Express Lane Opens on SB I-680 Between Alameda, Contra Costa Counties
A new express lane on southbound Interstate Highway 680 opened to traffic Friday along 9 miles between Alameda and Contra Costa counties....
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Feb
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Feb
$30 Million in Cuts, Possible Parcel Tax Coming to AUSD
The Antioch Unified School District must make around $30 million in cuts for the current and 2026-27 school years and will be subject to financial analysis....
12
Feb
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....
11
Feb
A New Biography Revisits Richmond’s Most Infamous Housing Battle
As a “thank you” for their service building ships to defeat fascism, Richmond’s 14,000 African Americans became victims of housing and job discrimination....
11
Feb
Antioch City Council Picks Veteran Litigator as New City Attorney
Lori Asuncion of Stockton was unanimously chosen as the next city attorney for Antioch. She previously held the role in her hometown....
10
Feb
Woman Finds Meaning in the Garden of Life and Death
Having endured tremendous loss, Andrea Sexton-Dumas refers to grief as a friend and herself as a death and grief doula, grief gardener and spiritual companion....
10
Feb
EdSource: Students Become Lifeline for Peers Facing Suspension, Mental Health Struggles
Antioch High School’s extensive peer support program includes 80 peer advocates who provide support to fellow students around mental health and substance abuse....
09
Feb
Contra Costa Faces Housing, Growth Tensions as Economic Outlook Debated
The Contra Costa Board of Supervisors heard presentations on the local and federal economic outlook that are meant to help inform policy decisions....
09
Feb
BART Lays Out Grim Future If Voters Don’t Approve Sales Tax Increase
If voters do not approve a 1/2-1 cent sales tax increase, BART could eventually see stations closed, a line eliminated, service ending early, and more....
09
Feb
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....
07
Feb
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....
06
Feb
Antioch Poet MoeMinistry Uses Words to Heal and Inspire
Through poetry rooted in reflection, faith and lived experience, Antioch's Monique McCoy uses her words to heal, challenge and inspire....
06
Feb
Richmond Pastor Convicted of Sexual Abuse of Young Churchgoer
Emilio Alberto Esperanza-Pacheco, who was a pastor at God's Lighthouse of Truth Church in Richmond, was convicted of sexually abusing a child....
05
Feb
Game Nights and Mourning: A Family’s Fight After Yolanda Ramirez’s Death
The joy the Ramirez family feels when they gather is overshadowed by the death of Yolanda Ramirez, which they say was caused by police violence....
05
Feb
WCCUSD Approves Current Year Fiscal Solvency Plan, Pushes Back Others
WCCUSD school board members approved the fiscal solvency plan for the current school year, but are holding off on approving plans for the next two school years....
