Contra Costa Transportation Authority Outlines $14M Signal Synchronization for Ygnacio Valley
Artificial intelligence timing sensors and transit signal priority will connect thirty-four intersections across Walnut Creek and…
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The Three Mules walked through Martinez and Concord this week
A man who has lived outdoors with pack mules for decades came down out of Benicia and crossed into Contra Costa this week.
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Youth artists illuminate Dublin community spirit at Mayor Sherry Hu’s fall art showcase
As an 11th grade student and lifelong artist with years of experience across graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, collages and more,…
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Civic life
County planning commission sets Oct. 14 hearing in Martinez
The Contra Costa County Planning Commission will convene for a formal public hearing on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, to deliberate on…
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Four ways to weigh in this week, from Walnut Creek 2050 to a Pleasant Hill forum
Four chances to speak up this week: Walnut Creek's 2050 workshop Sept. 24, a tenant rights session Sept. 26, and in Pleasant Hill a…
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Contra Costa sets its Veterans Day ceremony for Nov. 3 in Martinez
Contra Costa County's Board of Supervisors will hold the annual Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m.
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County commission for women and girls is short of members
Contra Costa's Commission for Women and Girls is recruiting.
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Pleasant Hill council to study General Plan changes Oct. 19
Pleasant Hill's City Council holds a General Plan study session Monday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m.
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Eight stories and 104 homes approved for a downtown Walnut Creek parking lot
A surface parking lot and a shuttered auto body shop on Mt.
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Business
Sky Zone trampoline park is coming to the old Stein Mart at the Orchards
The vacant Stein Mart space at the Orchards is set to become a 27,451-square-foot Sky Zone, with dodgeball courts, a zip line and a…
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