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UC Berkeley and NVIDIA Unveil Agentic Robotics as NASA Recruits
UC Berkeley Professor Ken Goldberg and NVIDIA unveiled 'agentic robotics' this week at the Conference on Robot Learning in Austin,…
Contra Costa Nonprofit Grants Antioch Vietnam Veteran and Wife One More Safari West Adventure
Arranged by Contra Costa County nonprofit An Elderly Wish Foundation, 82-year-old Vietnam War veteran Jim Ledbetter and his wife, Lynn…
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AC Transit Board Reviews Contingency Plan for 16 Percent Service Cuts if Regional Tax Measure Fails
Backup proposal scheduled for a December board vote would eliminate five bus lines and weekend Transbay service starting in June 2027…
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Milo Foundation Animal Shelter Reopens in Point Richmond Following $450,000 Facility Renovation
Six-week overhaul replaces decade-old flooring and kennels at Contra Costa rescue center, sparking seven pet adoptions on opening day.
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Richmond Greenway opens wheelchair-accessible garden beds
West County youth and disability rights advocates inaugurate sensory agriculture beds and stabilized pathways along the pedestrian…
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Highway 4 eastbound reopens near Port Chicago after Con Fire rescue
Multi-agency emergency crews extract trapped motorists and extinguish fuel runoff to restore vital Contra Costa commute corridor.
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Antioch advances Marchetti Park renovations with grading and tennis court upgrades
Crews at Marchetti Park finished demolition and installed the new restroom.
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Pittsburg Power Company Board Holds Public Hearing on Island Energy Rates
Proposed electric and natural gas rate changes for Island Energy go before the Pittsburg Power Company Board of Directors at 7 p.m.
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Pittsburg Power Company Board Holds Public Hearing on Island Energy Rates
Proposed electric and natural gas rate changes for Island Energy go before the Pittsburg Power Company Board of Directors at 7 p.m.
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Pittsburg Power Company Board Holds Public Hearing on Island Energy Rates
Proposed electric and natural gas rate changes for Island Energy go before the Pittsburg Power Company Board of Directors at 7 p.m.
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Pittsburg police promote a captain, a lieutenant and a sergeant
Pittsburg police Chief Phil Galer swore in three promotions: Capt. Will Hatcher, Lt. Cory Smith and Sgt.
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Business
Microsoft Audits Rust Library as OpenSSH Flaw Hits Linux Hosts
Microsoft's FORGE Lab used its Hyenas agentic vulnerability scanner (codename MDASH) to uncover memory-safety soundness bugs in Rust's…
Diablo Valley Employers Should Pay Students to Check AI’s Work
As artificial intelligence changes the workplace, local businesses could help students develop a valuable new skill: verifying what AI…
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Weather & safety
Pleasant Hill Finishes Storm Drain Upgrades as Brentwood Repairs Begin
Pleasant Hill has reached substantial completion on its Shelly Drive and Ruth Drive Storm Drain Rehabilitation Project, upgrading two…
Civic life
San Pablo Voters Approve Measure R Half-Cent Sales Tax With 71% Vote
Nearly 71% of San Pablo voters approved Measure R, establishing a half-cent sales tax for 5 years starting in April 2027 that steps…
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Bay Area Air District Delays Gas Water Heater Rule to January 1, 2028
Homeowners in Contra Costa County and across the San Francisco Bay Area will receive an additional 1 year before regional…
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Pleasant Hill Sets Nov. 21 Tree Lighting as Antioch Names Animal Chief
The City of Pleasant Hill announced that its free annual Light Up the Night holiday festival will take place in Downtown Pleasant Hill…
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Walnut Creek Passes Measure T as School Board Incumbents Lead
Preliminary Contra Costa County election returns show Walnut Creek voters approving Measure T by 60% to 40% (12,516 yes votes to 8,240…
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Contra Costa Airs Voter Forums as Magic of Lights Comes to Concord
Contra Costa Television, the Contra Costa Elections Department, and the League of Women Voters of Diablo Valley partnered to broadcast…
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Bay Area Voters Weigh Five-County Transit Tax as Turnout Surges
Voters across 5 Bay Area counties are deciding the 14-year Regional Transit Measure to fund more than 20 transit agencies carrying…
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Contra Costa Hires Security for 150 Polls as LMC Wins State Honor
Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder Kristin Connelly hired private security guards for all 150 county polling places and Martinez…
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Contra Costa Elections Deploys 1,200 Workers Across 150 Poll Sites
Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder-Registrar Kristin Connelly and roughly 1,100 staff and volunteers plus 100 temporary workers are…
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Contra Costa Weighs $3M Voter Guide Increase and $60K Health Cards
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday, Nov. 3, to consider a $3 million General Fund increase raising its…
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Richmond Faces AC Transit Cuts if Tax Fails; Hercules Weighs 1% Tax
West Contra Costa voters face two pivotal tax decisions on Tuesday: a 14-year half-cent Regional Tax Measure providing $58 million…
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Contra Costa Election Staff Train for AI Fakes & Poll Disruptions
Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters Kristin Connelly and Elections Processing Supervisor Travis Ebbert have…
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Contra Costa Opens 5 Regional Early Voting Sites and 43 Drop Boxes
Contra Costa County opened five regional early voting centers and its Martinez Elections Office ahead of the Nov. 3 election, while…
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Contra Costa Weighs Replacing Stolen $24,923 Check Amid Flood Watch
Contra Costa County supervisors will vote Nov. 3 on a $24,923.93 replacement payment after a check to Partners in Communication LLC…
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Contra Costa Seeks MLK Humanitarian Nominees as Delta Plan Passes
Contra Costa County opened nominations for its 49th Annual Humanitarian of the Year awards ahead of a January 19, 2027 ceremony in…
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Antioch Council Proclaims November 2026 Homelessness Awareness Month
The Antioch City Council and Mayor Ron Bernal unanimously approved a proclamation declaring November 2026 as Homelessness Awareness…
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Lafayette Chamber Hosts Trick-or-Treat Street on Oct. 30 Downtown
The Lafayette Chamber of Commerce is hosting its free Trick-or-Treat Street community celebration on Oct. 30, 2026, featuring…
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Contra Costa County Seeks Applicants for Countywide Oversight Board
Contra Costa County is accepting applications from registered county voters for a seat on the Redevelopment Successor Agency…
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Antioch Rivertown Hosts Halloween Event as High-Speed Rail CEO Resigns
In Antioch, The Four Seasonings Steakhouse in historic downtown Rivertown is hosting a Saturday night Halloween celebration while…
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CTA Spends $65.5M on Prop. 3 and Barrera as Judge Rejects Ballot Bid
Campaign finance filings show the California Teachers Association has spent more than $65.5 million in the 2026 election…
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Contra Costa and Four Bay Area Counties Vote Nov. 3 on $980M Annual Regional Transit Tax
On Nov. 3, voters across Contra Costa, Alameda, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties will decide on the Regional Transit…
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Richmond sets public timeline for spending $550m Chevron settlement
City leaders establish participatory community framework to direct historic municipal environmental mitigation funds toward clean…
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Clayton City Council Reviews Municipal Audit Revealing $142,000 in Investment Portfolio Losses
Independent fiscal review identifies unauthorized corporate bond purchases and policy deviations, prompting immediate oversight…
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Caltrans Begins Multi-Week Overnight Resurfacing Operations Along Highway 4 Between Pacheco and Pittsburg
$14.2 million rehabilitation project will replace worn asphalt, repair bridge joints, and restripe eastbound and westbound travel…
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Contra Costa County Supervisors Advance $2 Million High-Resolution Camera and Security Modernization for Martinez Juvenile Hall
County public safety committee authorizes digital surveillance overhaul and trauma-informed behavioral facility upgrades ahead of 2027…
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California Restarts CalFresh Fruit and Vegetable EBT Rebate Program With $20 Million State Allocation
Popular nutrition initiative serving over half a million residents resumes monthly $60 fresh produce rebates after summer funding…
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Bay Area Air Quality Management District Awards $65 Million in Environmental Settlement Grants to Contra Costa Communities
Historic industrial penalty funds direct millions toward school air filtration retrofits, neighborhood emission monitoring arrays, and…
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Pittsburg Planning Commission takes up three use permits Wednesday night
Pittsburg's Planning Commission meets in special session Wednesday at 7 p.m. on three use permit applications, two of them turning on…
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Antioch water plant halves a chemical dose, saving $18,000 a year
Operators at Antioch's water treatment plant found the reverse osmosis membranes were being overdosed.
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Antioch general plan advisers take up land use on Sept. 1
Antioch's General Plan Advisory Committee meets Tuesday, Sept. 1, to review what residents said and to start on the Land Use Element…
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Pinole Creek Trail closes as erosion repairs begin near I-80
The trail will be shut near the work zone from Henry Avenue to I-80 while the county repairs a bank damaged by past winter storms.
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Antioch wraps up a citywide streetlight conversion
Antioch says contractors finished converting streetlights at locations across the city, work that started July 20 and was scheduled to…
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Things to do
Free Contra Costa youth summit at Los Medanos College, grades 6 to 12
Contra Costa County’s District 5 office is hosting a free youth summit at Los Medanos College in Pittsburg for students in grades 6…
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