East County Today

On Monday at about 1:46 am, Muir Station Deputy Sheriffs were dispatched to a report of a body on the 400 block of Pullman Avenue in Bay Point.Deputies arrived on scene and found a...

On Monday, the Contra Costa Health Services reports there are now 9,404 cases of coronavirus resulting in 139 Deaths. In the past 24-hours, this is 223 new cases.The county reported that 8,301 people have...

Martinez, Calif. – Last month, Ijeoma Chukwunyelu and Nnamdi Onwuzulike made their first court appearance and entered pleas of not guilty in Contra Costa County’s first criminal labor trafficking case. In addition to labor...

On Tuesday, the Antioch City Council will provide direction on the Economic Development Commission’s recommendation for the Antioch Small Business COVID-19 Recovery, Retention, and Thriving Plan.The Economic Development Commission is proposing using $360k from...

The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District report that in the month of July, they had 669 service calls with an average response time of 9:32 minutes.In the month of June, the District ran...

On Sunday, the Contra Costa Health Services reports there are now 9,182 cases of coronavirus resulting in 139 Deaths. In the past 24-hours, this is 113 new cases.The county reported that 8,096 people have...

At 1:00 pm Sunday, the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District responded to a report of a vehicle crash on Highway 4 at Discovery Bay Blvd in the Town of Discovery Bay.It was reported...

On July 21, State Senator Melissa Melendez introduced a bill that would end the California State of Emergency. The bill is being held in the Rules Committee and not being brought forward to the...

On August 6 at approximately 10:40 pm, Contra Costa CHP was advised of a solo vehicle collision on HWY-4 eastbound, near Sand Creek Rd. Upon emergency personnel and CHP arrival, both occupants were transported...

The following is a sampling of the Antioch Police Calls over the past week reported between July 26 - August 1 which focuses on the higher priority call responses. Arson7/27 – W 8th &...

The following is a sampling of the Brentwood Police Calls reported between August 1-6 which focuses on the higher priority call responses. Burglary – Commercial8/1 - Occurred on Sand Creek Rd. . OCCUR'D 07/26 ...

The following is a sampling of the Pittsburg Police Calls over the past week reported between July 19-25 which focuses on the higher priority call responses. Assault – Deadly Weapon7/30 – not available Battery7/27...

The following is a sampling of the Oakley Police Calls over the past week reported between July 26-Aug 1 which focuses on the higher priority call responses. Assault w/Deadly Weapon7/26 – 50 block...

On Friday, the Contra Costa Health Services reports there are now 8,760 cases of coronavirus resulting in 136 Deaths. In the past 24-hours, this is 216 new cases.The county reported that 7,729 people have...

Walnut Creek, CA – Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced that he will host a virtual town hall to discuss coronavirus and the economy on Monday, August 10th at 3:30 p.m. (PT).Congressman DeSaulnier will be...

At 2:00 pm Friday, the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District responded to a report of a vegetation fire in the area of Vasco Road  near Walnut Blvd in Byron.It was reported as three...

SACRAMENTO – Building on California’s historic police use of force standards signed into law last year, the Senate Public Safety committee today on a 5 to 1 vote passed Assembly Bill 66 by State...

On Friday morning at approximately 6:30 am, Contra Costa CHP was advised of a two vehicle collision on HWY-4 eastbound, just east of Willow Pass Rd. Upon emergency personnel and CHP arrival, the driver...

On Thursday, the Antioch Unified School District Board of Trustees continued their meeting after it was twice interrupted Wednesday night by protesters.   After about another hour of public comments, the board entered discussion which...

On August 6 at 2:17 pm, the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District responded to a report of a vehicle versus pedestrian in the 800 block of Second Street in the City of Brentwood.Upon...

SACRAMENTO – Today Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) and Senator Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore) are calling on the Assembly Elections Committee to immediately hear Assembly Constitutional Amendment 7, their legislation that would strip the partisan...

SACRAMENTO – The Senate Housing Committee voted 8 to 0 today to pass Assembly Bill 2345 by State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) to boost the number of affordable units built in California by...

This week, Meals on Wheels Diablo Region announced it has been chosen to participate in Travis Credit Union Foundation’s Community Funding Initiative.If you make a donation by September 30th at Travis Credit Union Foundation's...

On Wednesday night, the Antioch Unified School District held a special meeting to discuss the possible funding of school resource officers which the City of Antioch was awarded a grant and the city is...

On Thursday, the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District will hold a City of Brentwood centered Virtual Town Hall for 90-minutes.The event will feature Fire Chief Brian Helmick, Fire Marshal Steve Aubert, along with...

House-passed legislation includes McNerney-sponsored provisionsStockton, CA – Included in the $1.3 trillion spending package recently passed by the House of Representatives are a number of key provisions championed by Congressman Jerry McNerney (CA-09) to...

On Wednesday, the Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorders Office issued a statement that all voters will be mailed a ballot for the November election—a change that affects less than 25% of Contra Costa voters.According to...

Today, California's Great America announced it would remain closed for the rest of 2020 due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.They said in an announcement that continued uncertainty of COVID-19 as well as limited number of...

Last week, the Brentwood City Council agreed to spend another $50k to help provide food resources for families in the City of Brentwood. In total, the council will have allocated $100k for food resources.The...

For years, our community has struggled with providing a safe, supportive learning experience for our students. This has resulted in a decline in enrollment in the Antioch Unified School District, as more parents have...

On Tuesday, the Contra Costa Health Services reports there are now 8,176 cases of coronavirus resulting in 131 Deaths. In the past 24-hours, this is 140 new cases.The county reported that 7,241 people have...

Martinez, Calif. – Today, Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton issued the following statement regarding the status of Contra Costa County’s Juvenile Hall and the Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation Facility.“These are historic times...

Just before 3:30 pm Monday, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District responded to a report of a domestic in the area of W. 12th Street at E Street.Upon arrival, firefighters located a vehicle...

On Monday, the City of Brentwood announced its Fall Neighborhood Cleanup Events are back after it’s Spring hiatus. These events will be held on September 12th, 19th, 26th, and October 3rd.Brentwood residents that have...

The Brentwood Police Department report that on Saturday, a resident was awoken to the sound of drilling noise and located several suspects underneath his van.Police say the resident yelled at the men, who were...