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Certified Contra Costa County election results: Solid Dem lean despite gerrymandered outlier
Certified Contra Costa County election results were mostly unsurprising, but one in particular reflects the glaring impact of gerrymandering.Read More
From MLK Park to seditious conspiracy: Berkeley’s bloody past with Proud Boys, Oath Keepers
Berkeley has a sordid past with the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, two groups at the center of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.Read More
San Francisco homelessness rate dips as Contra Costa County skyrockets
San Francisco homelessness rate dips by more than 3 percent, while Contra Costa County sees 35 percent increase.Read More
Judge orders one-year OPD ‘sustainability’ period beginning June
A judge ordered Oakland Police Department to start a one-year sustainability period that could lead to the end of federal oversight.Read More
Shotgun-wielding man terrorizes Emeryville hotel guests, staff
Emeryville police brought a peaceful end to a terrifying couple hours where a man used a shotgun to threaten hotel guests and staff.Read More
Apparent person in crisis incident brings Walnut Creek traffic to halt
The Highway 24/680 northbound connector ramp in Walnut Creek is shut down as police respond to an apparent person in crisis.Read More
Alleged Concord couple charged for murder in death of woman’s husband
The DA has filed murder charges against an alleged Concord couple who are accused of burglarizing and killing the woman’s husband.Read More
Search continues for missing 15-year-old Fremont girl
A Fremont teen, 15, has been missing now for nearly a week. Police say she may have ties to Antioch, San Francisco, San Jose and Modesto.Read More
Crews stop forward progress on Pittsburg hills fire
Firefighters are working to reach full containment on a 7-acre brush fire in the Pittsburg hills near W. Leland and Golf Club roads. Read More
Concord man who threatened to kill Jews, police sentenced for hate crime
Ross Anthony Farca of Concord was sentenced Friday on charges stemming from a 2019 hate crime when he threatened to kill Jews and police.Read More
As OPD hits oversight milestone, Schaaf praises commission she was accused of interfering with
In Wednesday’s briefing about Oakland Police Department’s federal oversight “milestone,” Mayor Libby Schaaf praised the police commission she was once accused of interfering with. Read More
Dispute wages on over Albany Hill cross as city rejects Lions Club offer for land
Albany rejected an offer from the Lions Club to buy the plot of public land where they erected a two-story electrified cross.Read More
Motorcyclist dies in Concord collision
A motorcyclist was killed early Sunday morning in a collision with another vehicle in Concord on Ygnacio Valley Road. Read More
EBMUD considers customer surcharge to curb water usage
EBMUD is considering a customer surcharge to encourage water conservation as the region faces relentless drought.Read More
UC Berkeley ordered to shelter in place due to ‘credible’ threat
UC Berkeley is under a shelter-in-order due to a credible threat. Police are searching for someone who may want to hurt specific individuals.Read More