Contra Costa County

Today marks my last week as the Fire Chief of the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District (ECCFPD). In April of 2017, I was given the opportunity to serve as …

Station 95 is expected to reduce response times across the county by 90-seconds. Meanwhile, response times to City of Oakley, Knightsen and Bethel Island should be cut in half when …

Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe has endorsed D.A. Diana Becton in her re-election campaign MARTINEZ, CA–  The Mary Knox for District Attorney campaign released a statement calling for action from District …

Last week, City of Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe attributed low police staffing levels at the Antioch Police Department to the “great resignation” seen across the country and called the current …

CONCORD, CALIF. – Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) announced its fire investigators, working with Clayton, Concord and Pittsburg police, made arrests over the weekend in two separate …

Martinez, CA – In an early wildfire season, Contra Costa County’s Board of Supervisors emphasized public safety and wildfire prevention at its June 8, 2021 meeting, and unanimously passed Ordinance …

A 174-room motel in Pittsburg now sheltering homeless Contra Costa residents at high risk from COVID-19 will become a permanent service hub to help county residents transition into stable living …

Conversion is expected to reduce the plant’s greenhouse gas emissions by 50% HOUSTON– Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX), a diversified energy manufacturing and logistics company, announced today that it plans to …