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State officials petition federal bankruptcy court to prevent the liquidation and auction of hundreds of millions of confidential youth…
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Utility alerts over 4,600 regional households and commercial customers of potential electrical shutoffs ahead of critical Diablo wind…
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Contra Costa County supervisors consider trail widening, split-rail fencing, and heritage oak protective easements along the historic…
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Con Fire firefighters demonstrate thermal imaging drones, defensible space assessments, and rapid evacuation alert systems for Central…
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City Council greenlights architectural safety bollards, illuminated crosswalks, and expanded public seating plazas along South Main…
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County planning staff and unincorporated Alamo residents evaluate landscape setbacks and split-rail fencing upgrades along scenic…
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Unincorporated advisory body evaluates radar speed feedback signs and landscaped medians to preserve equestrian and pedestrian…
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Contra Costa County election officials have begun distributing official vote-by-mail ballots to registered voters across Walnut Creek…
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Candidates vying to lead the city of Richmond engaged in a spirited debate over crime prevention and law enforcement strategies on…
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Six candidates campaigning for the El Cerrito City Council gathered at the historic Veterans Memorial Association hall this week for a…
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The Hercules City Council unanimously appointed seasoned public administrator Mike Futrell as the city's new chief executive on…
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Public transit commuters in West Contra Costa encountered temporary route modifications on Monday, September 28, as the Alameda-Contra…
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The Contra Costa Community College District held a briefing to guide international students on updated federal immigration regulations…
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The City of Walnut Creek will hold its first community workshop for the Walnut Creek 2050 General Plan update on Thursday, Sept. 24,…
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Martinez publishes a map of where to lock up downtown, last updated in December 2024.
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BART's Board of Directors is asked on Thursday, Sept. 24, to approve the district's surveillance report for the year and camera impact…
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Four chances to speak up this week: Walnut Creek's 2050 workshop Sept. 24, a tenant rights session Sept. 26, and in Pleasant Hill a…
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Contra Costa County's Board of Supervisors will hold the annual Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m.
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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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Contra Costa's Commission for Women and Girls is recruiting.
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Pleasant Hill's City Council holds a General Plan study session Monday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m.
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County Connection is marking Transit Month with a bingo card stamped only at 19 local businesses along its routes, including Up the…
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A surface parking lot and a shuttered auto body shop on Mt.
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Martinez is the pilot city in Contra Costa County for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's standardized transit signs.
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