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Advocacy group takes park district to court for killing, relocating cats
A cat advocacy group filed a lawsuit this week against the East Bay Regional Park District for a controversial policy allowing feral and abandoned cats to be killed or...Read More
Council considers naming new park after Thurgood Marshall, Port Chicago 50
The Concord City Council on Tuesday will discuss whether to support naming the East Bay Regional Park coming to the former Concord Naval Weapons Station after former Supreme Court...Read More
Council considers approval of controversial 1,500-home Pittsburg development
The Pittsburg City Council is considering approval Monday of a controversial 1,500-home project proposed for the city’s southern hills. The Faria/Southwest Hills project, approved by the city’s Planning Commission...Read More
Judge halts PG&E tree removal with temporary restraining order
A United States Bankruptcy Court judge on Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order stopping PG&E from cutting down 17 trees along the Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail — trees that have...Read More
Contra Costa County residents on high alert with coyote sightings, spike in missing cats
Lafayette resident Nikki Vilas walks her dog not long after the sun rises. At least she did last summer. Within four weeks, the Los Palos Drive resident encountered five...Read More
Five East Bay parks to allow limited day use, camping, boating
The East Bay Regional Park District announced Sunday it is reopening day use, camping and boating at some parks on Oct. 2 with capacity limitations in place after closing...Read More
Directors approve land use plan for 2,540-acre Concord park at former naval station
The final land use plan for public access improvements and open space preservation at a planned new 2,540-acre regional park on former Concord Naval Weapons Station land on Concord’s...Read More
Investigators determine arson involved in Iron Horse Trail fires
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District crews contained multiple fires reported Monday afternoon along the Iron Horse Regional Trail between the cities of Pleasant Hill and Concord. Crews responded...Read More
Park district asks public to bring face coverings, avoid spitting when visiting
The East Bay Regional Park District on Friday asked parks visitors to wear face masks or other face coverings in accordance with the Bay Area’s recent Covid-19-related face covering...Read More
Covid-19 update: Outbreak shakes SF homeless shelter, Oakland slows streets, Newsom hopeful but cautious on state trajectory
As the holidays approach for several religious communities, local and state leaders are urging people to “hold the line,” as Gov. Gavin Newsom phrased it Friday. California as a...Read More
Bay Area coronavirus update: SF needs more hospital beds, East Bay closes parks
San Francisco officials gave a stark warning that The City's health care system could be overburdened.Read More
Six East Bay parks close as intense winds wreak havoc
The danger presented by high winds has prompted the East Bay Regional Park District to close until at least 8 a.m. Roberts Park, Sibley Park, Huckleberry Botanical Regional Preserve...Read More
Man charged with attempted murder for arrow attack
A 22-year-old homeless man from Albany has been charged with two counts of attempted murder for allegedly wounding two other homeless men by firing arrows at them at a...Read More
Men struck by arrows on Richmond trail say they know attacker
Two homeless men wounded by arrows at a camp near the San Francisco Bay Trail in Richmond on Friday night knew their suspected attacker, park police said Saturday. Both...Read More
East Bay parks, trails reopen as wind, wildfire threats pass
East Bay Regional Park District parks and trails have reopened Thursday after being closed since Sunday because of public safety risks from windy weather and wildfires around the region....Read More
Crews say they ‘turned the corner’ on Marsh Complex fires
The Marsh Complex fires, first reported early Saturday morning northeast of Mount Diablo in unincorporated Contra Costa County, was at 85 percent containment Sunday night, and holding steady at...Read More
Navy turns over portion of land for 2,500-acre Concord park space
More than 2,200 acres of former Concord Naval Weapons Station land in eastern Concord is now in the hands of the East Bay Regional Park District, which plans to...Read More
Local jockey identified as Lake Del Valle drowning victim
A man who drowned in Lake Del Valle Tuesday evening has been identified as 23-year-old Shawn Spikes Jr.Read More
Railway company pushes to reactivate track through Richmond park
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday morning for a motion backing the East Bay Regional Park District’s opposition to reactivating a section of old railroad...Read More