Posts Tagged ‘Contra Costa County’
Construction Of County’s First Mental Health Rehabilitation Center Underway In Richmond
From Contra Costa Health: County Begins Construction of the First Mental Health Rehabilitation Center in Contra Costa Contra Costa County broke ground today on a new 45-bed facility in Richmond that will expand local long-term behavioral health treatment capacity for residents with serious mental illness. The project will renovate and repurpose an existing one-story county-owned…
Read MoreContra Costa Homeless Count Shows Small Increase, Still Below 2024 Levels
From Contra Costa Health: Contra Costa County’s annual survey documenting people experiencing homelessness found a modest increase in 2026 compared to 2025, though the overall count remained lower than 2024 levels, according to data released by Contra Costa Health’s Health, Housing and Homeless Services Division (H3). H3, with 188 volunteers, conducted the Point-in-Time Count across…
Read MoreFBI Searches County Assessor’s Office, Personal Residences Tuesday
A team of FBI agents executed a series of search warrants at private homes and the Contra Costa County Assessor’s office Tuesday. Agents declined to specify who or what they were looking for though a bureau spokesperson confirmed warrants had been served at the assessors office at 2530 Arnold Drive in Martinez, the home of…
Read MoreBoard Of Supervisors Appoints Aaron McAlister To Lead Con Fire
(Martinez, CA) – On Tuesday, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors appointed Aaron McAlister as Fire Chief of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire). McAlister has served with Con Fire since 2016 and most recently served as Deputy Fire Chief of Administration, overseeing Communications/Fire Dispatch, Information Systems, Support Services, Finance, and…
Read MoreFormer Richmond Pastor Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting Child Parishioner
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – A Contra Costa County judge has sentenced a former Richmond pastor — convicted on multiple counts of child sexual assault — to 120 years to life, plus an additional term of life without the possibility of parole. On February 4, 2026, a Contra Costa County…
Read MoreLetters: Protecting The Planet While Feeding The Hungry
Editor; As our community prepares to mark Earth Day, one local nonprofit is quietly executing an unprecedented environmental feat: every single day, Contra Costa-based White Pony Express rescues 10,500 high-quality meals from supermarkets, farmers markets, and restaurants and delivers them to neighbors in need. While we usually think about food recovery as a low cost,…
Read More“Oddly Quiet… With Just a Hint of Thunder Runners and Aviation Fuel”
We took to the streets of CocoaCounty last night (formerly known as Friday Night) and were greeted by small groups of revelers, empty bar seats and the faint, bleating protests of a citizenry battered and beaten by current times, the exorbitant cost of a martini and Dino fuel. (We made up that last bit, in…
Read MoreBusy Saturday Night In The 24/680
A busy night in the 24/680 Saturday with multiple chases and other dramas playing out. Photographer Craig Cannon caught this Thunder Runner as he was passing through Martinez, Calif., his Dodge Charger eventually giving out on Port Chicago Highway. Some shots were fired following a catalytic converter theft in San Ramon and more burglaries were…
Read MoreRolex, Cash Taken During Latest “Follow Home” Robbery In Walnut Creek Friday
Three men reportedly tailed a couple picking up their daughter from a birthday party on Blade Way this afternoon, rushing the male victim, brandishing weapons and making off with a Rolex watch and cash while the children played in the backyard. The holdup was reported at approximately 6:30 p.m., with the occupants of a car…
Read MoreMaking Their Cases – District Attorney’s Race Highlights Divisions In Approaches
A hotly contested race between two candidates vying for the county’s top prosecutor seat has hardened existing divisions in local law enforcement and illuminated the stark contrast in approaches to some of the toughest problems facing society today. Whether incumbent Diana Becton survives a challenge by former prosecutor and colleague Mary Knox will have to…
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