1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (285+ words) On Tuesday, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors will continue its discussion for a non-cooperation policy with immigration authorities. At the July meeting, it was determined the county policy and State Law set to take place in January would…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (197+ words) On August 29, 2026, shortly after 3:30 p.m., Antioch Police Department officers responded to the 5100 block of Arroyo Way for a reported traffic collision involving a vehicle that struck two parked vehicles. Officers arrived and located the driver and sole occupant, a 66-year-old man,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (669+ words) Contra Costa News AG Bonta Secures $17 Billion Settlement with Meta, Proposed Settlement Includes Changes to Instagram and Facebook OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a bipartisan coalition of 51 attorneys general today announced a proposed settlement, which remains subject to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (242+ words) Contra Costa News On Monday, August 24, 2026, El Cerrito Police detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Jacari Talifero Gibson, an 18-year-old man from Richmond, for murder and robbery in connection with the homicide in El Cerrito on Sunday, August 23. At 1:20 PM,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (263+ words) Martinez, California – The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office has filed murder charges against a Richmond man accused of setting a house fire that killed three family members and critically injured a fourth. Sergio Ivan Rivera-Vega, 32, faces three counts of…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (319+ words) Contra Costa News MARTINEZ, CA – The Martinez City Council approved the creation of a Downtown Entertainment Zone, paving the way for new opportunities to activate downtown streets, support local businesses, and create more vibrant community experiences. The Downtown Entertainment Zone…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (175+ words) On Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at approximately 6:49 p.m., officers from the San Ramon Police Department responded to an armed robbery at the Cobblestone Apartments, located in the 3900 block of Crow Canyon Road. The victim reported that two male suspects, both armed with handguns,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (505+ words) SACRAMENTO, CA — On August 13, the California legislature did something historic when they recognized and approved the Diablo Range as an official California conservation priority deemed critical to helping the state meet its 30×30 initiative to address the climate crisis. Last year,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (304+ words) ANTIOCH, Calif. — On Monday, August 17, 2026, at 10:11 a.m., Antioch Police Department officers responded to a residence in the Lake Alhambra area of Antioch after an incendiary device was reportedly thrown at the property. The device, preliminarily believed to be a large…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (508+ words) The lawmakers and advocates stood in solidarity with people currently detained at Adelanto and highlighted dangerous and inhumane conditions documented inside the facility, where four people died between September 2025 and March 2026. California’s privately operated immigration detention facilities have faced years…...