DeSaulnier Objects to DOJ Demand Over 400 Contra Costa Ballots
U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-Walnut Creek) objected to U.S.
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Civic life
Contra Costa and Four Bay Area Counties Vote Nov. 3 on $980M Annual Regional Transit Tax
On Nov. 3, voters across Contra Costa, Alameda, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties will decide on the Regional Transit…
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City and MCE help residents stack heat-pump rebates at Civic Park
The City of Walnut Creek Sustainability Division, MCE clean energy, and Sustainable Contra Costa are hosting late-October home…
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Community
Contra Costa Nonprofit Grants Antioch Vietnam Veteran and Wife One More Safari West Adventure
Arranged by Contra Costa County nonprofit An Elderly Wish Foundation, 82-year-old Vietnam War veteran Jim Ledbetter and his wife, Lynn…
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Walnut Creek Completes Smart Weather Irrigation and Native Fescue Conversion at Boundary Oak Golf Course
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District recycled water integration and 18 acres of drought-tolerant roughs cut annual irrigation demand…
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Weather & safety
Chevron Richmond Refinery Sulfur Release Topped Six Times State Limit, Air District Says
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District reported that hydrogen sulfide levels from the Chevron Richmond Refinery reached more…
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