25 Jun

Supervisors Consider Creating Office of Racial and Social Equity

The Contra Costa Board of Supervisors on Tuesday discussed creating an Office of Racial and Social Equity and heard a presentation on equity issues related to COVID-19....

25 Jun

Analyzing the Link Between COVID-19 and Crowded Housing in California

CalMatters, as part of the California Divide, a statewide media collaboration, decided to investigate how overcrowded homes might be exacerbating the pandemic’s toll on California’s hard-hit communities....

24 Jun

The Neighborhoods Where COVID Collides With Overcrowded Homes

The pandemic has layered a health crisis on top of a housing crisis on top of a class divide....

23 Jun

Close Quarters: California’s Overcrowded Homes Fuel Spread of Coronavirus Among Workers

Across California, essential and service workers are being hit hardest by the coronavirus, and so are the people they live with....

22 Jun

Changing the Police Means Changing the Culture, Activists Say

Protesters demanding the defunding of police departments are also demanding that law enforcement replace its warrior mentality with a focus on keeping communities safe, a civil rights activist said Friday....

17 Jun

Contra Costa Eases Up on Religious Services, Pools and Salons

Contra Costa County eased restrictions on barber shops, salons, places of worship, funerals and pools but urges people to keep their distance and wear masks....

17 Jun

Health Officials Stress COVID-19 Testing as County Reopens

LifeLong Medical Care’s staff urges Richmond residents to get tested for the coronavirus ahead of Contra Costa County's loosening of its shelter-in-place restrictions....

17 Jun

Las Personas Mayores Enfrentan Mayores Riesgos Físicos y Mentales de COVID-19

COVID-19 proporciona una tormenta de riesgos casi perfecta para las personas mayores y aquellos en hogares de ancianos se encuentran en la situación más peligrosa....

15 Jun

Older People Face Higher Physical and Mental COVID-19 Risks

COVID-19 provides a nearly perfect storm of risks to older people and those in nursing homes are in the most dangerous situation....

14 Jun

CCC Women’s Soccer Recruitment Rebounds Despite the Coronavirus

Two years ago, the Contra Costa College women’s soccer team did not have enough players. Now, even among shutdowns and shelter-in-place, its enrollment numbers are back up....

13 Jun

Expect Hybrid Learning to Become the Norm This Fall

State education officials released recommendations for reopening more than 10,000 public schools this fall. They illustrate a number of drastic changes that will need to be made in order for...

29 May

The Drama of Distance Learning in a Pandemic

For Linda Jackson-Whitmore’s drama class at Contra Costa College’s Middle College High School program, there was an added complexity for their remote learning: how to engage and learn about drama...

28 May

How California Farms Can Survive the Post-Pandemic World

Growers will need to find new ways to market their products, such as shipping farm boxes directly to consumers....

26 May

Poor Air Quality in Richmond Increases COVID-19 Risk

Many Richmond residents may be especially vulnerable to COVID-19....

25 May

Women’s Rights Worldwide Set Back by COVID-19 Pandemic

Women's rights worldwide have been seriously set back during the COVID-19 pandemic, a panel of experts said Friday....