Antioch Appoints City Attorney, Police Commissioners
Antioch City Council on Tuesday appointed a new city attorney and new members to the police oversight and planning commissions...
District Attorney, Air District Reach $10M Settlement With Martinez Refinery for Violations
The Martinez refinery is required to make compliance improvements and pay a $10 million penalty for violations between 2020 to 2024, and $600,000 toward environmental projects in the community
20 February, 2026
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‘If I Can Do It, You Can Too’: Richmond’s Elena Velazquez Honored With Youth Humanitarian Award
Elena Velazquez is a 17-year-old environmental justice advocate and community leader from Richmond whose work spans food justice and civic engagement...
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‘More Forceful Medicine Is Needed’: As Health Care Subsidies Shut Down, Advocates Push for Aggressive Policy
For the past two and a half months, millions of Americans have agonized over whether to forgo or downgrade their health insurance as premiums surged nationwide...
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Fiya Spice Caribbean Bridges Jamaican, Soul Food in Pittsburg
Married chef couple Porsche and Everick Wilkins run Fiya Spice Caribbean, a Pittsburg restaurant where they sell Jamaican and soul food dishes...
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Hundreds of Pittsburg Police Reports Already Written Using A.I.
Pittsburg police have generated hundreds of reports during the early rollout of a controversial artificial intelligence tool for law enforcement agencies...
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Richmond Moves Closer to Establishing ICE-Free Zones
Richmond City Council has asked staff to bring a potential ordinance to ban immigration enforcement activities on city property...
What’s Happening
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District Attorney, Air District Reach $10M Settlement With Martinez Refinery for Violations
The Martinez refinery is required to make compliance improvements and pay a $10 million penalty for violations between 2020 to 2024, and $600,000 toward environmental projects in the community...
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Gov. Newsom Authorizes Emergency Loan for Public Transit
"If we don't do anything, if we just let inertia set in, we're going to lose our public transportation systems. We're going to lose BART," said state Sen. Scott Wiener...
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BART Could Delay Closure Decision as East Contra Costa Faces Transit Uncertainty
BART could close several stations, including all in East Contra Costa, if Bay Area voters don't approve a small sales tax increase...
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