From winter coat drives and holiday home tours to Christmas productions and makers markets, there's something for everyone, ...

In April 2019, the University of California unveiled a new computer program that school officials promised would overhaul its clunky, outdated system for dispersing pension payments to more than ...

Mayra Jimenez Almaras was 8 when she came to the U.S. from Mexico with her parents and two siblings. At 11, she was working ...

Republic Services of Richmond was hit with an employment lawsuit on Oct. 22 in California Superior Court for Contra Costa County. The action was brought by Oakwood Legal Group on behalf of a former ...

Bay Area botanist Heath Bartosh was exploring the grassy ridgetops of Vasco Hills Regional Preserve in eastern Contra Costa County earlier this March when he made an unusual discovery: a species that ...

The California legislature’s passage of Senate Bill 79 didn’t come without a few modifications, including a carveout that excludes one county. Contra Costa County in the Bay Area wouldn’t be required ...

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The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday appointed San Francisco's former public health director to oversee its own county health department. Dr. Grant Colfax, who stepped down in ...

Every year, Contra Costa County holds a forum at which — in the interest of transparency — the sheriff discloses exactly how many times his office collaborated with Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...