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Illegal dumping, the practice of unauthorized dumping of waste, is a widespread problem in Contra Costa County and around California. Find out what the county is doing to to help fight dumping at bit.ly/ccyj-illegal...!

#illegaldumping #contracostacounty #studentjournalism
County, nonprofit work to limit illegal dumping, educate the public
Have you noticed a big piece of trash on the side of the road, like a mattress? You’re not the only one.  Illegal dumping, the practice of unauthorized dumping of waste, is a widespread problem in Con...
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February 11, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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👉🏽SENIOR ALERT🙏🏾PLEASE RE-POST
💝Shy, Sweet 8YO #Senior Black Kitty REDDY💝
📣Needs A #FureverHome🏘 W/ Another Friendly Kitty
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🙏🏽 #AdoptDontShop 🍀 #AdoptABlackCat 🍀
#ElSobrante, #CA #ContraCostaCounty #NorCal
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Reddy is a 8 year old male black kitty with yellow eyes, laying on a pink blanket looking directly into the camera. Reddy would do well as a companion to another kitty. He is located in El Sobrante, CA in Contra Costa County. Reddy is a 8 year old male black kitty with yellow eyes, laying on his side in a cat cave with one leg hanging over the side, looking directly into the camera. Reddy would do well as a companion to another kitty. He is located in El Sobrante, CA in Contra Costa County.
February 10, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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Come to the Walnut Creek public library today 2/5 for a 4:30 pm storytime of The Year of the Horse. Author Oliver Chin shows kids how to draw a fire horse 🐎 ccclib.org/locations/26/ #storytime #library #lunarnewyear #yearofthehorse #walnutcreek #contracostacounty #chinesezodiac
February 6, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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TODAY. 11:30AM.
Show up for democracy. Bring a friend. Bring water. Bring your voice.
RSVP / details: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

#BrentwoodCA #ContraCostaCounty
Democracy Dies in Silence! · Indivisible
This a local Indivisible event. Please lend your voices to our protest scheduled for Saturday, January 31 at 11:30 AM at the intersection of Main Street and Vintage Parkway in Oakley. Do not allow…
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January 31, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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TOMORROW: Protest — Sat Jan 31 @ 11:30AM
Bring a friend, bring water, bring your voice.
RSVP/details: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

#RageForDemocracy #ContraCostaCounty
January 31, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has greenlit a controversial rezone project in Alamo, despite fierce community opposition citing dangers to hillside stability and local wildlife.

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#ContraCostaCounty #CA #UrbanPlanning #ContraCostaAlmo #EnvironmentalSafety
Board approves Alamo-area rezone, neighbors object to slope, drainage and fire risks
After staff recommended approval and a 4–1 planning commission recommendation, the Board of Supervisors approved rezoning and a minor subdivision at 1921 Green Valley Road (Alamo) with variances for retaining walls and setbacks despite extended neighbor testimony on slope stability, landslides and watershed impact.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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After public concerns about the hackability of voting machines, Contra Costa County supervisors stood firm on their election safeguards, leaving many questioning the security of their votes.

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#ContraCostaCounty #CA #PublicTrust #ContraCostaCounty #ElectionSecurity #CitizenPortal
Contra Costa supervisors approve consent calendar after public concerns about voting machines
The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the consent calendar (C1–C129) after public commenters alleged vulnerabilities in voting equipment; supervisors and election officials on the dais defended the county’s safeguards and said machines are not internet‑connected.
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January 22, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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A heart-wrenching call for justice: Paul Ramirez demands answers after his 72-year-old sister-in-law died following a brutal police encounter in Brentwood.

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#ContraCostaCounty #CA #CitizenPortal #ContraCostaCounty #PublicSafety #TransparencyInGovernment #CivicAccountability
Family of Brentwood woman calls for transparency after fatal police encounter
A Brentwood resident told the Contra Costa Board that his 72‑year‑old sister‑in‑law, Yolanda Ramirez, died following an encounter with Brentwood police; he alleged brutality, said an independent autopsy found a fractured skull, and said the city pledged to release footage before Feb. 28.
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January 22, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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👉🏽SENIOR ALERT🙏🏾PLEASE RE-POST
💝Shy, Sweet 8YO #Senior Black Kitty REDDY💝
📣Needs A #FureverHome🏘 W/ Another Friendly Kitty
▶️ www.adoptrescuecatsinca.com
🙏🏽 #AdoptDontShop 🍀 #AdoptABlackCat 🍀
#ElSobrante, #CA #ContraCostaCounty #NorCal
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Reddy is a 8 year old male black kitty with yellow eyes, laying on a pink blanket looking directly into the camera. Reddy would do well as a companion to another kitty. He is located in El Sobrante, CA in Contra Costa County. Reddy is a 8 year old male black kitty with yellow eyes, laying on his side in a cat cave with one leg hanging over the side, looking directly into the camera. Reddy would do well as a companion to another kitty. He is located in El Sobrante, CA in Contra Costa County.
January 20, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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👉🏽SENIOR ALERT🙏🏾PLEASE RE-POST
💝Shy, Sweet 8YO #Senior Black Kitty REDDY💝
📣Needs A #FureverHome🏘 W/ Another Friendly Kitty
▶️ www.adoptrescuecatsinca.com
🙏🏽 #AdoptDontShop 🍀 #AdoptABlackCat 🍀
#ElSobrante, #CA #ContraCostaCounty #NorCal
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#CatsOfBluesky #BlueskyCats
Reddy is a 8 year old male black kitty with yellow eyes, laying on a pink blanket looking directly into the camera. Reddy would do well as a companion to another kitty. He is located in El Sobrante, CA in Contra Costa County. Reddy is a 8 year old male black kitty with yellow eyes, laying on his side in a cat cave with one leg hanging over the side, looking directly into the camera. Reddy would do well as a companion to another kitty. He is located in El Sobrante, CA in Contra Costa County.
January 9, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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#brentwood #contracostacounty #california 21/
EMERGENCY PROTEST ICE KILLED A U.S. CITIZEN! JUSTICE FOR RENEE GOOD THURSDAY, JANUARY 8 BRENTWOOD PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE (AT COSTCO) 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM ICE MUST BE ABOLISHED WHOS NEXT?
January 8, 2026 at 5:38 AM
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EMERGENCY PROTEST TOMORROW (Jan 8)
Brentwood — Costco Pedestrian Bridge
🕒 3–5 PM
We’re showing up because we refuse to accept a country where federal agents can kill people in the street and move on like it’s normal.

#BrentwoodCA #ContraCostaCounty #EmergencyProtest #EndICE #AbolishICE #CivilRights
January 8, 2026 at 5:24 AM
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#iwccc #contracostacounty #indivisible
January 1, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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#New: #ContraCostaCounty health officials report a confirmed measles case in a person who visited multiple public locations in #WalnutCreek & #Lafayette from Dec. 17–24, possibly exposing others.
December 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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👉🏽SENIOR ALERT🙏🏾PLEASE RE-POST
💝Shy, Sweet 8YO #Senior Black Kitty REDDY💝
📣Needs A #FureverHome🏘 W/ Another Friendly Kitty
▶️ www.adoptrescuecatsinca.com
🙏🏽 #AdoptDontShop 🍀 #AdoptABlackCat 🍀
#ElSobrante, #CA #ContraCostaCounty #NorCal
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Reddy is a 8 year old male black kitty with yellow eyes, laying on a pink blanket looking directly into the camera. Reddy would do well as a companion to another kitty. He is located in El Sobrante, CA in Contra Costa County. Reddy is a 8 year old male black kitty with yellow eyes, laying on his side in a cat cave with one leg hanging over the side, looking directly into the camera. Reddy would do well as a companion to another kitty. He is located in El Sobrante, CA in Contra Costa County.
December 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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👉🏽SENIOR ALERT🙏🏾PLEASE RE-POST
💝Shy, Sweet 8YO #Senior Black Kitty REDDY💝
📣Needs A #FureverHome🏘 W/ Another Friendly Kitty
▶️ www.adoptrescuecatsinca.com
🙏🏽 #AdoptDontShop 🍀 #AdoptABlackCat 🍀
#ElSobrante, #CA #ContraCostaCounty #NorCal
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#CatsOfBluesky #BlueskyCats
Reddy is a 8 year old male black kitty with yellow eyes, laying on a pink blanket looking directly into the camera. He is located in El Sobrante, CA in Contra Costa County. Reddy is a 8 year old male black kitty with yellow eyes, laying on his side in a cat cave with one leg hanging over the side, looking directly into the camera.He is located in El Sobrante, CA in Contra Costa County.
December 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Anyone want to see how ugly I am? This sunday is your chance, I'll be at this event.

I may be ugly, but the cats needing homes are absolutely gorgeous! #cat #rescue #CatAdoption #ContraCostaCounty #BayArea #EastBay
Festive poster for a cat adoption event on Sunday, December 14th, at the Petco located at 5481 Lone Tree Way in Brentwood, CA. The cat rescue is named Ohana and the festive poster notes that there will be a photobooth to have pictures taken with kittens.
December 11, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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👉🏽SENIOR ALERT🙏🏾PLEASE RE-POST
💝Shy, Sweet 8YO #Senior Black Kitty REDDY💝
📣Needs A #FureverHome🏘 W/ Another Friendly Kitty
▶️ www.adoptrescuecatsinca.com
🙏🏽 #AdoptDontShop 🍀 #AdoptABlackCat 🍀
#ElSobrante, #CA #ContraCostaCounty #NorCal
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#CatsOfBluesky #BlueskyCats
Reddy is an 8 year old male black kitty with yellow eyes, laying on a pink blanket looking directly into the camera. He is located in El Sobrante, CA in Contra Costa County. Reddy is an 8 year old male black kitty with yellow eyes, laying on his side in a cat cave with one leg hanging over the side, looking directly into the camera.He is located in El Sobrante, CA in Contra Costa County.
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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THANK YOU to community for a HUGE success tonight. We will be spending tomorrow sorting through all the donations!

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#indivisible #ragefordemocracy #brentwoodca #community #outreach #contracostacounty #feedingthehungry #communitysupport #communityengagement
This BBQ Changed Our Neighborhood Forever!
YouTube video by Rage for Democracy
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November 16, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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🙏🏾PLEASE RE-POST
💓Sweet, Playful 2YO Black & White Kitty "LACEY"💓
📣Needs A🏘 #FureverHome🏘
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🙏🏽 #Adopt #AdoptDontShop 🍀 #AdoptABlackCat 🍀
#Concord, #CA #ContraCostaCounty #BayArea #NorCal
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Lacey is a 2 year old female black and white kitty with yellow eyes. She is almost all black with a white heart on her chest. She is sitting on a hard wood floor next to a yellow laundry basket, looking to the right. She is located in Concord, CA Lacey is a 2 year old female black and white kitty with yellow eyes. She is almost all black with a white heart on her chest. She is standing on a hard wood floor looking at the camera.She is located in Concord, CA
November 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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ICYMI, SAN RAMON, CALIFORNIA: “At least 8 earthquakes have struck the San Ramon area of Contra Costa County. The swarm began at 9:38 a.m. this morning, according to the United States Geological Survey.” www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/s... - @nbcbayarea.com

#California #ContraCostaCounty #SanRamon
Series of quakes rattle San Ramon area Sunday morning
Series of quakes rattle San Ramon area Sunday morning
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November 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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State Senator Jesse Aragon is championing food security and wildfire funding, revealing how state actions can address local challenges in Contra Costa County.

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#ContraCostaCounty #CA #CitizenPortal #CommunityInvestments #ContraCostaCounty #FoodSecurity #WildfireMitigation
State Senator Jesse Aragon tells board he will press for food security, wildfire funding and housing investments
State Senator Jesse Aragon presented a legislative update to the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors, praising the county's action on CalFresh, outlining priorities including food-assistance funding, violence-intervention grants for Richmond, wildfire fuel-reduction and housing investments, and highlighting new district resources such as a Richmond-d
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November 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors just made crucial decisions that will shape the future of building standards and clean energy in our community!

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#ContraCostaCounty #CA #CitizenPortal #ContraCostaCounty #BuildingStandards #AgricultureFees #CleanEnergy
Board approves code updates, ag fees and abatement costs; adopts clean-energy roadmap
At the Nov. 4 meeting the board voted on a set of administrative and regulatory items: adoption of the 2025 California Building Standards Code with existing local amendments, an agricultural fee schedule update, two property-abatement cost confirmations, and adoption of a Clean Energy Roadmap for existing buildings.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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County nurses are standing up for patient safety and worker rights, demanding stronger protections as they face critical staffing and infection control challenges.

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#ContraCostaCounty #CA #CitizenPortal #PatientSafety #WorkerRights #ContraCostaNurses
Contra Costa nurses press board on bargaining: safety, staffing and contract protections
More than a hundred county nurses and union representatives addressed the board during public comment, urging stronger contract protections for staffing, infection control, workplace violence prevention, successor protections and other measures they say are necessary to protect patients and retain experienced staff.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Contra Costa County responds to federal SNAP disruptions by declaring a local emergency and allocating up to $21 million for immediate food assistance, ensuring no family goes hungry.

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#ContraCostaCounty #CA #CitizenPortal #CommunitySupport #ContraCostaCounty #FoodSecurity
Contra Costa allocates up to $21 million to replace paused CalFresh benefits with debit cards, food boxes
Facing a federal suspension of SNAP benefits, the board declared a local emergency and unanimously approved up to $21 million to distribute prepaid debit cards and run food-box sites for November-eligible CalFresh households. County staff said the plan will prioritize in-person identity validation, staged card loads, and protections against fraud.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:04 AM