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Contra Costa County property values crawl higher as real estate fades
Plunging values for numerous commercial real estate sites have undermined Contra Costa County property values.
Bethel Island
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Grand Jury: Contra Costa County’s emergency warning system endangers residents
Report details eight recommendations to ensure timely warnings by 2025
AT&T must keep providing landline service in California, regulator rules
Critics said AT&T's proposal would have stripped many older people and rural residents of a...
Contra Costa County’s homeless population jumps 19% despite hundreds of new homeless housing beds
The county's annual "point-in-time" homeless count identified 2,843 people.
Costco lawsuit dropped; building of East Bay warehouse planned this summer
The new warehouse would include a tire sales and installation center and a fuel station,...
Historic East Bay movie theater gets a full renovation — and a modern twist
Gourmet food, local wine, bar and new reclining seats, modern bathrooms among the amenities.
Contra Costa Fair open Thursday with a bit of everything
Daschund races, cheese carving, rocketry displays among the offerings
Authorities identify 5-year-old boy who drowned on Bethel Island
The drowning happened Saturday.
Child dead after East Bay water rescue attempt
A rescue swimmer found the 5-year-old boy submerged in a cove early Saturday evening.
California’s rattlesnake season begins: Some tips to avoid getting bitten
In California, rattlesnakes bite about 800 people in a typical year; approximately two are fatal...