All those forgotten bank accounts and mislaid safety deposit boxes make for one huge lost-and-found collection. Could any of that $6 billion belong to you?
August is National Immunization Awareness Month. Do you know which shots you and your family should have? Here's a list from the county health department.
Want to represent Contra Costa County? Here's a list of vacancies on commissions, boards and committees dealing with issues from aging to transit.
Poll: Do you think allowing bikes on BART at peak times is a good idea?
President Barack Obama will turn 51 on Aug. 4. Share your birthday messages in the comments, and the best will be featured on the site Saturday.
Roger Hernandez, D-West Covina, claims he had “no more than three glasses of wine” the night he was pulled over on suspicion of drunken driving.
Board members have awarded the project to DL Falk Construction Co. for $8.2 million.
State Schools Superintendent Tom Torlakson spoke in Pleasant Hill on Tuesday in support of both initiatives.
Economist Nouriel Roubini, renowned for his doom-and-gloom predictions as well as accuracy, says that economic recovery in America is a "pie in the sky" notion. What do you think?
The city will not suspend the public posting of meetings and agendas, despite a new state relaxation of the Brown Act in June.
The president will attend three fundraisers in Oakland and Piedmont.
Plurality of GOP leaders said the new system hurts their party, but a majority say GOP candidates won't move toward the center for November election
Candidates have until Aug. 10 to turn in nomination papers.
Consolidated Fire Chief Daryl Louder recently told the Pleasant Hill City Council that a parcel tax is needed to keep service levels acceptable.
The council will consider the Paso Nogal neighborhood appeal of a proposed 35-foot cell antenna.
In an effort to save money, the state decided to suspend mandates that require local jurisdictions to keep the public informed by posting meeting agendas. Most public agencies plan to continue complying with the Brown Act.
What role is the 94523 playing in the most expensive political race in the nation's history?
If approved, the business would be part of the karaoke parlor in the Country Square Shopping Center.
A new California law effective July 1 requires maternity care to be included in all private health insurance plans. Previously, less than 15 percent of individual plans covered pregnancy, child birth and postnatal care.
From stricter hygiene standards for body piercing to help for children being bullied at school, a host of new laws go into effect this week.
What seemed like a simple enough issue last year turned into many months of discussion regarding political signs.
Applications will be accepted through Aug. 1.
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Obama's health care law today. Roberts joined the majority.
The city's planning commission will discuss a proposal for a billiard parlor at its next meeting.
A $41 million two-year budget was approved Monday by the Pleasant Hill City Council.
Environmental health officials, acting on Thursday lab results, shutter California Pizza Kitchen in Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek.
Highways leading to Bay Bridge are completely clogged; long lines for bus service.
Now that the resignation is official, the council must decide whether or not to fill her seat until the election in November.
The candidates, incumbents and issues that will be affecting Pleasant Hill and Contra Costa County.
New oversight for tattoo and piercing artists designed to reduce risk of infection and disease goes in effect July 1.
The city could use cash reserves to pay CalPERS or issue new bonds.
The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano is asking people to eat on $4.46 a day — the budget currently allowed under the CalFresh food stamp program. Give it a try for a week, and blog along the way.
Pleasant Hill Patch readers debate home gun sales.
It was no contest. BART surveyed random passengers on whether they like the new vinyl seats or the old wool fabric ones. Vinyl was favored by three-fourths; wool by only a tenth. So we'll see more vinyl seats, and requests for rider feedback.
Who gets paid after Pleasant Hill municipal employees?
Pleasant Hill officials predict modest revenue growth as the economy recovers.
BART stations may not be art galleries, but they are adding posters of original artwork by an acclaimed artist representing famous books by writers connected to the Bay Area.
Do you know a corner that could use a stop sign?
The Pleasant Hill City Council put off discussing a temporary sign ordinance until June 18.
After more than a dozen speakers complained about a home-based gun sale business approved in October, the council agreed to a workshop on the issue.