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Martinez, developer at ‘standstill’ over design changes for housing tract
Executives with a Concord-based developer contend the city of Martinez is stonewalling them in their efforts to settle a disagreement over requested additional drainage work at a new housing...Read More
West County inmate dies after multiple seizures, hospitalization
A 61-year-old jail inmate died Thursday evening at a Martinez hospital after being hospitalized for seizures, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office. Samuel Martinez, of Brentwood, had...Read More
Martinez lights menorah in city’s first formal Hanukkah observation
The City of Martinez will observe Hanukkah by lighting a menorah every evening at dusk for eight days, starting Sunday, at the Main Street Plaza (over Alhambra Creek) in...Read More
Contra Costa County offers $5 pet adoptions
Contra Costa County Animal Services is offering discounted pet adoptions Friday and Saturday, according to county officials. The cost to adopt any animal will be $5 and the reduced...Read More
Contra Costa deputies investigate pair’s death as murder-suicide
Contra Costa County sheriff’s deputies Wednesday are investigating what appears to be a murder-suicide following the discovery of two bodies Tuesday in a home in the Mountain View area...Read More
Portions of Martinez under immediate evacuation
An immediate evacuation has been called for a residential neighborhood in southern Martinez as a two-alarm fire bears down on Alhambra Avenue near the intersection of Alhambra and Forest...Read More
Charging centers open Sunday for Contra Costa County residents without power
Contra Costa County residents who lose power during the Public Safety Power Shutoff can recharge medical and mobile devices from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at five locations...Read More
Martinez City Council considers annexation of four adjacent neighborhoods
At a special meeting Wednesday night, the Martinez City Council is set to talk, again, about the merits of annexing four neighborhoods adjacent to city borders, and whether any...Read More
County clerks offer couples ‘scare-amony’ Halloween weddings
Nothing says “I love you, let’s make it official” like being married by a zombie or the Little Mermaid. That’s why the Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder is once again...Read More
Supes weigh pay raises without assessor amid allegations, pending hearing
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors will consider salary increases for three elected department heads Tuesday morning at their regularly scheduled meeting in Martinez, but Assessor Gus Kramer...Read More
Fire district says current fees do ‘not come close to addressing’ needs
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors could vote Tuesday to approve a significant increase in the county fire district’s “fire facilities fee”, which county staff contends is needed...Read More
One injured in apartment complex fire
Fire crews have started to mop-up a fire at a three-story apartment complex in Martinez early Monday morning, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. The blaze,...Read More
Martinez industrial fire damages five vehicles
Five vehicles were seriously damaged Sunday afternoon in a fire outside a light-industrial building in unincorporated Martinez, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said. The fire was reported...Read More