Order Free COVID Test Kits from Contra Costa County for the Holidays
Contra Costa residents can now get free at-home COVID test kits from Contra Costa Health (CCH) through a new mail-order program. People can order up to 4 free at-home test…
Contra Costa residents can now get free at-home COVID test kits from Contra Costa Health (CCH) through a new mail-order program. People can order up to 4 free at-home test…
Morgan Hill – Effective Friday, November 11, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. the burn permit suspension in Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa Counties and the western portion of Stanislaus and San…
Martinez, Calif. – A report released by the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office concludes that the use of force by peace officers in 2020 against Juan Carlos Ayon Barraza in Richmond…
Pleasant Hill City Councilmember Ken Carlson has claimed victory over BART Director Debora Allen in the battle for District 4 seat on the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors. Carlson…
Martinez, Calif. – The Contra Costa County Probation Department received funds for an intensive probation supervision program for high-risk DUI offenders with multiple DUI convictions. The $398,845 grant from the…
Martinez, Calif. – Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton along with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announce a settlement has been reached with Chevron over a diesel water mixture…
On Tuesday, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors voted to close the Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation Facility in Byron. The closure will occur sometime in the next 60-90 days…
Data released by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) showed the regions 2021 pavement condition index (PCI) score at 67 out of a maximum possible 100 points. With over 44,000 lane-miles…
Con Fire’s Regional Fire Communications Center Named 311th Accredited Center of Excellence Worldwide by International Academies of Emergency Dispatch® CONCORD, CALIF. – Contra Costa County Fire Protection District today announced…
MARTINEZ, CA – Contra Costa Community College District (4CD) now has the opportunity to conduct outreach activities to specific traditionally underserved populations of Contra Costa County about the high quality…
OAKLAND (Calif.) — The American Red Cross urges blood donors of all types and those who have never given before to book a time to give blood or platelets now…
The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Forensic Services Division (FSD), a nationally accredited crime laboratory, has been awarded a competitive grant of $237,500 to help keep our roadways…
White Pony Express (WPE) is launching their 3rd annual Star Program with the help of local businesses. This unique holiday program uplifts lives throughout the county during a season where warmth…
Jobs Program Offers Paid, Part-time Employment and Training The Workforce Development Program at St. Vincent de Paul is a paid job training program aimed at helping the unemployed re-enter the…
Concord – The US Bureau of Reclamation allocated $82 million for the expansion of Los Vaqueros Reservoir. The allocation is part of $203 million dollars of total requested federal investment…
Martinez, Calif. – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office’s investigation into the officer-involved shooting of Eduardo Martinez in 2020 determined the use of deadly force by peace officers was justified –…
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced securing a guilty plea against a Richmond business owner for defrauding the state of California of over $1.3 million through tax evasion. Over…
Martinez, Calif. – Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton expunged thousands of cannabis convictions, and now President Joe Biden is doing something similar. The President announced on October 6, 2022,…
A 44-page Investigate Report involving the Los Medanos Community Healthcare District and executive Director Lamar Thorpe has been released. Thorpe also is Mayor of the City of Antioch. The report…
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded a $1.5 million grant to Contra Costa Health (CCH) to assist in a countywide effort to develop evidence-based, public health strategies for…
Sacramento, CA — In the final days of National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month, Governor Gavin Newsom has signed the Miles Hall Lifeline and Suicide Prevention Act, Assembly Bill 988.…
On Monday, Contra Costa County issued their press release a week after the Board of Supervisors approved the settlement with two women against the former Los Medanos Community Healthcare District…
On Tuesday, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors approved a settlement in an employment matter involving the Los Medanos Community Healthcare District and its former executive director Lamar Thorpe…
In August, the Contra Costa Health Services released its 2022 Homeless Point in Time Count and Survey which showed more than 3,000 people in the county are homeless. Recently, the…
On Thursday, August 25, 2022, detectives from the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Investigation Division arrested Matthew Buckley, a Deputy Sheriff and 15-year veteran of the department. This…