Diablo Reporter

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2013 and the Grand Opening of the Diablo Reporter!!!

We are now officially launched!!! We are looking forward to providing you with great articles, new features, informative pages and so much more! As with any great project we want this website to grow naturally, by the people and for the people. We very excited to ring in January 1, 2013 as are fabulous birth year and hope for an incredible first year. We hope all of you have the absolute best year and we look forward to sharing the journey of 2013 with you.

May you have an amazing year!

The Diablo Reporter

It’s only a few days until the launch of The Diablo Reporter on January 1, 2013! We are gearing up to provide you with the most powerful information, resources and services to help you in your every day life!

Most often over looked is the countless pages of information available to all Contra Costa residences is the local Libraries. All county libraries offer free online access, free wifi and endless books to find all information you need. Contra Costa libraries also offer free book giveaways, free events and services for the community and so much more! Come visit your local library and take advantage of it’s many FREE resources and information! For more information including contacts, locations, and services, visit our local Libraries page.

Get updates from your favorite schools and keep up with all your student information by visiting our Schools & Higher Education Page. This page offers access to all local school districts, the directories of local schools, links and information on Adult Education and other Higher Education including Diablo Valley College & California State University East Bay.

Keep an eye out for our upcoming articles and links for free world-class education opportunities as well as information on receiving scholarships and grants for higher education and higher learning.

Now that the holidays are almost complete, let’s see if we help simplify your life. How about having all your utilities broken down on one page with links for paying bills online, stopping or starting services, making appointments, getting directions, or  obtaining other useful information? Check out our Utilities Page, from From Air Cloud Wireless to Waste Management the Diablo Reporter has got you covered.

Got Mail? Visit our all in one Mail Center! Here you will find information on Filing a change of address form, applying for a passport, track and confirm packages, schedule a pick up, or check out current postage rates. You can use the USPS price calculator to find out postage or the U.S. zip code look up to get those letters off easier. Also included is directions, hours and contact information for all local mail services.

There is a Frost Advisory Warning for Contra Costa residents tonight! While frost are not usually life threatening it could be to your garden. It’s recommended that you bring in or cover sensitive plants or landscaping.

The Diablo Reporter has worked hard to bring you all the charts, graphs, maps, images and information on all Weather data for the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond! We have two extensive 7 day forecasts, local weather temperatures from various local weather stations, precipitation maps, weather maps, live bay area fog maps, weather radars, doppler radar, cloud temperature maps, wind directions and speeds, satellite weather images and up-to-date weather warnings. For more Live Weather Information click here!

Let the Diablo Reporter help make your commute a little easier! Get the latest traffic information and live traffic map of the San Francisco Bay Area. Our Real Time Traffic Map including current vehicle accidents, traffic reporters, directions, and road conditions within the San Francisco Bay Area.

According to the US Dept. of Consumer Affairs an estimated 8.9 percent of an average family’s income goes to gas. Start saving today by checking out Diablo Reporter’s Cheap Gas Locator and find local gas prices & gas stations with the best fuel prices for regular gas, mid-grade, premium and diesel.

Diablo Reporter is adding new features and tools from now until our fabulous launch date:  January 1, 2013! Listen live online to various police departments including Concord Police, Walnut Creek Police, Martinez Police, Contra Costa Sheriffs and much more by checking out our Live Police Audio Page!

Find out about real-time DUI checkpoint dates and locations on our DUI Checkpoint Page. Also included is DUI checkpoint’s most often asked questions and help keep us up-to-date by using our simple form to report DUI checkpoint or speed trap in your area.

Our Speed Trap & Red Light Camera Page has locations of all the area’s red light cameras, speed cameras and speed traps so you should never get an unexpected ticket in the mail.

Apps like Escort Live and Trapster have millions of users report live real-time speed trap locations and best of all, they are free!

With all these useful tools, the Diablo Reporter hopes to make your commute a little easier with less delays and unexpected tickets.

Hooray! We are so excited to announce the Diablo Reporter is fully locked and engaged on some of the hottest social networking sites around! That’s right, we’ve decided to GO BIG OR GO HOME!

We’ve got the insatiable Official Diablo Reporter Facebook Fan Page which hosts events, announcements and our latest status updates. Our volunteers had been busy establishing and tweeting on our own Diablo Reporter Twitter stream. Pictures and texts are not the only thing that Diablo Reporter has to offer. We would like to present our Official Diablo Reporter Youtube Channel to bring you all the fabulous local footage!

For special events, we will be broadcasting LIVE on the Diablo Reporter UStream Channel and to add personality and flavor to the mixed we will be hosting LIVE Video Chats on our Diablo Reporter BlogTV Channel. We will be establishing and trying out various media and social networking outlets to bring you the best coverage and features.

Please have patience with us while we try to offer the best experience for you and invite you to join the Diablo Reporter community!