Where to park a bike in Martinez, and what the county will pay for
Martinez publishes a map of where to lock up downtown, last updated in December 2024.
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BART's surveillance reports go to its board Thursday
BART's Board of Directors is asked on Thursday, Sept. 24, to approve the district's surveillance report for the year and camera impact…
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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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Richmond pauses data centres as Oakland weighs its own moratorium
Four East Bay cities sit at four different stages of the same fight.
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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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County Connection's September bingo card turns bus trips into shop stops
County Connection is marking Transit Month with a bingo card stamped only at 19 local businesses along its routes, including Up the…
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County guardrail work begins Aug. 24 on Olympic Boulevard and other county roads
Crews start Monday on the second phase of the county's guardrail replacement, working weekdays through Nov. 17 on San Pablo Dam Road,…
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Tim Sbranti takes over as chair of Innovation Tri-Valley
Innovation Tri-Valley named its 2026-27 board Thursday.
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Five Tri-Valley mayors take questions at a Livermore chamber luncheon
Mayors from Danville, Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton and San Ramon answer questions Thursday at Garre Vineyard & Winery in Livermore.
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Community
Two named Contra Costa Teachers of the Year, with a Walnut Creek teacher honored
The county office of education honored 22 teachers on Sept. 17 and named two of them Contra Costa Teachers of the Year.
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Ten Dublin High students named National Merit semifinalists
Ten Dublin High School seniors reached the semifinalist round of the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program, the school said.
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68 San Ramon Valley Unified seniors named National Merit semifinalists
San Ramon Valley Unified said 68 of its high school seniors reached the semifinalist round of the 2027 National Merit Scholarship…
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Free bus passes are open to Alameda County students in grades 6 to 12
Applications are open for the 11th year of the Student Transit Pass Program: unlimited free rides on AC Transit, Union City Transit…
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Events
Dublin Trail Challenge adds a cycling option for its fall return
Participants have until October 11 to log 26 miles on foot or 65 miles by bike. Registration closes October 5.
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Five companies take Innovation Tri-Valley GameChangers awards
Pac-12, Inertia Fusion Energy, SavvyMoney, Calyxo and Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley are honored Thursday evening at The Roundhouse…
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Local business
F45 Training plans an August opening in Dublin
F45 Training Dublin is set to open this month with 45-minute group sessions mixing cardio, strength and functional work.
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Health
A Dublin vet hospital takes walk-ins until 10 p.m.
Vets for Pets Veterinary Hospital & Urgent Care at 7667 Amador Valley Blvd. takes walk-ins and same-day appointments 14 hours a day,…
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