Oil drilling plan targeting Mount Diablo escalates, setting the stage for a bigger battle over Contra Costa County and CA ...

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors this week voted to place a sales tax on the ballot for the upcoming June election that they said is needed to backfill recent federal funding cuts.

Three Contra Costa County cities say they will continue utilizing Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) cameras provided by Atlanta-based vendor Flock Safety to help solve crimes ...

Homelessness in Contra Costa County showed some dramatic improvement earlier this year, decreasing 26% between 2024 and 2025, the county's point-in-time count on Jan. 30 showed. The point-in-time ...

If approved by a simple majority of voters, the measure would raise about $150 million annually in additional revenue.

A heat advisory is in effect for Contra Costa County through Friday, prompting local fire officials to stage specialized equipment and crews for potential emergencies. The Contra ...

Waterways across Contra Costa County are increasingly threatened by invasive plant species that engulf canals and drains, decreasing biodiversity and reducing safe habitats for wildlife. Contra Costa ...

Executives from five Contra Costa County cities face sentences amounting to more than a quarter century in a solar fraud scheme.

A single-family home in Brentwood that sold for $910,000 tops the list of the best real estate deals in Contra Costa County ...