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Lafayette road rage shooting victim identified as 20-year-old Basel Jilani
A man killed in an apparent road rage shooting Wednesday afternoon near Lafayette has been identified as 20-year-old Basel Jilani.Read More
Lafayette police search for runaway teen
Lafayette police are asking for the public’s help in finding a 17-year-old girl who went missing after running away from a group home Monday. Maria Diaz was last seen...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
Man dies in solo-vehicle crash when car veers across Highway 24
A 57-year-old El Sobrante man died in a solo-vehicle crash on westbound state Highway 24 in Lafayette late Monday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was...Read More
Officials urge East Bay residents in high fire hazard zones to voluntarily evacuate before wind strengthens
At least two East Bay jurisdictions are suggesting Sunday that residents in the highest risk areas consider evacuating voluntarily ahead of the high winds that have prompted a red...Read More
Contra Costa County starts sales tax measure campaign to bolster depleted budget
Contra Costa County officials on Friday will formally kick off a campaign supporting a half-cent countywide sales tax ballot measure, and remain confident that a state Senate bill still...Read More
Developer to propose 12-unit Lafayette condo project at site of old commercial building
The Lafayette City Council on Monday night will listen to a request by a developer to demolish an existing 5,962-square-foot commercial building and then build four-story, 12-unit condominium project...Read More
Mount Diablo Unified, Oakland Unified school districts announce campus closures
In an automated call to parents Friday morning, Mount Diablo Unified School District Superintendent Robert Martinez said that all schools will be closed to student instruction as of Tuesday....Read More
PG&E may delay start of Wednesday Lamorinda power shutoff
PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoff that was set for Wednesday morning in the Lamorinda area of Contra Costa County appears to have been delayed to the afternoon because of...Read More
Wednesday power shutoff to impact 35,000 East Bay customers
More than 35,000 PG&E customers in the East Bay will be affected by this week’s Public Safety Power Shutoff, according to a statement issued by the utility late Monday...Read More
Lafayette evacuations expand as fire advances
A fast-moving fire has prompted an immediate evacuation order for the area south of Old Tunnel Road and between El Curtola Blvd and Pleasant Hill Road in Lafayette, the...Read More
Fire breaks out in Lafayette, evacuations under way
Evacuations have been ordered for the Camino Diablo and Springbrook Road area of Lafayette due to a fire. The Contra Costa County sheriffs issued the alert shortly after 2 p.m....Read More
Charging centers open Sunday for Contra Costa County residents without power
Contra Costa County residents who lose power during the Public Safety Power Shutoff can recharge medical and mobile devices from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at five locations...Read More
Power cuts off for roughly 120,000 people in Contra Costa County
Wednesday’s Public Safety Power Shutoff expected to affect roughly 51,000 PG&E customers and 120,000 people in Contra Costa County for an estimated 24 hours started at noon, according to...Read More
Update: How Bay Area cities, counties, transit agencies are preparing for power outage
PG&E has confirmed a massive Public Safety Power Shutoff that could begin as early as midnight Wednesday and last up to five days in portions of 34 counties across...Read More
Judge sentences Uber driver to eight years for sexual assault
A 53-year-old Uber driver was sentenced on Friday to 8 years in state prison for sexually assaulting a young female passenger while she was intoxicated in 2017. Alameda County...Read More
Power line repair prompts intermittent highway closures
The California Highway Patrol is asking motorists to avoid Highway 24 in the Lafayette area this afternoon while repairs are made to power lines damaged earlier in a crane...Read More
Power remains out after crane clips lines over Hwy 24
A crane working on BART tracks clipped power lines, which fell onto Highway 24 in Lafayette and closed the freeway for about an hour. The crane was working on...Read More
Fire district says current fees do ‘not come close to addressing’ needs
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors could vote Tuesday to approve a significant increase in the county fire district’s “fire facilities fee”, which county staff contends is needed...Read More
PG&E restores power to 5,500 customers, traffic signals
A power outage affected nearly 5,500 East Bay utility customers and several traffic signals Monday afternoon in Downtown Lafayette, according to police and PG&E. The first outage affected roughly...Read More