FRIDAY'S SCORES Nonleague --Encinal 38, Alameda 10 (F) --Concord 50, De Anza 0 (F) --Mission-SF 12, El Cerrito 9 (F) --Dougherty Valley 42, Richmond 0 (F) --Justin-Siena 50, Emery 0 (F) --Miramonte 31, Antioch 28 (F) --Freedom 28, Amador Valley 3 (F) --Clayton Valley 20, Liberty 0 (F) --Newark

The saga surrounding the left ankle of Warriors guard Monta Ellis has taken a step toward conclusion. Bay Area News Group has learned that Ellis has revealed to Warriors management how he hurt his ankle and the two sides are in talks about how to put the situation behind them. According to a team

BERKELEY -- Four men sharing a single liter of water, high in a lone redwood, were the last holdout tree sitters in the grove near UC Berkeley's Memorial Stadium on Saturday, as contractors hired by the university cut down and began removing dozens of trees nearby. The university launched the

Three people, including a Martinez police sergeant, were shot and killed Saturday outside a Martinez hair salon in an apparent domestic dispute involving the salon owner and her estranged husband. Sgt. Paul Starzyk, a 12-year veteran of the force and a married father of three small children, was

IT'S BY FAR the biggest question asked of a journalist who survives back-to-back Democratic and Republican national conventions: How do the two compare? So, I put together a scorecard from the Dems in Denver and the Reeps in St. Paul/Minneapolis. But please, don't get your partisan panties in a

DON'T LOOK NOW, but El Cerrito has a stroll of its own -- a definite scene with art, entertainment and food that has grown rapidly and has new venues eager to participate. You can walk the walk and experience the scene yourself at the next Stockton Avenue Art Stroll from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. This is

Politics found Livermore school board President Tom McLaughlin last week -- in the McDonald's on North P Street, of all places. It's where he regularly meets friends for his morning coffee. But last Tuesday, he found about 30 people with the Al-Costa Budget Coalition getting ready to meet with

WHEN I WAS A KID, tea parties were a regular part of my young life. I had an aluminum tea set (so it wouldn't break) and I could only use water (in case it spilled), but I served a nice table for Little Lulu, Madame Alexander and Teddy. When I grew up, I put away childish things and took up mochas

ALBANY Brown Bag Speakers Forum -- 12:30-1:30 p.m. Sept. 8. The speaker will be Jerry Kent, formerly with the East Bay Regional Park District, who will show photographs and talk about the history of Tilden Park: "Tilden Park and the Carousel." Question-and-answer session will follow. Albany

These are the hot lunch menus which will be served in the West Contra Costa Unified School District elementary schools Sept. 8-12. All meals served with milk choice. Monday: Teriyaki chicken with rice and mixed vegetables or cheese pizza, all sports graham bites, pineapple juice, fresh plum. --