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EBMUD seeks public input ahead of five-year water supply plan update
The East Bay Municipal Utility District is asking for public input from residents of Alameda and Contra Costa counties for an update of its water supply plan, which is...Read More
At least five Bay Area counties pause J&J vaccine in response to rare blood clot cases
At least five Bay Area counties paused administrations Tuesday of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after a handful of people across the country developed blood clots less than...Read More
Counties partner with state to keep Oakland Coliseum vaccination site open
The “mega-vaccination site” at the Oakland Coliseum and three mobile units will continue administering Covid-19 vaccines under a new state-county partnership. A joint statement issued Monday by Alameda and...Read More
Oakland Coliseum vaccination site opens to all eligible Contra Costa County residents
Contra Costa County residents age 16 and older can now get vaccinated for Covid-19 at the Oakland Coliseum, county health officials said Saturday. Contra Costa County residents can book...Read More
Officials eye June 15 to fully reopen state as vaccinations surpass 20 million mark
California is poised to eliminate its tiered reopening system on June 15 as coronavirus case rates fall and vaccinations increase, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday. The removal of the...Read More
Contra Costa County offers vaccine to all residents 16 and older
Contra Costa County health officials announced Tuesday that Covid-19 vaccines are now available to all those age 16 and older who live or work in the county. County officials opened...Read More
Supes extend eviction protection for Contra Costa small business tenants
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a measure Tuesday to continue through June 30 the temporary prohibition on evictions of some small business commercial tenants financially...Read More
Contra Costa County extends vaccine eligibility to all residents age 50 and older
Beginning this week, all Contra Costa County residents age 50 and older are eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine. News of the change came with a press release issued...Read More
Bay Area Covid-19 update: One year after shelter-at-home orders
Exactly one year ago, six Bay Area counties joined forces in a shelter-at-home order in an effort to curb the growing number of Covid-19 cases. On this day in...Read More
Board holds special meeting to discuss MDUSD tentative agreement
Mount Diablo Unified School District and its teachers’ union have reached a tentative agreement on plans that could soon allow campuses to reopen for students, the union announced Tuesday....Read More
Coroner identifies San Francisco man after death in Richmond police custody
A man who died in police custody in Richmond last week has been identified by the Contra Costa County coroner’s office as 47-year-old San Francisco resident Ivan Gutzalenko. Officers...Read More
State to move Contra Costa, Sonoma counties into red tier Sunday
Contra Costa and Sonoma counties will finally join the rest of the Bay Area Sunday in a move to the red tier in the state’s reopening blueprint. In a...Read More
MDUSD delays school reopening decision as negotiations continue
The Mount Diablo Unified School District Governing Board on Wednesday night again put off a decision on how and when to reopen schools while negotiations continue with the district’s...Read More
Covid-19: A look at hardest hit states as nation mourns 500,000 lives lost
The U.S hit an expected but still grim milestone Monday afternoon as the Covid-19 death toll exceeded 500,000. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris planned a Monday...Read More
County supes vote to demolish 1903 Martinez jail
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors unanimously decided Tuesday to demolish the old county jail — which has been on the site since 1903 — along with the...Read More
MDUSD to discuss status of school reopening plans in virtual meeting
The Mount Diablo Unified School District Governing Board on Wednesday will discuss the status of plans to reopen schools in the district that have remained closed since last year...Read More
Covid-19: National strategy offers needed hope as Bay Area death toll surpasses 3,600
The first case of Covid-19 was detected in the U.S. one year ago Wednesday. Since then, more than 24 million Americans have been infected and in excess of 411,000...Read More
Hayward man in custody after holding people hostage at gunpoint in Starbucks
Deputies in Contra Costa County on Monday arrested a man following a hostage incident in Discovery Bay. Lamont Lomack, 29, of Hayward, was arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment,...Read More
Haile to take on executive director role at Contra Costa Transportation Authority
Timothy Haile, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority’s deputy executive director of projects the past three years, will now be the agency’s new executive director, CCTA officials said Thursday morning....Read More
Bay Area ICU availability triggers regional stay-at-home order in the local nine counties
The Bay Area Region Wednesday dropped below 15 percent in intensive care unit bed availability, triggering the state-directed stay-at-home order effective Thursday at midnight. Several counties had voluntarily implemented...Read More