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Contra Costa County’s homeless population jumps 19% despite hundreds of new homeless housing beds
San Jose Mercury News· 4 days agoCounty officials said it was difficult to pinpoint the exact reasons for the spike in homelessness,...
Homelessness in Contra Costa County has increased by 18.5% since 2023
CBS News· 7 days agoThe number of people experiencing homelessness in Contra Costa County increased by 18.5% in 2024,...
Big boost for Contra Costa’s one-call paratransit plan
San Jose Mercury News· 7 days agoThe $1 million U.S. Department SMART grant recently awarded to the Contra Costa Transportation Authority will over the next year allow the agency to develop ...
Bay Area heat spell especially challenging for unhoused population
NBC Bay Area· 3 days agoThe hot temperatures baking the Bay Area this week can be dangerous, even life-threatening,...
West Nile virus found near Sacramento Zoo in Land Park. What’s being done to stop spread?
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWest Nile bird cases in California As of Wednesday morning, the California Department of Public ...
A growing California wildfire spanning over 11,000 acres is forcing residents to evacuate
WKBT La Crosse· 6 days agoThe Corral Fire began in the City of Tracy around 2:30 p.m. and was only 13% contained as of late Saturday night, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The ...
Excessive heat alert issued for Bay Area this week
KTVU· 5 days agoThe National Weather Service Bay Area said that a heat advisory was in effect starting...to last through Thursday for the East Bay in Contra Costa ...
Overlooked Moments in LGBTQ+ History
Time via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHuggins also worked at the AIDS Project Contra Costa County to help coordinate health care for women and children.
Nearly half of California’s homeless people are over 50. Their numbers and needs are growing
San Jose Mercury News· 6 days agoFrancisco study, nearly half of California’s rapidly aging homeless population is now over the age...
