Posts Tagged ‘Contra Costa County’
Party at Miller Knox to raise money for area homeless programs
A big picnic and barbecue to be held near the bay shore at Miller Knox Regional Park on Saturday will raise money for the city’s homeless.
Read MoreLeaders, residents set to talk crops in North Richmond
The “West County Urban Agriculture Summit” is set to run all day Saturday, June 4.
Read MorePlanting a healthier North Richmond
In North Richmond, a community farming project may be the answer to providing healthy choices to residents who have long lived in a “food desert.”
Read MoreViolence flares again in North Richmond, tensions mount
Two men were shot, one fatally, while standing on Third Street on Wednesday night.
Read MoreVolunteers fan out across Contra Costa to tally County’s homeless
Dozens of community volunteers fanned out across Contra Costa County early Wednesday morning to help with the county’s 2011 homeless count. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires all cities and counties receiving federal dollars for homeless services to conduct a count at least every other year.
Read MoreGetting out, staying out
Convicted felons are finding jobs by becoming professional researchers for Pacific Institute.
Read MoreGet ready now for the next disaster
Contra Costa County Emergency Preparedness Fair was held at Hilltop Mall parking lot in Richmond last Saturday, September 25th. This event was designed to educate local residents about how to prepare for various disasters.
Read MoreFederal subsidy for jobs has run out
Congress adjourned without funding a jobs program that paid $5 million in wages countywide.
Read MoreStifling pertussis
Contra Costa County citizens get vaccinated at the immunization clinic at the Richmond Health Center.
Read MoreRichmond’s kids get free school supplies
A small chunk of the federal stimulus bill reached North Richmond yesterday, where a local nonprofit handed out free school supplies to schoolchildren at Verde Elementary.
Read MoreRYSE kicks off school year with street festival
Hundreds of youths, community members and civic leaders turned out for the RYSE Center’s 2nd Annual “Back to School Summer Jam.”
Read MoreGood news for North Richmond’s jobless
It may not be a cure-all for the problems facing people in North Richmond, but a plan to include the community in Richmond’s business Enterprise Zone could provide some economic relief for the county’s poorest area.
Read MoreCounty urging kids to stay away from soda
Contra Costa County has declared the next few months “Soda-Free Summer,” and is planning a campaign to fight childhood obesity rates by urging kids and teenagers to drink less sugary soda pop.
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