Facilities in Pinole, Kensington, Antioch and Walnut Creek will shut down for up to 12 months starting at various times in 2026.

Contra Costa County readers are in for a bumpy 2026, with four library branches set to go dark for months at a time while crews tackle decades of deferred maintenance. The most painful hit lands March ...

If the Contra Costa measure passes, two cities would have the highest rates in both the county and the state.

HAVE YOU NOTICED a big piece of trash on the side of the road, like a mattress? You're not the only one. Illegal dumping, the ...

The district is looking at borrowing $13 million for each of the next three years from an employee health retirement fund, ...

The budget cuts will reduce the district's staffing by 10% as much as possible by not filling job openings, resignations and ...