PG&E Urges Vigilance as Customer Utility Scams Surge
More than 21,000 reports have been filed in 2025 by customers who say they were contacted by phone or online scammers posing as PG&E employees, the utility said....
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Nov
Los Medanos Veterans Center Receives $5,000 Donation From Sentinels of Freedom
The donation from Sentinels of Freedom to Los Medanos College is aimed at supporting in-person math tutoring for student veterans....
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Nov
‘People Are Going to Die’: Bay Area Homelessness Leaders Speak Out About HUD Cuts
Continuum of Care agencies now must figure out how they will serve their communities with guaranteed funding slashed from 90% to 30%....
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Nov
Richmond Powwow Celebrates 15 Years, Honors Laguna Pueblo, Acoma People
Native Americans sang and danced from morning until sunset Nov. 8 at the 15th Richmond Powwow in honor of the people of the Santa Fe Native American villages....
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Nov
Pittsburg Council Approves Members’ First Raise in 30 Years, Appoints New City Manager
If the raise is officially approved after a second vote, Pittsburg City Council members would be paid $1,600 per month, up from $500....
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Nov
County Reports Low Response to Community Impact Fund Survey, Still Seeking Public Input
Contra Costa residents will get another chance at Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting to have say in how the Community Impact Fund should be spent....
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Nov
Beloved Oakland Coach John Beam Killed in Shooting at Laney College
The loss of football coach John Beam, who died Friday after being shot the day before at Laney College, has stunned the Oakland community....
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Nov
East County Residents Rally Outside Brentwood City Hall, Call for ‘Justice for Yolanda’
Family of Yolanda Ramirez, who died in police custody, and others affected by police violence were among those at a rally Wednesday at Brentwood City Hall....
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Nov
Brentwood Family Demands Answers After Death of 72-Year-Old Woman in Police Custody
Family and friends of Yolanda Ramirez, who died Sept. 26 in police custody, came to the Brentwood City Council meeting Wednesday to demand accountability....
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Nov
Antioch Police Won’t Be Expanding A.I. Use, For Now
Some tools that Antioch Police uses incorporates artificial intelligence, but APD told the oversight commission it isn't looking now to use more A.I....
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Nov
Local Democratic Leaders Decry Passage of Funding Bill
Bay Area Democrats who voted against the government funding bill said it will have negative consequences for healthcare costs, farmers and more....
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Nov
“Medicina muy necesaria”: residentes de Pittsburg honran la vida y la memoria a través del Día de los Muertos
Las velas titilaban y los tambores resonaban en el Centro Comunitario de la Marina de Pittsburg mientras cientos de personas se reunían el 2 de noviembre para celebrar el Día...
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Nov
Fourth-Year Salesian High Football Players Lead Senior Day Win
Salesian Prep Pride football closed out its regular season Saturday in Richmond with a decisive 34-14 win over the Pinole Valley Spartans on Senior Day....
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Nov
For Many in the Bay Area, Affordable Housing Is Not Affordable
American Community Media hosted a forum in Hayward to examine the Bay Area's housing crisis, which makes affordable housing unaffordable and unattainable....
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Nov
Richmond to Continue Receiving Animal Services From County, not Nonprofits
Richmond approved $1.4 million to keep funding services through Contra Costa Animal Services, which has faced concerns over its alleged treatment of animals....
