The first steps in a major overhaul of Heather Farm Park are now underway as crews drained the park’s pond to prepare for a sweeping redevelopment that will reshape the …

The “Water Cooler” is a feature on Claycord.com where we ask you a question or provide a topic, and you talk about it. QUESTION: If you could pick one restaurant …

The city of Vallejo is ramping up efforts to curb a recent spike in rodent activity around its downtown corridor and ferry terminal, city officials said. Public Works crews, along …

The City of Concord’s Planning Commission will hold a public hearing next week to review plans for a proposed 40-unit subdivision at 5291 Concord Boulevard. The meeting is scheduled for …

The Contra Costa County Deputy Sheriff’s Association is throwing in its financial support to help recall District Attorney Diana Becton — $50,000 of it, a treasurer for the union’s political …

A driver was caught going 128-mph in a 70-mph zone on I-5 this weekend. The vehicle was stopped by one of the California Highway Patrol’s new stealth patrol cars, which …

A restaurant in San Ramon was temporarily shut down after Contra Costa County health inspectors discovered what they described as “an immediate danger to public health,” including a rodent infestation, …

A 34-year-old Delta Airlines co-pilot was arrested on suspicion of child sexual abuse after his plane landed at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday night, authorities said Monday. Rustom Bhagwagar …

Today’s question: QUESTION: How often do you go to the dumps? Do you go to the one in Pittsburg or Martinez? Also – do you think their prices are too …

A Delta Airlines co-pilot was taken into custody over the weekend after a flight landed at San Francisco International Airport, authorities said. Department of Homeland Security officials said Monday that …

UFCW Local 5 and UFCW Local 648 have reached a tentative agreement with Safeway, averting a planned strike that would have been the first regional labor stoppage against the company …

ACCIDENTS: None. ARRESTS: Alberta Wy./Park Highlands Blvd. DUI: Alcohol. A 47-year-old Concord male was arrested after being stopped for Vehicle Code violations. He was transported to Concord Police Department for …

Hospice East Bay workers say they will strike Tuesday to protest spiking caseloads. Nearly 80 nurses, social workers, chaplains and bereavement counselors at Hospice East Bay joined the National Union …

The union representing about 25,000 Safeway workers in northern and central California extended a strike deadline early Saturday, citing “negotiation progress.” Members of the United Food and Commercial Workers had …

Kaiser Permanente, one of the country’s leading and largest health care providers, says it will suspend select gender-affirming care services for transgender patients younger than 19. The California Nurses Association/National …