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AC Transit offering free rides after 8 p.m. on New Year’s Eve
All AC Transit local and transbay lines will operate on Sunday schedules on Friday, Dec. 31.
On Saturday, Jan. 1, all AC Transit local and...
BART offering extended service on New Year’s Eve
BART will offer extended service on New Year's Eve. As the date falls on a Friday, BART will run regular weekday service that will...
$7M in grants to install electric charging stations in Bay Area
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) is offering $7 million in grants to help offset a portion of the cost of purchasing...
Contra Costa updates indoor mask order due to fast-spreading omicron
Starting Wednesday, Contra Costa County will require that masks be worn in all public indoor places, regardless of vaccination status, due to the rapid...
Fees for birth, death and marriage certificates to increase in Contra Costa County
Effective Jan. 1, fees will be increased for birth, death, and marriage certificates in Contra Costa County.
The fee to apply for a certified copy...
County COVID-19 testing sites requiring appointments due to high demand
A sharp increase in demand for COVID-19 tests has prompted Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) to shift to appointments-only at its testing sites in...
CCHS awarded grant for child safety seat education program
By Kathy Chouteau
Contra Costa Health Services’ (CCHS) Public Health Nursing Car Seat Project has received a $90,300 grant from the California Office of Traffic...
GoFundMe launched for family of teen who was shot while leaving De Anza football...
By Kathy Chouteau
Feagley Realtors has created a GoFundMe page to help the Parkers—a Bay Area family that has suffered unconscionable personal challenges over the...
Richmond youth ‘Shop With a Cop’ at Walmart
Youth in the Richmond Police Activities League (RPAL) continued an annual tradition of shopping with a cop on Tuesday.
RPAL youth were provided with lunch,...
Richmond company recognized in magazine’s Station Design Awards
By Kathy Chouteau
The construction company behind Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) Station 70, a 15,000-square-foot two-story fire station in San Pablo,...
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Richmond to host transportation workshop, townhall for local seniors
The Richmond Commission on Aging and R-Transit are preparing to host the 3rd Annual Senior Transportation Workshop and Townhall on April 30.
The free event...
Roxy the Fox is new mascot for county literacy van
The Contra Costa County Library is introducing a new mascot named Roxy the Fox to join its Rolling Reader literacy van.
Roxy will travel across...
Pinole man arrested in Hercules after dangerous car chase
Hercules police arrested a 42-year-old man from Pinole on Friday, April 17, after he led officers on a dangerous car chase through Hercules and...