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More West Nile virus found San Pablo bird, Oakley mosquitoes
A second bird in Contra Costa County and another group of mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus, county vector control officials said Friday. The bird was found in...Read More
Exhausted county health officials plead with residents to get vaccinated
Contra Costa County health officials on Tuesday used their regular Covid-19 briefing time before the Board of Supervisors to implore — sometimes emotionally — people to get vaccinated. County...Read More
Contra Costa County issues indoor business vaccination, testing order
As of Sept. 22, customers at many Contra Costa County indoor businesses will have to show proof of vaccination or negative test. Workers have until Nov. 1 to prove...Read More
Authorities identify woman killed in tragic golf cart accident
A woman who died after her 8-year-old grandson accidentally struck her with a golf cart at a home in Discovery Bay on Sunday night has been identified by the...Read More
County reports 20 Covid deaths in past week, adjusts response for long haul
Covid-19-related death rates in Contra Costa County are now higher than any time since March, and nearly all of the new county cases involve the delta variant of the...Read More
Supes unanimously move for new trauma center, against sheriff
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal to create a trauma recovery center for survivors of violent crimes and other traumatic events. The proposal...Read More
Transit agencies give riders a break with September discounts
Public transit riders will save money with several agencies offering heavy discounts and some free rides for the month of September. Read More
Police arrest suspected hacker accused of using nude photos to extort high school teens
A 19-year-old man was arrested in Berkeley Monday on suspicion of hacking the social media accounts of at least 17 Bay Area high school girls and using their personal...Read More
Drivers start paying express lane toll on stretch of I-680
Tolling operations began Friday morning for a new 11-mile express lane on southbound Interstate Highway 680 from Martinez to Walnut Creek. The express lane starting at Marina Vista Boulevard...Read More
Mobile clinic to administer vaccine at Concord’s Market & Music series
The city of Concord and Contra Costa County will bring a mobile Covid-19 vaccine clinic to the city’s weekly Music & Market concert series Thursday, offering free movie tickets...Read More
Lafayette cancels annual art, wine festival amid Covid-19 concerns
Citing ongoing concerns about the Covid-19 pandemic and low vaccination rates in some parts of the region, Lafayette Art & Wine Festival organizers have canceled the event’s 2021 iteration....Read More
County first responders to prove vaccination or submit to regular testing
Contra Costa County officials announced Friday that the county will now require first responders to verify their Covid-19 vaccination status or submit to regular testing for the virus. The...Read More
Seven Bay Area counties issue indoor mask orders effective Tuesday
Effective Tuesday, seven of the nine Bay Area counties will again require that all people wear face masks in indoor public spaces. The joint order was announced in statements...Read More
Three minor earthquakes strike Black Hills near Mount Diablo
The U.S. Geological Survey reported three minor earthquakes between Saturday evening and Sunday morning in the Black Hills area south of Mount Diablo.Read More
Weekend Covid-19 update: New guidance, mandates abound as surge rages back to winter levels
The shift in messaging has been both rapid and remarkable. While health outcomes are of obvious concern, the threat of another economic and social life shutdown is proving to...Read More
Supes push to mandate county employee vaccination in light of jail Covid-19 outbreak
Covid-19 is resurging in Contra Costa County, thanks to the delta variant and about 20 percent of the county’s population over age 12 remaining unvaccinated, health officials told the...Read More
Pandemic of tribalism: Anti-vaccination messaging and misinformation kills
Covid-19 in the U.S. is overshadowed by another pandemic, one of misinformation and mistrust, with consequences playing out in real time on a dangerous and deadly stage.Read More
Three Bay Area counties urge businesses to require employee vaccination
Health officials in Santa Clara, Contra Costa and San Francisco counties urged local employers Thursday to considering requiring their employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The health officials issued...Read More
Bay Area health officers renew indoor mask recommendation, regardless of vaccination status
Public health officers from Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma and the city of Berkeley issued a joint statement Friday morning with the strong...Read More