School Year Begins With Teacher Shortage
Burnout and long COVID have likely contributed to teacher shortages. The WCCUSD is no different, opening the school year with 93 unfilled educator jobs....
25
Aug
25
Aug
Antioch City Council Passes Rent Stabilization Law After More Than a Year of Trying
The Antioch City Council passed a rent stabilization ordinance Tuesday night before a cheering room full of renters and advocates....
23
Aug
Antioch City Council to Tackle Rent Stabilization Ordinance
The Antioch City Council is expected Tuesday to finalize a rent stabilization ordinance keeping unethical landlords in check while keeping rent affordable....
19
Aug
Supes Approve $2.2M Settlement in Discrimination Suit Against DA’s Office
A lawsuit brought by multiple prosecutors, which alleged women were discriminated against working in the District Attorney's Office, has been settled....
18
Aug
Monkeypox Vaccinations Can Now Be Scheduled Online in Contra Costa County
Eligible Contra Costa County residents can now make an appointment online to get a monkeypox vaccination at sites in Richmond and Concord....
12
Aug
Gov. Newsom Unveils New State Water Strategy at Antioch Treatment Plan
California Gov. Gavin Newsom was at the Antioch Water Treatment Plant on Thursday to announce new measures to store and save water....
10
Aug
Monkeypox Numbers ‘Growing Every Week,’ Health Officials Say
The Contra Costa County health officer also told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that county does not have enough monkeypox vaccines to meet demand....
10
Aug
Supes Vow to Fix Problems Found in Audit of Head Start Program
Head Start programs in Contra Costa County have safety and financial problems, among other issues, according to a federal inspection....
10
Aug
Supes Reject Sheriff Oversight Panel, Approve Quarterly Reports
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday to let the Sheriff's Office report its activity, rather than create an independent oversight body....
09
Aug
Contra Costa Seeks Volunteers for County Commissions and Boards
Contra Costa County seeks volunteers for bodies that deal with taxable property, emergency medical care, early childhood, in-home support and libraries....
08
Aug
Board of Supervisors to Discuss Federal Complaints About Head Start
Contra Costa County has 30 days to submit a plan, which the Board of Supervisors must approve, to correct problems found in Head Start programs....
04
Aug
WCCUSD Lays Out COVID Protocols for New School Year
At the last regular Board of Education meeting before the school year, some said the announced protocols wouldn’t do enough to protect people from COVID....
03
Aug
New Report Quantifies Racial and Economic Segregation In the Bay Area
Five neighborhoods in Oakland, three in San Francisco and one each in Antioch, Pittsburg and Vallejo are highly segregated by race and wealth, the report says....
26
Jul
Antioch Moves Forward With Rent Stabilization Ordinance
Days after tenants and activists protested reportedly steep rent hikes at low-income apartments, the Antioch City Council took a step toward stabilizing rents....
26
Jul
Monkeypox Is Not a ‘Gay Disease,’ Epidemiologist Says
Monkeypox has become the first disease declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization since the coronavirus in 2020....
