (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)

17 August 2008, 9:11 am

Questions and answers on Daily Bulletin stories from readers like you. Bobby Grizzle, a longtime Chino Valley school board member accused of steering a district paper-supply deal to his employer, cited his family as reason for not running for re-election in November.... read more

Egret-friendly Calif. community has had it (Seattle Times)

17 August 2008, 2:21 am

More than 1,000 egrets are nesting in a California city's park for third year, and officials are planning how to thwart a fourth visit.... read more

Plague of shorebirds fouls small town (The Monterey County Herald)

17 August 2008, 2:02 am

WILLOWS — Nobody knows why the birds have staked their claim on this farm town 90 miles north of Sacramento. But it's the third consecutive year and, by all accounts, the worst. "The community has had enough," said Steve Holsinger, Willows' city manager. "They're just fed up.... read more

Around the Inland Valley (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)

16 August 2008, 11:44 pm

Bobby Grizzle, a longtime Chino Valley school board member accused of steering a district paper-supply deal to his employer, cited his family as reason for not running for re-election in November.... read more