This summary is reviewed by TRD Staff. Contra Costa County is considering extending its urban limit line, which restricts urban development to 35% of the county and preserves the rest for open space.

A Bay Area bagel company that’s fast building a loyal following is again expanding its territory and set to open its first shop in Contra Costa County. A weekend of dangerous surf along the Bay ...

A Johnson County Conservation administrator is accused of using county-owned machinery for personal work and not taking vacation time while he stayed at an out-of-county cabin to ride snowmobiles.

The Contra Costa County city with the most acreage in the “very high” category of severe fire danger is Orinda, with 5,241 acres, not including nearby unincorporated areas. That’s more than ...