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Library Lines: Four Contra Costa branches to close doors for renovations

East Bay Times 21 Feb 2026
Over the next two years, the Contra Costa County Library system will tackle large-scale infrastructure projects at four county-owned library buildings ... Contra Costa branches’ 2025 digital checkouts broke record.
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Contra Costa County real estate: House on Derby Drive sells for $1.4 million

The Mercury News 21 Feb 2026
A 2,060-square-foot house built in 1985 has changed hands. The spacious unit in the 2700 block of Derby Drive in San Ramon was sold on Jan. 9, 2026 for $1,360,000, or $660 per square foot ... Inside, there is a fireplace.
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Inside the $1.6 million sale of a Contra Costa County home

East Bay Times 20 Feb 2026
A 1,941-square-foot house built in 1998 has changed hands. The unit in the 200 block of Jasmine Way in Danville was sold on Jan. 9, 2026 for $1,570,000, or $809 per square foot ... These nearby houses have also recently been purchased.
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Contra Costa Health nurses demand County Board of Supervisors prevent drastic budget cuts, stop imminent cuts to services (National Nurses United)

Public Technologies 17 Feb 2026
"Cutting patient access to essential, life-saving services is antithetical to Contra Costa Health's own mission 'to care for and improve the health of all people in Contra Costa County with ...
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Flood advisory for Alameda and Contra Costa counties Monday morning due to substantial rainfall

The Mercury News 16 Feb 2026
Alameda and Contra Costa counties are included in a flood advisory issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 4.15 a.m. The advisory is in effect until 6.15 a.m ...Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads ... Be aware..
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Millions in budget cuts for West Contra Costa schools stir concerns for students, staff, families

The Mercury News 15 Feb 2026
RICHMOND — Millions more in budget cuts are coming to West Contra Costa Unified School District where officials continue to grapple with how to balance a budget and meet the needs of students, staff and the community.
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The top 10 most expensive home sales in Contra Costa County, reported the week of ...

The Mercury News 10 Feb 2026
A house in Richmond that sold for $6.1 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Contra Costa County in the past week ... 5 even if the property may have been sold earlier. 10 ... The price was $1,095,000 ... Rosal Lane. 9 ... 8 ... 7 ... 6.
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HUD reviewing widower's Section 8 ‘clerical issue' with Contra Costa Housing Authority

NBC Bay Area 04 Feb 2026
In Contra Costa County alone, Contra Costa Housing Authority told NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit that it has 49 different affordable housing waitlists ... “Contra Costa Housing Authority has not opened its Section 8 waitlist since 2008.
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Single Tracking Alert: Late night rail work on the Yellow Line in Contra Costa County (February 5-7) (BART - San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District)

Public Technologies 02 Feb 2026
). BART is performing rail destressing on the Yellow Line in Contra Costa County ... The work is scheduled to start at midnight and continue until BART service begins the next morning ... *February 5-7.
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Mobile legal aid clinic for immigrants unveiled in Contra Costa County

The Mercury News 31 Jan 2026
justice works best when it’s accessible,” Ali Saidi, a deputy public defender in the Contra Costa Public Defender’s Office and the director of Stand Together Contra Costa, said in a statement.
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Fiber Optic Infrastructure Installation Along I-80 In Contra Costa County (California Department of Transportation)

Public Technologies 30 Jan 2026
) Fiber Optic Infrastructure Installation Along I-80 In Contra Costa County. Published. Jan 30, 2026 ... Contra Costa Counties - Caltrans District 4 will begin construction on the Fiber Optic Infrastructure Project along eastbound Interstate 80 (I-80) ... ... X .
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Lottery tickets worth more than $100,000 sold in East Contra Costa County

SiliconValley.com 28 Jan 2026
Two people are more than $100,000 richer after purchasing Fantasy 5 lottery game tickets at East Contra Costa County gas stations Tuesday, officials said Wednesday. The two each picked all five game numbers and each won $107,996, officials said ... .
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Contra Costa Health issues alert after Martinez Refining Company flaring

East Bay Times 27 Jan 2026
Contra Costa Health issued a Level 1 alert for the community regarding the odors and flaring at the MRC refinery and launched its Hazardous Materials Program to conduct air monitoring of the area, ...
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Potential new settlement again casts spotlight on Contra Costa County Assessor Gus Kramer, claims of ...

SiliconValley.com 26 Jan 2026
Andrea Albrecht, a former supervising appraiser in the Contra Costa Assessor’s Office, offered no theories for why Kramer inserted himself in the property valuation at the center of her claims.
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