Community

Volunteers are being sought for Contra Costa County's annual point-in-time count of residents who are experiencing homelessness. Working in groups, volunteers stationed at specific community sites will conduct surveys with homeless individuals between Tuesday, Jan....

Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia and his staff expressed gratitude to the community this week for pulling off yet another successful holiday drive at Verde Elementary. Sup. Gioia has been holding a holiday drive...

The West Contra Costa Unified School District Board of Education voted Wednesday night to cut $12.5 million in expenses, including 82.4 full-time equivalent positions, to close its structural budget deficit and ensure a balanced...

As promised, Richmond-based East Brother Beer Co. is set to release the Resilience IPA on Thursday, Dec. 20, and will donate all money from its sales to the Camp Fire relief efforts. As we reported...

It felt like a grand, secret toy store. But in reality, it was only a storage space at a Richmond fire station that was jam-packed with thousands of toys. On Wednesday, volunteers with Chevron Richmond...

A San Pablo councilmember is trying to raise funds to purchase this motorhome for a family of six who lost two homes in Paradise due to the deadly Camp Fire. Councilmember Rich Kinney said the...

The Richmond-based Bay Area Rescue Mission puts on a massive effort to bring holiday cheer to local community members in need, and needs hundreds of helping hands for the effort. Volunteers are being sought for...

De Anza High senior Yvette Findley's reason was pretty simple. "No child should go without a gift to open on Christmas morning," she told her parents. And so Yvette went ahead and put together a program...

Beginning Jan. 1, 2019, Contra Costa County Library will eliminate overdue fines on all library materials, becoming the first county library system in California and largest in the state to eliminate fines for everyone. The...

That's right, families. Unlimited Wireless, the MetroPCS dealer at 12800 San Pablo Ave. in Richmond, is set to return with its popular holiday event on Friday, Dec. 21. Free photos with Santa Claus, along...