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Papa Jake Statue committee needs immediate Sponsorships funds. An important deadline is approaching to begin the artist work on the Papa Jake…

The following is from the Walnut Creek Police Department: Officer-Involved Shooting Investigation – Alvarado Ave. On Thursday, February 26, 2026, at approximately…

BART service has shut down through the Transbay Tube and downtown San Francisco on Thursday morning because of an equipment problem on…

BART ridership continued its slow rebound in January with more riders returning to the rail system, even as the transit agency faces…

Walnut Creek Police Department is investigating an officer-involved shooting (OIS) that occurred earlier this morning in the area of Alvarado Avenue and…

A man who died in a shooting in Bethel Island on Monday night has been identified by the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s…

Boot Barn is moving into the old Party City building on Contra Costa Blvd in Pleasant Hill. Construction is currently underway. At…

The Contra Costa County Public Works Department will be performing tree removal work on Morgan Territory Road at milepost 5.0, approximately 0.3…

A man was killed and three juveniles were badly injured in Oakley on Tuesday morning when a car involved in a high-speed…

Three New York residents were arrested by the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office on suspicion of bank fraud, sheriff’s officials said. Detectives with…

More than 30,000 striking Kaiser Permanente nurses and other health care workers will go back to work Tuesday following a four-week strike,…

The following is from Congressman Mark DeSaulnier: Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) announced anti-hunger advocate and Walnut Creek resident, Caitlin Sly, as his…

The Concord City Council is set to consider a series of actions aimed at strengthening the city’s compliance with state housing law…

The Concord City Council is set to hear preliminary plans for a major redevelopment of the 59-acre former Coast Guard housing site…

State Sen. Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) on Thursday introduced legislation aimed at curbing the misuse of artificial intelligence to create harmful digital…

A man suspected in an armed robbery was shot after pulling an Antioch officer into the getaway vehicle early Friday, police said.…

A task force that targeted human trafficking during Super Bowl festivities around the Bay Area arrested 29 alleged traffickers and rescued 73…

In a split vote on Wednesday, the Antioch Unified School District Board of Education moved to authorize roughly 300 layoffs to counter…

A new Stanford study published Thursday marks a big step forward in the creation of a new kind of vaccine that offers…