Contra Costa County Receives Federal Grant To Keep Inmates From Returning
Contra Costa County has received a $750,000 federal grant to help paroled low-level offenders successfully re-enter the community and avoid returning to jail or prison.
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Contra Costa County has received a $750,000 federal grant to help paroled low-level offenders successfully re-enter the community and avoid returning to jail or prison.
Contra Costa officials conceded on Tuesday that the phone ring-down system for their community warning system may never work perfectly in large emergency events.
An ongoing investigation led to the arrests Wednesday of three Eastern Contra Costa County men on suspicion of child pornography possession, a Brentwood police sergeant said Thursday.
Three Bay Area attorneys filed a lawsuit against Chevron on Wednesday, claiming the oil company was "grossly negligent" in its handling of maintenance leading up to the massive Aug. 6 fire.
Investigators probing the cause of a blaze at Chevron's Richmond refinery are looking at heaters and responding emergency vehicles as possible ignition sources for the massive vapor cloud that spewed from a leaky pipe.
Contra Costa County supervisors on Tuesday demanded that better emergency communication lines with county officials be made in the wake of the Chevron refinery fire in Richmond.
This week's fire at the Chevron refinery in Richmond has led to an unprecedented number of residents in Contra Costa County signing up to be notified of emergencies with voice alerts.
East Bay residents used a town hall meeting Tuesday to sound off at company executives over a massive fire at the Chevron refinery in Richmond on Monday night. Hundreds of residents sought medical treatment for respiratory problems, but experts concluded Tuesday it was "not a significant health concern."
Several residents said they never received a call about a shelter-in-place following Monday's fire at the Chevron refinery in Richmond.
Skyrocketing pension costs and slumping property tax revenues could send Contra Costa County firefighters to the ballot box to help keep their stations open.
Contra Costa County officials responded Tuesday to a Civil Grand Jury report that underscored their lack of services for homeless youth.
Two crows located in Contra Costa County tested positive for the West Nile virus Tuesday, according to the Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District.
Authorities raided a pair of homes in Contra Costa County, finding hundreds of pounds of illegal fireworks.
With the Fourth of July approaching, marine patrol officers in Contra Costa are warning boaters to be extra careful on the Delta.
A new crackdown on copper thefts in the East Bay involves undercover work by investigators to catch scrap metal dealers who may have bought stolen goods.
Contra Costa County fire officials are seeing a dangerous trend of squatters starting fires in foreclosed houses they have broken into.
Election Day is Tuesday. But, there likely won't be too many people turning out to cast votes at the polls in Contra Costa County. That's according to its Registrar of Voters.
A federal judge sentenced a former San Ramon police officer to three years in prison Friday for his involvement in a Contra Costa County law enforcement scandal.
Contra Costa continues to receive low-level offenders as part of the state's realignment plan to ease prison overcrowding, and now there is an effort to get inmates out of jail, and into employment.
Chevron Corp. faces additional taxes on its refinery in Richmond after an appeals board ruled that the refinery was worth more than the county's assessment.
Contra Costa and Sacramento counties have been chosen to participate in a federal pilot program aimed at improving psychiatric services while reducing costs.
A Contra Costa County prosecutor has filed a claim against his bosses in the district attorney's office, claiming malicious prosecution and defamation as a result of rape charges against him.
A tanker truck overturned in unincorporated Contra Costa County near Hercules Monday morning, prompting the closure of all westbound lanes of state Highway 4 in the area, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
A Contra Costa County man faces nine felony counts ranging from grand theft to perjury and burglary in what prosecutors call a sophisticated foreclosure rental scam.
In the last two months, nearly 30 schools in Contra Costa County have seen outbreaks of the stomach virus this winter.
