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Homelessness in Contra Costa County has increased by 18.5% since 2023
CBS News· 5 days agoThe number of people experiencing homelessness in Contra Costa County increased by 18.5% in 2024,...
Contra Costa County’s homeless population jumps 19% despite hundreds of new homeless housing beds
San Jose Mercury News· 2 days agoContra Costa County’s homeless population jumped 19% from last year, even as local officials added...
Chemical distribution company receives multiple hazardous waste violations by CoCo County health...
KRON via Yahoo News· 6 days ago(KRON) — Brenntag Pacific, a multi-billion dollar chemical distribution company with a base in ...
Bay Area heat spell especially challenging for unhoused population
NBC Bay Area· 14 hours agoThe hot temperatures baking the Bay Area this week can be dangerous, even life-threatening,...
In brief: Contra Costa’s Glazer reacts to audit findings on wage theft
Contra Costa Times· 5 days agoSteve Glazer, D-Contra Costa County, and Assembly member David Alvarez, D-San Diego. It was based on...
Big boost for Contra Costa’s one-call paratransit plan
San Jose Mercury News· 5 days agoParatransit regulators in Contra Costa County are developing a one-stop, seamless transportation system for seniors and people with disabilities — thanks ...
How shots instead of pills could change California’s homeless crisis
San Jose Mercury News· 22 hours agoDoctors on the front lines of California’s homelessness and mental health crises are using monthly...
Annual California Cannabis Tax Revenue Fund Grantees Awarded $46M
High Times· 1 day agoThe California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) announced a new batch of cannabis tax revenue community investments on May 31. This round’s grants for fiscal year ...
West Nile virus found near Sacramento Zoo in Land Park. What’s being done to stop spread?
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoWest Nile bird cases in California As of Wednesday morning, the California Department of Public ...
California lawmakers advance bill to ban transgender parental notification policies
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 7 days agoHer child continues to struggle with mental health, she said. De Lorimier, who is not a gender care...