1+ week, 2+ day ago  (629+ words) The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office was asked to prosecute more cases in 2025 than the prior year for the fourth year in a row, according to an annual report released last week." District Attorney Diana Becton received nearly 21, 000 requests…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (652+ words) Which came first, the chicken or the egg? That old question pretty much sums up what was billed as a 90-minute debate among the eight serious " at least in their own minds " candidates for governor Tuesday night. It really wasn't…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (406+ words) The Contra Costa County Public Works Department is advising drivers to prepare for five to 10 minute delays during the latest in an ongoing series of tree work and landscaping projects along Danville Boulevard in Alamo Friday. Traffic control measures will…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1355+ words) San Ramon City Hall became the site of ongoing national and local debates over flying the LGBTQ+ Pride flag when three longtime critics of the City Council and one recently elected member expressed concerns over the city's current policy and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (610+ words) There will be 61 names of would-be governors on the June 2 primary election ballot, but the top two finishers will " as certainly as anything can be in politics " come from the six who participated Wednesday evening in the first statewide televised…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (723+ words) Contra Costa voters are set to decide this year on who will be the county's next auditor-controller, with a newcomer set to take the reins starting next year following the first open race for the position in more than 20 years....

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (477+ words) The San Ramon Valley Unified School District Board of Education is poised to resume discussions on the district's personalized learning initiative offerings at its upcoming board meeting " this time as a formalized presentation after numerous questions and concerns about the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (247+ words) Longstanding department store chain Nordstrom has announced a foray into the San Ramon Valley later this year with a service center in Danville that is set to offer alterations, online pickups, returns "and more. The Seattle-based company announced earlier this…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago  (1241+ words) A sales tax measure that a majority of Contra Costa County supervisors decided earlier this year to present to voters in the upcoming primary election is set to appear on ballots that begin going out next month. Measure B would…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (285+ words) Eric Swalwell's abrupt departure from the campaign for governor due to revelations about sexual transgressions leaves nine men and women remaining as serious contenders for spots on the November ballot. In no particular order: The Public Policy Institute of California…...