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 ...
Covid-19 update: county extends shelter order, essential workers get childcare help, outbreak sweeps through SRO hotel
Bay Area counties are all considering whether to extend widespread shelter orders set to expire May 3. ...
Burning car rolls into fire engine as crews fight structure fire
Moraga-Orinda Fire District crews are at the scene of a 2-alarm blaze at a home in Orinda ...
Twenty-seven people test positive for Covid-19 from 47-bed assisted living facility
Contra Costa County health officials announced Friday that 27 people from one assisted living facility in Orinda ...
County takes on short-term rental regulations in new ordinance
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved in concept the basics of a short-term ...
Police arrest high school teacher for alleged sex crimes against students
A 54-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of having inappropriate relationships with students at Acalanes High School in Lafayette when she was ...
Coroner identifies three people killed in Highway 24 crash
Three people killed in a crash off of state Highway 24 in Orinda early Saturday morning have ...
Car veers into tree, kills three men in Highway 24 solo crash
Three men were killed early Saturday after a car veered off westbound state Highway 24 and crashed ...
ATF arrests two new suspects connected to Orinda mass shooting
Two more people have been arrested by federal agents in connection with the investigation into a shooting ...
Glazer proposes bills to harden communication, medical safety in power outages
State Sen. Steve Glazer said Wednesday he plans to introduce legislation in January designed to help medical ...
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 ...
No charges yet in Orinda shooting, suspects to be released
Contra Costa County prosecutors decided Monday against filing charges at this time against anyone in the Halloween ...
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 ...
Five suspects in custody in connection with deadly Halloween Orinda shooting
Five suspects have been arrested in connection with mass shooting that claimed the lives of five people ...
Neighbors complained to police more than an hour before Orinda party shooting
The FBI is assisting in the investigation into a shooting that killed four people and wounded at ...
‘Horrified’ Airbnb offers support in quadruple homicide investigation
A large Halloween party at an Airbnb rental in Orinda, where four people were fatally shot, was not authorized, Airbnb said Friday.
Shooting at Halloween party leaves four dead in Orinda
Four people were killed and several were injured in a shooting Thursday night in Orinda.
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 ...
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 ...
Officials identify two Oakland men who died in wrong-way collision
Two men killed in a wrong-way, head-on collision on state Highway 24 in Orinda early Sunday morning ...
Orinda discusses food truck program extension
What started as a successful pilot program in mid-2017 could soon become a true Orinda staple, as the City Council will on Tuesday ...
Orinda considers permit and fee programs to alleviate parking shortage
In response to years of chronic public parking shortages in Orinda, especially in the downtown and adjacent ...
Teen dies in Orinda pre-dawn house fire
One person has died in a house fire this morning on the 500 block of Moraga Way ...
Highway 24 reopens after deadly police chase
One person was killed and another injured in a collision related to a police chase on state ...
Bay Area cities turn used tires into fresh pavement
Seven Bay Area municipalities are among 35 statewide to receive grants for road repair projects involving recycled ...
Jogger hurt in Wildcat Canyon hit-and-run
The California Highway Patrol is asking for help to find a motorcyclist who fled Wednesday evening after striking a jogger near Orinda.
Cow blamed for Highway 24 wreck
A two-vehicle crash occurred on state Highway 24 in Orinda Monday afternoon, apparently as a result of ...
FBI offers $5k reward for information on stolen items from agent’s car
The FBI is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of a gun and ...
Clues sought in shooting of Orinda school board member
Investigators will start combing through surveillance video looking for two suspects in Halloween masks who attacked and ...
Romanian fugitive found panhandling in East Bay
A man sought in Romania for attempted murder was arrested after being found panhandling in Orinda.
