The Conoco Phillips refinery in Rodeo is at 1380 San Pablo Ave. According to the EPA, the refinery released 896,733 pounds of chemicals into the environment in 2011.
The Pinole City Council will meet this week.
City and school officials will meet next week.
The Hercules City Council is scheduled to discuss a possible censure of Council Member Myrna de Vera.
The Hercules City Council will discuss the issues soon.
Liz Warmerdam will officially start on Jan. 22 as Alameda's new assistant manager.
A little over two weeks from economic changes that will result if we head over the metaphoric fiscal cliff, are Republicans ready to accept the President's proposal to increase taxes on the wealthy?
Employees of Contra Costa and Solano counties compete each year to see who can raise more money for the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano.
Bill Kelly, Sherry McCoy and Dan Romero will be sworn in as Hercules City Council members.
In Alameda and Contra Costa counties, the state board wants to return more than $440,000 and $254,000.
The center, which has been losing money for years, will be forced to close.
Five cents of every dollar in the state budget goes to incentive programs in California, a new study by the New York Times shows.
Youth crime is at an all-time low at the statewide level, according to a new study.
Pinole and Hercules were two of the cities that provided solid support for the president's re-election bid on the Nov. 6 ballot
Constituents should act quickly to request tickets from their Congressman or Senator for President Obama's Jan. 21 inauguration.
A newly elected councilman writes an open letter to the city.
A citizen requested that the councilwoman's colleagues pass a resolution criticizing her alleged attempts to stifle opinion on Patch.
Don't forget. The federal holiday is Monday, Nov. 12. It's not business as usual.
State review finds real estate transfers legally “unallowable”
The Measure G parcel tax for West Contra Costa County schools, unlike most of the past parcel taxes on the ballot in the school district, passed easily on Tuesday, winning support in all seven of the main West County communities.
The new district lines were drawn by a citizens committee that didn’t focus on getting incumbents re-elected or creating safe seats.
Dan Romero, Sherry McCoy and Bill Kelly won a closely contested race to serve the troubled city.
Don't forget to vote! Find your poll location and ballot summary in Pinole and Hercules.
To help you sort through the 11 state propositions in the November election, Patch has put together a proposition voter guide of California ballot initiatives.
The author lists four reasons why Dan Romero should not be reelected.
Voters are encouraged to hand deliver their ballots for Tuesday’s election if their vote-by-mail ballot isn’t already in the mail.
Compared to 2008, the 94547 is donating a lot less cash to politicians and PACs this election cycle.
The majority of the money from 94564 is going to Barack Obama and the Democrats.
Once known as Sycamore North, new plans include 140 apartments and retail.
As a result of the Ambac legal settlement, Hercules is now under court order to sell Parcel C and Victoria Crescent.
The Hercules City Councilwoman says she did not attempt to stifle free speech by speaking to a Pinole official about a Patch commenter.
The meeting comes days after the EPA announced a criminal investigation into Chevron's Richmond refinery.
Steve Duran said city has cleaned up accounting practices and met requests for information.
Former city manager responsible for millions in improper payments, according to state controller.
Here you'll find voter registration dates and information for Contra Costa County residents.
In the wake of fatal truck-pedestrian accident, police association criticizes staff cuts that hurt traffic enforcement. Chief Bryden says WCPD is shorthanded temporarily, and will soon restore motorcycle officers.
The city of Hercules has scheduled a celebration for Sept 18 to mark the close of escrow on the property for the proposed Intermodal Transit Center.
Steve Duran's report and updates for Sept. 10.