County supervisors are interested in having local workers, but are there enough skilled laborers left in the Bay Area?
One supervisor said she didn't appreciate learning about a task force to eliminate juvenile hall from a news release.
The Walnut Creek City Council last week approved a $6 million loan to a Berkeley-based affordable-housing developer.
Congressman Mark DeSaulnier announced that he will host a telephone town hall on Thursday, July 23rd at noon.
The layoffs are in addition to 30 previously announced cuts. Dwindling funding from the state and cities is to blame.
Funding was reduced for the police department, arts and recreation, community groups including Lindsay Wildlife Experience, Heather Farm ...
Decades after his last crime, Joseph James DeAngelo said "guilty" repeatedly as charges were read in a college ballroom turned courtroom.
She is the third candidate to formally announce plans to run for Walnut Creek City Council.
Both would like to continue representing residents on the City Council. Mayor Loella Haskew has not made a formal decision about running.
Citizens, the police chief, council members and city manager all had a say in the online meeting.
The City Council will receive the report at Tuesday's meeting.
"There is a lot not to like in these budget proposals." The City Manager, City Attorney, and Councilmembers have already taken pay cuts.
Months after being hospitalized for pneumonia, the congressman is on the mend and says that he will seek reelection in November.
A taxpayer watchdog group questions why full-time public sector employees have been spared layoffs.
Members of the Western States Pact called for at least $1 trillion for public health, public safety, law enforcement, and public education.
"If a 60 percent drop in revenue overnight isn't an emergency, I don't know what is." Coronavirus closures decimated revenues.
Coronavirus closures? Some people look at trying times and see opportunity.
Layoffs, early retirements, and diverting money from existing capital projects are all being considered.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles announced it is extending driver licenses expiring during the coronavirus pandemic.
The meeting will be held remotely. A link to the meeting is in the story.
East Bay Congressman Mark DeSaulnier is in critical but stable condition Tuesday, his 68th birthday, weeks after he was injured in a fall.
East Bay Congressman Mark DeSaulnier remains in critical condition Tuesday after falling during a run more than a week ago, his family said.
East Bay Congressman Mark DeSaulnier, hospitalized this week after falling during a run, is now in critical condition, his office said.
Walnut Creek's Planning Commission will consider the project this week.
Critics argued past tax measures to improve transportation in Contra Costa have had a negligible effect.
Walnut Creek Patch's live roundup of Tuesday's election results from across Contra Costa County in the primary election for March 3, 2020.
Here's what voters can expect for Contra Costa County's 2020 Presidential Primary Election.
Election day is Tuesday, March 3. If you are searching for your polling location, here is where you vote.
Do you need a certified birth certificate or marriage license to get your Real ID? Two special events are planned within the next month.
The city may update its rules on so-called "granny flats" to conform to new state laws.
The City Council will consider changing local regulations at next week's meeting.
Just a few days remain to have your voice heard. Right now, more than 90 percent of respondents are in agreement.
They are among 22 vying for the job. An appointment could come in early February.
Walnut Creek City Council members have unanimously selected former Mayor Pro Tem Loella Haskew to serve as Mayor for the upcoming year.
These rules were in the works before the Orinda Halloween shootings, and are highly restrictive.
Both cities are proposing ordinances in response to new state laws intended to increase affordable housing.
Police say he has expensive taste in liquor. (Check the second photo to see his arm tattoos.)
A judicial commission took the unusual action against Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge John Laettner.
Community Choice Energy is a hybrid approach between private investor-owned utilities and public municipal utilities.
Enrique Pina was formerly a groundskeeper at Palmer School near Walnut Creek.