Mental health team will now handle some 911 calls in Contra Costa County
High absences prompt WCCUSD to close schools for two days
WCCUSD adds COVID-19 test sites to keep kids safe at school
New rule: Appointments needed for rapid tests at Contra Costa County sites
Contra Costa Health Services is now requiring appointments for COVID-19 rapid tests at its Richmond and San Ramon sites until further notice, as demand for the tests brought lines to testing centers this week. With read more…
Three people test positive for omicron in Contra Costa County
Contra Costa Health Services reported Monday that it has identified the highly contagious omicron variant of COVID-19 in three people in Contra Costa County. “We knew it was just a matter of time before the read more…
Herring fishers sue Chevron for answers about spill in San Francisco Bay
Amid the hum of the Bay Area’s cities, it is easy to forget that to live here is to live alongside a vast ecosystem. The biggest and most vital is the Pacific Ocean. And once read more…
WCCUSD pushes vaccine mandate back a month
Students in the West Contra Costa Unified School District have until Feb. 18 to get vaccinated against COVID-19, after the School Board extended the deadline by more than six weeks. The School Board agreed to read more…
WCCUSD bridges digital divide with at-home internet access for students
Julia Brady, an English teacher at Pinole Valley High School, has seen the impact that a lack of stable internet access can have on students. She recalled a student a few years ago who couldn’t read more…
Volunteers search for dump sites in Pinole Creek Watershed. Want to join?
Damien Grace made a harrowing discovery at Pinole Creek in November. A portion of a 3-foot-long PVC pipe was lodged in the muddy bed. Grace and five other volunteers picking up trash that day knew read more…
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