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Cities move to comply with state accessory dwelling unit laws

Bay Area cities continue the process of updating their local ordinances governing "accessory dwelling units" to conform to new state…

4 years ago

Fourth annual Women’s March events happening across Bay Area Saturday

Thousands are expected to turn out for events around Bay Area on Saturday to mark the fourth annual Women's March.…

4 years ago

Two cities consider easing accessory dwelling unit rules

The cities of Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek are both moving this week to update their rules governing "accessory dwelling…

4 years ago

Home surveillance description leads to arrest of two package thieves

Two Concord residents were arrested Monday after a package theft in Danville was caught on the home's doorbell camera that…

4 years ago

Rossmoor fatal fire victim identified as 101-year-old man

A 101-year-old man died in a fire at an eight-unit residential building in the Rossmoor older-adult community in Walnut Creek…

4 years ago

Richmond City Council to consider district boundaries amid legal threat

The Richmond City Council night will conduct the first public hearing Tuesday in their move from at-large elections to a…

4 years ago

PG&E announces planned Saturday shutoff for Contra Costa County

About 48,000 PG&E customers -- meaning more than 120,000 people in all -- will lose power in Contra Costa County…

5 years ago

Inmate charged with child sex assault found dead in cell

An inmate at the Contra Costa County jail in Richmond was found dead of an apparent suicide Wednesday afternoon.

5 years ago

Walnut Creek City Council to vote on 30-year North Downtown development plan

The Walnut Creek City Council will on Tuesday discuss approving the North Downtown Specific Plan, a 30-year vision and regulatory…

5 years ago

Concord pastor, visiting archbishop die in collision with tractor-trailer truck

A Concord pastor and a visiting archbishop were killed Thursday in a car crash in Colusa County, the Diocese of…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

Convicted mail thief receives 28-month prison sentence

A Walnut Creek woman was sentenced on Wednesday to more than two years in prison for breaking into mailboxes in…

5 years ago

Rep. DeSaulnier to discuss Trump admin oversight at two town halls

U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Walnut Creek, will host public "town hall" meetings in Pittsburg and Richmond this week, for updates…

5 years ago

Update: Suspicious device rendered safe, Hwy 4 lanes reopened

Update: California Highway Patrol announced that a device that "resembled something similar to a pipebomb was rendered safe" by the…

5 years ago

Video shows two women work together to steal elderly woman’s wallet

Walnut Creek police are asking for the public's help in identifying two women who stole a purse from an elderly…

5 years ago

Walnut Creek considers sidewalk vendor regulations

After asking for a handful of modifications to a proposed ordinance they discussed in June, the Walnut Creek City Council…

5 years ago

At-risk 93-year-old man missing from Walnut Creek

Sheriff's deputies in Contra Costa County asked for the public's help Tuesday morning in finding a 93-year-old man who has…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

PG&E holds wildfire, emergency preparedness open house events

A series of open house events on wildfire safety and emergency preparedness will be around the Bay Area in July…

5 years ago

Bay Area rallies to ‘Close the Camps’

Rallies are planned Tuesday around the Bay Area to protest conditions at controversial U.S. immigration detention centers. Protesters will gather…

5 years ago

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