Contra Costa Elections Chief Certifies November Election
Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters Kristin Connelly on Tuesday certified the results of the Nov. 5 general election....
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Dec
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Nov
Richmond Earmarks Funds in Effort to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence
Richmond City Council on Tuesday voted 6-0 to appropriate $6,000 to support staffing for the Task Force to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence....
27
Nov
Antioch Moves to Create CORE Team, but Unhoused, Advocates Call It a ‘Waste of Money’
The Antioch City Council on Tuesday allocated $75,000 to create a city-dedicated team that hopes to address service gaps for homeless residents. ...
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Nov
District Considers Impact of Curriculum, Conditions on Student Success
Student achievement is slowly rising in the West Contra Costa Unified School District for some student groups while most others struggle....
22
Nov
Richmond Adopts CROWN Act Against Black Hair Discrimination
Richmond will review and update policies to prevent discrimination based on race-based hairstyles and educate workers to increase acceptance of hair diversity....
22
Nov
10-Year-Old Antioch Girl Punches Would Be Vehicle Thief With Siblings Inside
Antioch police say a 10-year-old girl likely saved her siblings from a thief with a barrage of punches aimed at the suspect trying to steal her mother's car....
22
Nov
New Report Reveals Skyrocketing Rates of Islamophobia on State’s College Campuses
Since the Oct. 7, 2023 attack that sparked the Israel-Hamas war, Muslim students at colleges throughout California have endured surging rates of Islamophobia....
18
Nov
Antioch Police to Get Extra Pay for Extra Work in Problem Areas
Antioch Police Department officers will be paid double for working extra shifts as part of an effort to reduce a recent surge in violence. ...
18
Nov
Guadalupe Enllana Confident She’ll Hold Her Lead in WCCUSD Race
An update to unofficial election results shows Guadalupe Enllana has over 900 votes over Otheree Christian for a seat on the WCCUSD board....
18
Nov
Antioch Resident Appointed to Agricultural Board
Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed two Bay Area residents to a statewide council and an agricultural board, respectively, the governor's office said last week....
13
Nov
Shanelle Scales-Preston Grows Lead, Could Be County’s First Black Woman Supervisor
Shanelle Scales-Preston has again increased her lead over Mike Barbanica for supervisor, from 67 votes to 1,800 votes and now to 3,200 votes....
10
Nov
Shanelle Scales-Preston Increases Slim Lead Over Mike Barbanica in Supes Race
Shanelle Scales-Preston's lead for District 5 county supervisor widened from 67 votes on Election Night to 1,843 votes over Mike Barbanica....
09
Nov
Primary or Ranked Choice Voting? Change Likely Coming to Richmond Elections
According to the newest election results, Measure J and Measure L, which would change how City Council members and the mayor are elected, were both passing. ...
08
Nov
Ron Bernal Declares Victory With Big Lead in Race for Antioch Mayor
Ron Bernal has 21,508 of the vote for Antioch mayor and incumbent Lamar Hernandez-Thorpe is second with 8,660, according to unofficial results....
06
Nov
Harris Concedes; California and Bay Area Leaders React to Second Trump Presidency
Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her concession speech on Wednesday to an emotional crowd at Howard University, her alma mater....
