Walnut Creek Passes Measure T as School Board Incumbents Lead
Preliminary Contra Costa County election returns show Walnut Creek voters approving Measure T by 60% to 40% (12,516 yes votes to 8,240…
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Contra Costa Airs Voter Forums as Magic of Lights Comes to Concord
Contra Costa Television, the Contra Costa Elections Department, and the League of Women Voters of Diablo Valley partnered to broadcast…
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Contra Costa Hires Security for 150 Polls as LMC Wins State Honor
Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder Kristin Connelly hired private security guards for all 150 county polling places and Martinez…
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Contra Costa Elections Deploys 1,200 Workers Across 150 Poll Sites
Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder-Registrar Kristin Connelly and roughly 1,100 staff and volunteers plus 100 temporary workers are…
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Contra Costa Weighs $3M Voter Guide Increase and $60K Health Cards
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday, Nov. 3, to consider a $3 million General Fund increase raising its…
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Richmond Faces AC Transit Cuts if Tax Fails; Hercules Weighs 1% Tax
West Contra Costa voters face two pivotal tax decisions on Tuesday: a 14-year half-cent Regional Tax Measure providing $58 million…
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Contra Costa Election Staff Train for AI Fakes & Poll Disruptions
Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters Kristin Connelly and Elections Processing Supervisor Travis Ebbert have…
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Contra Costa Opens 5 Regional Early Voting Sites and 43 Drop Boxes
Contra Costa County opened five regional early voting centers and its Martinez Elections Office ahead of the Nov. 3 election, while…
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Contra Costa Weighs Replacing Stolen $24,923 Check Amid Flood Watch
Contra Costa County supervisors will vote Nov. 3 on a $24,923.93 replacement payment after a check to Partners in Communication LLC…
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Contra Costa Seeks MLK Humanitarian Nominees as Delta Plan Passes
Contra Costa County opened nominations for its 49th Annual Humanitarian of the Year awards ahead of a January 19, 2027 ceremony in…
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Antioch Council Proclaims November 2026 Homelessness Awareness Month
The Antioch City Council and Mayor Ron Bernal unanimously approved a proclamation declaring November 2026 as Homelessness Awareness…
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Contra Costa County Seeks Applicants for Countywide Oversight Board
Contra Costa County is accepting applications from registered county voters for a seat on the Redevelopment Successor Agency…
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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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Contra Costa Water District Finalizes $8.4 Million Pumping Facility Overhaul at Mallard Slough
Engineering modernization upgrades intake screening and electrical switchgear serving Concord, Martinez, and Clayton residents.
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Supervisors advance $2m camera and security upgrade at juvenile hall
County public safety committee authorizes digital surveillance overhaul and trauma-informed behavioral facility upgrades ahead of 2027…
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HazMat crews clear DeSaulnier's office after suspicious package
Walnut Creek police and county fire investigators declare 3100 Oak Road safe with no injuries while central county planners monitor…
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Walnut Creek and Contra Costa Officials Coordinate Federal Postal Screening Protocols for District Offices
County hazardous materials specialists and Capitol Police confirm zero public safety threat following precautionary North California…
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Contra Costa County Superior Court Releases 2027–2029 Strategic Plan for Judicial Operations
Three-year framework prioritizes accessible justice, digital modernization, facility security, and community outreach across…
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Contra Costa County Seeks Park Advisory Committee Representative for East Bay Regional Parks
Board of Supervisors opens civic recruitment for two-year appointment guiding regional open space conservation, trail expansion, and…
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PG&E Issues Public Safety Power Shutoff Warnings Across Contra Costa and Napa Counties as Autumn Wind Event Looms
Utility alerts over 4,600 regional households and commercial customers of potential electrical shutoffs ahead of critical Diablo wind…
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Where to lock up a bike in Martinez, and what the county pays for
Martinez publishes a map of where to lock up downtown, last updated in December 2024.
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Contra Costa sets its Veterans Day ceremony for Nov. 3 in Martinez
Contra Costa County's Board of Supervisors will hold the annual Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m.
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Christie Road work in Martinez runs through Sept. 23
Contra Costa County Public Works begins road work on Christie Road in Martinez on Wednesday, Sept. 16, and expects to be done by Sept.
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County Commission for Women and Girls needs members
Contra Costa's Commission for Women and Girls is recruiting.
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Martinez pilots the Bay Area's new standard bus stop signs
Martinez is the pilot city in Contra Costa County for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's standardized transit signs.
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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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Pittsburg Unveils Upgraded Central Harbor Park and Boat Launch as County Schedules Clyde Park Repairs
Waterfront revitalization adds accessible boarding floats on the Delta while Contra Costa Public Works prepares Big Oak Tree Park…
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Milo Foundation Animal Shelter Reopens in Point Richmond Following $450,000 Facility Renovation
Six-week overhaul replaces decade-old flooring and kennels at Contra Costa rescue center, sparking seven pet adoptions on opening day.
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Highway 4 eastbound reopens near Port Chicago after Con Fire rescue
Multi-agency emergency crews extract trapped motorists and extinguish fuel runoff to restore vital Contra Costa commute corridor.
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County names two Teachers of the Year; Parkmead's Forrette honored
The county office of education honored 22 teachers on Sept. 17 and named two of them Contra Costa Teachers of the Year.
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