A young girl was in stable but critical condition this week after sustaining severe injuries in an overnight fire that ...

The county announced Wednesday the launch of its initiative "Mapping Prejudice in Contra Costa County," a community-driven ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A theory that oil companies should be held legally responsible for the effects of climate change has been circulating ...

A possible harbinger of good things coming appeared early Friday morning, just before the newly restored Pacheco Marsh had ...

This story was originally published . Sign up for their newsletters. Last week the Northern California beach town of Santa Cruz enacted a tax on sodas, ice teas and other beverages with added sugar.

This story was originally published . Sign up for their newsletters. CalMatters’ collaborations with CBS-TV are again nominated for Emmy awards, following two previous Emmy wins, and bringing ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In 2023, amid record-breaking rain and snow, two prisons in the southern San Joaquin Valley faced a serious risk of ...

Homeowners in the Castlewood area received a formal notice from Alameda County last week that the property tax water charges were going to be subject to a special assessment of $6,829.27 per household ...

The San Ramon Planning Commission is set to hear an update on the city's Climate Action Plan following reviews and ...

The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office charged a worker at a Walnut Creek charter school on Friday for allegedly ...

The metro papers spun it differently, but, in my mind, there was no good news with the MediaNews Group purchase of the Santa Rosa Press Democrat and several other local papers in that county.

Local government officials gathered at an event at the temple on Thursday to honor the 91-year-old site with a water landmark award.