The refinery must now analyze what went wrong and could face fines for the release, which occurred over a 42-hour period last ...

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Gov. Gavin Newsom is commuting the death sentences of 548 people, including 10 who were convicted in Contra Costa County, clearing the state’s death row for the first time since the hangings were ...

Behind the scenes at the Contra Costa elections office it takes six steps to tally a single ballot. There are 280,000 of them ...

Richmond resident Raquel Donoso, a public education advocate, (left) and former Pinole mayor Cameron Sasai are running for the Contra Costa Community College Ward 1 seat. Courtesy of the candidates ...

Contra Costa County was among multiple locales statewide that the federal Department of Justice ordered to verify what it said were ballots submitted by noncitizens. On Monday the Supreme Court ...

If Alta Bates closes before a new hospital is built, Richmond Kaiser will be the only full-service facility between Oakland and Solano County.

People aren't hosting like they used to. Nosh reporter Skylla Mumana, kicking off a recurring column, casts a vote for having ...

The device should dramatically reduce air pollution in Richmond. But some want more time to understand its environmental impacts.

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Richmond mayoral candidate Claudia Jimenez and her supporters gather at the Richmond Progressive Alliance headquarters to await election results on Nov. 3, 2026. The group cheered when the first round ...