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Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder And Elections Department Limit Public Access Due To COVID-19
The Clerk-Recorder-Elections Department remains open to provide essential services, but access to buildings and in-person services is limited. The Department is urging customers to use online services in an effort to help reduce the rate of COVID-19 transmission. In-person services are currently limited to transactions that cannot be done online, over the phone or through…
Read MoreCounty Childcare Centers Closed Due To COVID-19
MARTINEZ, Calif. (March 17, 2020) – The Contra Costa County Community Services Bureau, part of the Employment & Human Services Department (EHSD), has temporarily closed its childcare centers effective Tuesday, March 17, 2020 through Tuesday, April 7, 2020. The decision to close has been made due to growing concerns over COVID-19, and our commitment to protect the health…
Read MoreAre You Essential? Are You Open? Let People Know – List Your Business…
We’ve had a few requests for an up-to-date list of businesses intending to remain open and serving customers during this current health crisis. To that end we’ve started this “Essential and Open” Listing, open to any business up and running in the 24/680 which might care to add its business name/address/contact info and hours? –…
Read More“Shelter In Place” Order Given For Contra Costa County Residents
In an unprecedented move to head off what many foresee as a gradually worsening public health crisis, the director of Contra Costa County’s Health Services Division Monday issued a far-reaching shelter in place order for the county and its residents. The directive, issued in conjunction with orders given to residents of 6 Bay Area Counties,…
Read MoreLafayette City Offices Closed To Public
To address the quickly evolving COVID-19 threat, Lafayette Mayor Mike Anderson today declared a local emergency in the City of Lafayette, effective immediately. (Read the Mayor’s full Emergency Proclamation HERE.) As a result of the Mayor’s Emergency Proclamation, City Manager Niroop Srivatsa directed that City Offices be closed to the public through the end of…
Read MoreAll Contra Costa County Libraries Closing Until Further Notice
Beginning tomorrow, March 15, all 26 Contra Costa County Library locations will close until further notice as a precaution to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the community. Based on recommendations from the County Health Department, the closures are necessary to encourage social distancing and protect both patrons and staff in the libraries. All…
Read MoreHunkered In The Bunker: Day One
Day 1 of Quarantine: “We see people, wandering in the rain, drawn and haggard, a hardscrabble shuffle and defeated look on their faces – on the hunt for canned chili, Purell, and breakfast waffles. Sometimes, they stop, and through our binoculars we watch as they raise their bony finger to our air vent and we…
Read MoreBare Store Shelves, Looming School Closures, Slick Roads Keep Things Interesting In The 24/680 Saturday
We hope you got your shopping done and you’re off the roads today because some panic buying, coupled with the first real rain in some time, have made for a wet and wild day in the 24/680. Parents preparing to work from home braced themselves for doing so with the kids on hand as more…
Read MoreDanville Farmers’ Market Cancelled Through March Due To Coronavirus Concerns
In the continuing effort to limit potential exposure of residents to the COVID-19 virus, the Town of Danville and the Pacific Coast Farmers’ Market Association (PCFMA) have opted to suspend the weekly Danville Farmers’ Market through the end of March. This week, both the Contra Costa Health Services and the California Department of Public Health…
Read MoreContra Costa County Library Programs Canceled Through March 31 Due To COVID-19
NOTE: Libraries to remain open during regularly scheduled hours. Beginning tomorrow, March 13, the Contra Costa County Library will cancel all library programs and events, including community use of meeting rooms in County-owned facilities, through March 31. Additionally, we will be working with our partners to determine plans for city-operated community rooms. This comes in…
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