| 单词 | Contra |
| 例句 | Contra — Means lower: for example a contrabassoon sounds lower than a regular bassoon43 , and a contrabass clarinet is even lower than a bass clarinet. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z FRI Contra dance for all ages, live music with caller, 7 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z "With Contra I was interested in a kind of arty, 80s New York sound, but this album goes deeper," he said. Vampire Weekend to release third album in May 2013-01-23T11:01:46Z It was a big California zinfandel from Contra Costa Country, a 2017 Three “Red Label.” And Now the Easy Part: Selecting Thanksgiving Wines 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Their two other restaurants, Wildair and Contra, are very contemporary and European in outlook. A New Kind of Pie Fight: This Pizzeria Is at War With Itself 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Contra dancers understand that the best way to grow our community is to offer kindness to new dancers and to make sure that they have fun on the dance floor. O Cold Night! 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z While it does take getting use to, out of the dances I have tried I found Contra to be the easiest price to entry. O Cold Night! 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z In the meantime, the big winners were the big corporations and commercial property owners: Pacific Telephone saved $130 million; Pacific Gas & Electric, over $90 million; Standard Oil, $13 million in Contra Costa County alone. The Tea Party’s inspiration: A tax revolt that destroyed California 2013-09-15T13:30:00Z "Contra Tiempo," or "Against the Times," partly about immigration, was the first piece the company performed in 2006-07, in towns along the U.S.-Mexico border. Contra-Tiempo's 'Agua Furiosa' stirs up a maelstrom of issues 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Powerful men in the Reagan administration conspired to illegally trade arms to Iran to finance the Nicaraguan Contras. How to pull a friend out of the conspiracy theory rabbit hole 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z It has even spawned his own sportswear brand, Contra. ‘If you can run, you can do anything’: why over 65s are at park 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z Florence’s bottle, Cline’s 2015 Ancient Vines zinfandel from Contra Costa County, was bold and spicy, but also 15 percent alcohol. Even Bad Jokes Can Make Good Thanksgiving Wines 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z “Snowfall” is ambitious in its attempt to talk about both crack and the Contras. Damson Idris leads ambitious ‘Snowfall’ into a new season 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z The goggles previously were owned by Barbara Englehardt, a Contra Costa County resident who got them from a friend about 20 years ago. Earhart goggles, photos pull in more than $31,000 2011-09-12T01:01:05Z “I gave him all the qualities that I personally admired,” the author told the Contra Costa Times in 2001. P.D. James, who brought a gritty realism to the British detective novel, dies at 94 “It’s the same thing I did at Wildair and Contra,” he said. A New Restaurant, Frenchette, Stands Up for Natural Wines 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z According to the Contra Costa Times, the incident occurred midway through Chambers's performance at the Hayward-Russell City Blues festival, in California. Lester Chambers attacked on stage after dedicating song to Trayvon Martin 2013-07-15T10:55:17Z Reagan's administration supported the Contras, a guerrilla military force who planned to overthrow the socialist Sandinista government of Nicaragua. That racist Reagan recording just confirmed what my community already knew 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z While Contra doubled down on both counts, changes the conversation of both in subtle ways. Vampire Weekend’s Modern Vampires of the City Lives Up to Title 2013-05-14T09:45:57Z We used the Contra dam in Switzerland, which is bloody terrifying. Pierce Brosnan on GoldenEye: crazy stunts and thigh-crushings from Xenia Onatopp 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z When the large manila package with the return address of Contra Costa County Department of Human Services arrived, I nuzzled it to my bosom like it was a newborn. I was adopted at 41 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z She earned a master’s degree in journalism there and worked for several West Coast newspapers, including The Contra Costa Times and The San Francisco Examiner. Blair Tindall, Whose Music Memoir Scandalized, Dies at 63 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, Contra Costa Event Park, the festival’s venue, suddenly released a statement canceling the festival entirely, “due to the promoters’ lack of fulfilling contractual obligations.” “Fraud from the start”: A music festival is canceled and accused of deceit — again 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z Contra is a social dance, with traces of square, swing and folk, where you’re in weaving, twirling lines and constantly being flung into a new person’s arms. O Cold Night! 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z The U.S.-supported Contras in Nicaragua carried out terrorism in our name in the 1980s. Sept. 11 Memorial Museum Conversation 2012-06-05T16:40:23Z The great achievement of Contra is that it’s both highly ambitious and resolutely accessible. The 10 Best New Restaurants of 2014 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z We’re in the lofty gymnasium at Camp Friendship where Brooklyn Contra, a volunteer-run club, is hosting a New Year’s Eve contra dance. O Cold Night! 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Contra Marx’s dictum that history repeats itself first as tragedy and then as farce, here, the history that first transpired as farce is in “Lorena” recapitulated as tragedy. The Lorena Bobbitt Story Offers New Lessons on Male Vulnerability 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z SAT Contra dance for all ages, live music with caller, 7 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z I go, no, I had the hostage crisis then we had Iran Contra and then we had the movie, "Not Without My Daughter." Muslim-American comics after 9/11: "I thought comedy was over, but it was more important than ever" 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Horchata and Californian English were among the songs from Contra that failed to elicit much response from the crowd. Vampire Weekend at Glastonbury 2010 2010-06-25T20:11:00Z Contra, however, was a remarkably assured entrant, serving intricate and even challenging food with a simple conceit: five courses for fifty-five dollars. Tables for Two: The Finest New York Restaurants in 2014 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z This summer, the chefs Jeremiah Stone and Fabian von Hauske opened a wine bar two doors down Orchard Street from their showcase restaurant, Contra. Restaurant Review: Wildair on the Lower East Side 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z This night and a later one made it clear that dinner in Huertas’s back room ranks among the best deals in town, up there with the how-do-they-do-it bargains at Contra and Delaware & Hudson. Restaurant Review: Huertas in the East Village 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Ms. Contras, a Romanian actress, made her United States debut in the part in a 2011 Chicago production by the Saint Sebastian Players, a community theater. Bradley Cooper Takes on ‘The Elephant Man’ 2012-07-19T22:52:09Z Vampire Weekend’s first two albums were full of tales of privileged youth — breezing through collegiate intrigues on “Vampire Weekend” and globe-hopping to pleasure and trouble spots on “Contra.” Vampire Weekend’s Evolution in ‘Modern Vampires of the City’ 2013-05-08T12:00:18Z Contra Noam Chomsky — who argued that humans have an instinct for language, right down to the structure of our sentences — Everett believes that language is not innate. How Language Came to Be — and How We Use It Today 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z The chefs of Contra, in Manhattan, and other restaurants sometimes turn over the menu to friends of theirs for a night or two. At Last, a Restaurant With That New-Car Smell 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z Did he ever overhear a solider say, “My sister shoots a gun better than a Contra”? ArtsBeat: ‘The Americans’ Recap: the Oliver North Story 2014-04-24T03:16:08Z Contra Burroughs, I see not so much a virus present as I do a kind of Americanitis, à la William James’ neurasthenia. “I should be among the dead”: Young, white, and economically advantaged, I was hungry for meaning and found heroin instead 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z I was probably playing too much “Contra” then. My fantasies of mass murder 2013-03-05T01:00:00Z In Mr. Toobin’s early career he clerked for a federal judge, served as an associate counsel during the Iran Contra proceedings and worked as an assistant U.S. attorney in Brooklyn. The Undoing of Jeffrey Toobin 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z As the years went on, he became an activist of sorts, travelling to Nicaragua to perform political satire about the U.S. government and the Contras. Barry Crimmins’s Hard Truths 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z While teaching English at Contra Costa College in San Pablo, Calif., he began publishing his poems in small magazines. Michael S. Harper, Poet With a Jazz Pulse, Dies at 78 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Contra topped the charts in the US and reached No 3 in the UK. Vampire Weekend album cover Contra-versy continues 2010-08-26T15:22:00Z Contra does laid-back refinement as well as any downtown restaurant, and the two chefs pack an impressive amount of nuance into its six- or seven-course set menus. Restaurant Review: Wildair on the Lower East Side 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z This is the kind of serious cooking that often goes with marathon tasting menus and high prices, but Contra is content with five well-considered courses and a very humane price of $55. The 10 Best New Restaurants of 2014 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z In January, for example, Amazon offered Vampire Weekend’s “Contra” for $3.99, and that album shot to No. 1. Arcade Fire at No. 1 Due to Discount on Downloads 2010-08-11T22:23:00Z His administration also threw money, guns, and training — sometimes illegally — at the brutal Nicaraguan Contras in another Cold War covert conflict in which about 100,000 civilians died. Worth dying for? 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z And last month, she traveled to Chiapas, Mexico, for six weeks to tape “Todas Contra México,” a reality show for Mexican television about female boxers in the vein of NBC’s recent show “The Contender.” Up Close: Smile When You Call Her a Diva 2011-03-23T18:51:38Z This all-but-canceled caper comedy about the employees of Contra Security is back for a second season. Tuesday TV Picks: 'Breaking In on Fox 2012-03-05T22:12:03Z Contra went to No 1 in five countries, including the UK, following its release earlier this year. Vampire Weekend model sues band for $2m 2010-07-16T15:20:00Z Joseph J. Phillips, an artist who performs under the name Jo3ker, tells Rolling Stone that he visited Contra Costa on Tuesday and “nothing was set up.” “Fraud from the start”: A music festival is canceled and accused of deceit — again 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z Modern Vampires of the City," the New York quartet's third album and the follow-up to the 2010 smash "Contra, is its best to date. Vampire Weekend switch it up, some, on third album 2013-05-16T16:14:08Z Michael McGill, board president of Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, holds a jar of reclaimed water. Is farming with reclaimed water the solution to a drier future? 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z President Ronald Reagan were convicted of secretly facilitating arms sales to Iran and funneling money to Nicaraguan Contras. Cassavetes to direct film about drug dealer Rick Ross 2011-02-15T13:36:03Z His father retired as the executive director of the West Contra Costa Healthcare District in San Pablo, Calif. Claire Bukata, Christopher Beaver 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z Prior to Phinney, Contra Costa County had used the 15-acre property as a dumping ground for excavated subsoil trucked in from elsewhere. Is farming with reclaimed water the solution to a drier future? 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z “We made endless hourglass figures that I now see as the forms within forms in my crocheted wire sculptures,” she said in an interview with The Contra Costa Times in 2006. Ruth Asawa, an Artist Who Wove Wire, Dies at 87 2013-08-17T23:07:13Z Each Friday, the Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Center is the site of an Emerald City Contra Dance, from 7:30 to 10 p.m., and a 30-minute beginner’s workshop at 7 p.m. Contra dancing comes with step-by-step directions 2014-08-10T04:00:00Z Just as they did with their second album, Contra, Vampire Weekend are letting silence and mystery do the work of marketing. Vampire Weekend to release third album in May 2013-01-23T11:01:46Z Twelve years after Watergate came the Iran Contra imbroglio. The walls are closing in on Trump, says “Enemies: The President, Justice & the FBI” author We... 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z Her father stayed behind to fight Communist insurgents as part of a force called the Contras, which had the lavish backing of the United States. Ana Navarro and the P-Word 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Healthcare workers in Contra Costa, Alameda, Sonoma and San Mateo counties will soon have to mask up in hospitals and other indoor patient care settings. Bay Area reinstates COVID mask orders in healthcare settings. Will L.A. follow? 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Tuberculosis can live inside the body for years without becoming active or showing signs of its presence, said Dr. Meera Sreenivasan, deputy health officer for Contra Costa County. Contra Costa County links 11 confirmed tuberculosis cases to Pacheco casino. What you need to know 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Dahl said the Contra Costa County group has nearly 200 members while the newly formed Alameda County chapter has more than 150. As Moms for Liberty spreads, so does school turmoil 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Before Thurmond became the state’s superintendent in 2019, he served on the West Contra Costa School Board, on the Richmond City Council and in the state Assembly. California education chief Tony Thurmond says he’s running for governor in 2026 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z The mandates, which go into effect Nov. 1, require health officials in Contra Costa, Alameda, Sonoma and San Mateo counties to wear masks in hospitals and other settings where patients will be getting care indoors. Some Bay Area healthcare workers will have to mask again as threat of COVID, flu looms 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Sonoma and Napa counties have issued health orders requiring employees in patient care areas to wear masks through the winter respiratory viral season — defined as Nov. 1 through April 30. Bay Area reinstates COVID mask orders in healthcare settings. Will L.A. follow? 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Contra Costa Health has not identified a current or ongoing source of transmission at the casino. Contra Costa County links 11 confirmed tuberculosis cases to Pacheco casino. What you need to know 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Whitmore, who was arrested last week, worked at Diablo Valley College in Contra Costa County as an instructor of communication studies. Bay Area college track coach is accused of trafficking two women, one a student, for sex 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z Contra Costa county health officials are investigating two recent deaths associated with Legionnaires’ disease, a serious lung infection, possibly linked to visits to a Richmond spa. Bay Area spa ordered closed following two deaths; Legionnaires' disease suspected 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z Defense attorneys were expected to argue before Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge David Goldstein that their clients, two of them mentioned in released messages, were unfairly targeted based on their race. California court will consider anti-discrimination law in hearing over racist texts by officers 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Steve Glazer is a Democratic state senator representing the Bay Area’s 7th Senate District, which includes most of Contra Costa County and part of Alameda County. Opinion: More money, same problems: My fellow California Democrats keep repeating this mistake 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Anything that Trump says in public can be used against him, said criminal defense attorney Julia Jayne, a former prosecutor in Contra Costa County, California. Legal experts: Court filing suggests Jack Smith plans to use Trump's public statements against him 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z A spokesperson for the Contra Costa Community College District said in a statement that Whitmore was a tenured faculty member and was placed on administrative leave upon his arrest. Bay Area college track coach is accused of trafficking two women, one a student, for sex 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z Updates will be posted on the Contra Costa County Health Facebook page. Bay Area spa ordered closed following two deaths; Legionnaires' disease suspected 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z Contra Costa County prosecutors have dismissed felony charges against two men accused of mutilating a woman’s corpse — the latest case to be fouled by a racist text message scandal that rocked the Antioch Police Department. Men accused of mutilating corpse won't face trial, a casualty of Antioch police scandal 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Last month, Contra Costa County hired TRI Companies Inc., a Connecticut engineering firm, to collect soil samples at 14 sites across Contra Costa and Solano counties. Bay Area refinery fallout does not pose significant health risk, authorities say 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z A sample collected by Contra Costa Health Services last year showed levels of aluminum, barium, chromium, nickel, vanadium, and zinc higher than normal background levels for those metals. FBI, EPA canvass California residents over refinery emissions- report 2023-05-27T04:00:00Z Sept. 19 in Contra Costa Superior Court, according to the district attorney’s office. Bay Area college track coach is accused of trafficking two women, one a student, for sex 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z Martinez Refining did not immediately inform county officials about the chemical release as required by law, according to Contra Costa County Health Services. FBI investigating hazardous fallout from Bay Area refinery 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z The “pattern or practice” investigation will focus on bigoted communications collected in a pair of reports by the Contra Costa County district attorney’s office this year and first reported by the East Bay Times. California attorney general to launch investigation of Antioch police after racist texts 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z As of May 1, according the website for the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, those anti-gouging rules currently apply only to Riverside, San Diego, Contra Costa and Yola counties. Some sanity is finally returning to SoCal's brutal apartment market: A rental guide 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z The Contra Costa District Attorney is pursuing legal action against the refinery for failing to notify the county when the release happened, county health officials have said. FBI, EPA canvass California residents over refinery emissions- report 2023-05-27T04:00:00Z Mayor Lamar Thorpe, who is Black, was also the target of racist threats in the texts, which were first reported by the Mercury News and then Contra Costa News. Antioch Police Department mired in racism allegations -- first in text messages, now in a brutality lawsuit 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z In Contra Costa County, the music lessons resumed over the winter, The Mercury News reports. After a Relentless Winter, California Is Blooming 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Mayor Lamar Thorpe, who is Black, was the target of racist threats in the texts, which were first reported by Contra Costa News. Antioch police officers texted racist slurs, threats to harm Black mayor, D.A. report says 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Contra Costa County Health Services has said the most significant health risks were short-term respiratory problems from breathing in the metals in the hours after the release. Officials release map of hazardous fallout from refinery mishap 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z Alameda County and Contra Costa County have retained a mask order for staff in skilled nursing facilities. COVID-19 health rules ease as emergency declarations end. Here's what has changed 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z In the Bay Area, they also extend across the region, from pre-World War II homes in San Mateo County to late 20th century homes in Contra Costa County. The hidden flaw in California homes that can cause earthquake destruction 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Reagan insisted money from the arms sales was funneled to the Nicaraguan Contra rebels without his knowledge. Among 160 years of presidential scandals, Trump stands alone 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z And in the community of Rossmoor, a driver was injured and a passenger died after a large tree fell onto a car, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said. Rare tornado near Los Angeles rips building roofs; 1 injured 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z The air district and county said they saw spent catalyst at the city’s Amtrak train station, the Contra Costa County Health Center and Martinez Junior High School, which serves about 800 students. Officials release map of hazardous fallout from refinery mishap 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z The community, in unincorporated Contra Costa County, has much higher concentrations of illness, poverty and brownfield cleanup sites than most others in California. Huge Phillips 66 biofuels project will test the industry’s green promises 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Bennett has recruited internationally since he first got to the Contra Costa County school. Perspective | With a rapping Australian and a Hall of Famer’s son, St. Mary’s marches on 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Tesla crash: U.S. investigators suspect that a Tesla was operating on an automated driving system when it crashed into a fire truck in Contra Costa County last month, The Associated Press reports. The Debate Around Bruce’s Beach 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Lewis Broschard III, chief of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, said his department is concerned about the risks that inattentive drivers pose to themselves, passengers and first responders. US probes Tesla Autopilot, steering wheels that can come off 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Four firefighters suffered minor injuries in the crash in Contra Costa County. Tesla that hit firetruck was using automated driving system 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z But over the years, industrial pollution has “turned Rodeo into the armpit of Contra Costa.” Huge Phillips 66 biofuels project will test the industry’s green promises 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Yvonne Soy had to move out of her apartment in Contra Costa County because she couldn’t pay her rent. What’s Homelessness Really Like? 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z The Contra Costa County fire department said in a tweet on Saturday that a Tesla car struck one of its fire trucks and that the driver was pronounced dead on the spot. U.S. regulator seeks more information on Tesla crash in California 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Four firefighters who were in the truck when it was struck on Interstate 680 were treated for minor injuries, said Tracie Dutter, assistant chief of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. Tesla driver killed after plowing into firetruck on freeway 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z Ortega first served as president in the 1980s during a bloody civil war that pitted Sandinista fighters against U.S.-backed Contra rebels. Nicaragua frees 222 political prisoners, sends them to U.S. 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z During this time, she also separated from her husband and moved from San Francisco to Contra Costa County to be near family. This is what life is like for thousands of California parents who still can’t get child care 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Next up is Contra Costa County in the East Bay, where a number of historically contaminated sites are being considered for redevelopment along the industrialized shoreline of Richmond. New Bay Area maps show hidden flood risk from sea level rise and groundwater 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Amtrak warned about service delays from mudslides near its tracks in Contra Costa County. Flood watch covers nearly all of California amid severe storms 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z “I’m not from the Delta,” he told the Contra Costa Times in 2006. Freddie Roulette, who brought lap steel guitar into blues and funk, dies at 83 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z The victim in the battery case did not involve a “cognizable protected class” that could have brought an additional hate crime charge, according to the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office. Man faces California hate-crime charge after anti-Asian rant 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to emails asking whether charges will be filed. California police make hate-crime arrest in anti-Asian rant 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z A spokesperson for the Contra Costa County district attorney said the office had not gotten details about the case from the police department yet. TikTokers Were Reviewing In-N-Out, Until a Stranger Harassed Them for Being Asian 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z “All you have to do is roll down the window in your car and you know you’re in Gilroy,” Christopher once told the Contra Costa Times. Don Christopher, California garlic king who forever changed our palates, dies at 88 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z The two were already in custody in Contra Costa County in a separate case, prosecutors said. Three arrested in killing of toddler during a 'rolling gun battle' on an Oakland freeway 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z “A threat to one ethnic community is a threat to all communities,” Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton said in a news release. Man faces California hate-crime charge after anti-Asian rant 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Green and Bivins are in custody on other charges in Contra Costa County and will be transferred to Alameda County for this case. 3 charged in toddler’s slaying in California gang gun battle 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z “We saw a lot of fear, a lot of desperation,” said Rhea Laughlin, an organizer with First 5 Contra Costa, a county initiative that focuses on early childhood. California tenants rise up, demand rent caps from city halls 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z The Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office provides police officers to Danville under a contract, and the county has paid more than $9 million to the families of the two slain men to settle civil rights lawsuits. Officer won’t face charges in killing mentally ill Black man 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z Someone in Pleasant Hill, a suburb in Contra Costa County, experienced shaking five seconds after getting an alert. 2.1 million earthquake early warnings issued for Bay Area quake 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z “There is no place for hate crime in Contra Costa County.” Man faces California hate-crime charge after anti-Asian rant 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z “Schools should never have been placed in a situation where we have choice,” said Tony Wold, former associate superintendent of West Contra Costa Unified School District, east of San Francisco. Online school put US kids behind. Some adults have regrets. 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Includes parts of Contra Costa and Alameda counties, such as Walnut Creek and Oakley. All the congressional midterm races in California. Find yours here 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z Johnson’s story tracks two white foreigners in 1984 Nicaragua, where U.S.-funded “Contra” counterrevolutionaries waged war on the socialist government. Page to Screen: Claire Denis on how she adapted the late Denis Johnson's 'Stars at Noon' 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z “By law, hospitals are not allowed to discuss payment prior to treatment or give out price lists,” said the company, which operates hospitals, urgent care centers and clinics in Contra Costa, Alameda and Solano counties. A $6,000 urine test? Hospital company sued over ‘unconscionable’ fee 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Contra DeSantis’s insinuations about immigrant moochers, these are people who want to work and become economically self-sufficient. Opinion | Don’t worry! GOP governors are abusing immigrants for a good cause. 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z “Paper terrorism” is how Tommy Gong, the elections chief in the Bay Area’s Contra Costa County, described it. Column: Prepare ballots, set up polls, fight Trump saboteurs. Election officials have their work cut out 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Encompasses parts of Contra Costa and Solano counties east of San Pablo and San Francisco bays. All the congressional midterm races in California. Find yours here 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z “We have opened cooling centers in the past, but this heat wave looks like it’s the real thing,” said Dr. Ori Tzvieli, health officer in Contra Costa County east of San Francisco. Californians asked to conserve power amid brutal heat wave 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Algae bloom has been reported in Contra Costa and Marin counties to the north and San Mateo County to the west. Dead fish in San Francisco Bay Area blamed on toxic red tide 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Reagan’s desire to aid the Contras even after Congress ended its support led him, surprisingly, to Iran. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Ortega served as president in the 1980s during a bloody civil war that pitted Sandinista fighters against U.S.-backed Contra rebels. ‘Not even Orwell could have dreamed up a country like this’: Journalists forced to flee Nicaragua 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z In the 1980s, it was also a center of the right-wing “Contra” fighters against Ortega’s first Sandinista government after the revolution. Concern that Nicaragua repression could be “model” in region 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z As climate change intensifies, studies show that salt water will intrude farther up the Sacramento-San Joaquin estuary, further threatening the purity of water taken by public utilities in Contra Costa County and Southern California. California officially shrinks delta water diversion plan from two tunnels to one 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Tiffany Lundeen, a certified nurse-midwife who works in Contra Costa County, said that during her graduate school training at Yale University, “there were no opportunities for me to be trained in abortion care.” These nurse-midwives want to provide abortions. They're struggling to get trained 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z After Congress ended support for the Nicaraguan Contras, President Reagan sought other sources of funding for them. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z After graduating from high school, he joined the Air National Guard, then earned an associate degree from Contra Costa Community College. John R. Froines, Chemist and Member of the Chicago Seven, Dies at 83 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z The Contra County Republican Party responded by posting an online petition calling for her resignation. Pro-choice liberals boycott Independence Day 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Two others in the car, including a child, were hospitalized with serious injuries, said Steve Aubert, fire marshal with the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District. At least 3 dead after Amtrak train derails in Missouri 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z The victims in that crash were pronounced dead at the scene, according to Steve Aubert, a fire marshal with the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District. Amtrak Train Hits Truck in Missouri, With ‘Reports of Injuries’ 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z Oliver North then oversaw a plan by which arms would be sold to Iran and the money received from the sales would be sent to fund the Contras. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z A westbound Amtrak train crashed into the car as it crossed the tracks near the 3000 block of Orwood Road at 1:15 p.m. in Contra Costa County, according to officials. 3 dead, 2 injured after Amtrak train collides with car in East Bay 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z The victims were pronounced dead at the scene, Steve Aubert, a fire marshal with the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, said in a phone interview. Amtrak Train Strikes Car at California Crossing, Killing 3 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z Three women — all women over the age of 50 — died, said Battalion Chief Craig Auzenne of the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District. 3 dead, 4 injured after Amtrak train hits car in Bay Area 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z Contra Costa County approved plans for Phillips 66 and Marathon Petroleum to convert their Bay Area refineries to produce renewable fuels in early May. Exclusive: Phillips 66 made renewable fuels without proper permits - regulators 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z The names of these establishments give a clue to their character: There’s the Michelin-starred restaurant Contra and its adjoining wine bar, Wildair. Natural-wine lovers are flocking to New York’s Lower East Side 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Three people died at the scene after the car was thrown from the train track, said Steve Aubert, a fire marshal with the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District. 3 dead, 2 injured after Amtrak train collides with car in East Bay 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z About 50 passengers were evacuated from the train cars in the area of Hastings Drive and David Avenue, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. BART train partially derails in east Bay Area with minor injuries reported 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z They are in the San Francisco Bay Area, the state’s priciest region, with three in San Francisco, two in Oakland and one apiece in San Jose and Concord, a Contra Costa County suburb. Affordable housing in California now routinely tops $1 million per apartment to build 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z Diana Becton, another progressive, appears to have won a second term as Contra Costa D.A., while civil rights attorney Pamela Price will head to a runoff for Alameda County D.A. with a sizable lead. Column: Progressives have ruined San Francisco. Just ask this heiress 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z On the day of Mr. Boudin’s loss, prosecutors billed as reformers came out ahead in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties, both of which are in the Bay Area and far more populous than San Francisco. The Lessons Liberal Prosecutors Are Drawing From San Francisco’s Backlash 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z In Contra Costa County, incumbent District Attorney Diana Becton fought back a challenge from a more conservative prosecutor within her own office who sought to portray Becton as soft on crime. Why San Francisco’s ouster of Chesa Boudin may not be the big rejection of law enforcement reform some see 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Strong showings by progressive district attorney candidates in Alameda and Contra Costa counties on Tuesday night further muddled the post-primary diagnoses. Fear over crime and homelessness in California paid off in some primaries. Will it carry over to November? 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Jones, a 27-year-old resident of the neighboring city of Antioch, admitted to police there that Gabe, 24, had visited him on Jan. 26, according to the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office. Man fatally shot by police in Kent was suspected of killing ex-girlfriend, prosecutors say 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Santa Clara, Alameda, San Mateo and Contra Costa counties have all seen their homeless populations grow. Apple spent millions to pull dozens of people out of homelessness. Here’s how that went 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z In less than 48 hours, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District responded to more than 30 small fires. Four arrested in dozens of Northern California fires set over the weekend 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z Health care for the undocumented: Contra Costa County is expanding health coverage to those living in the country illegally, The East Bay Times reports. Who Will Seek Abortions in California if Roe Falls? 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z And in 1967, one of the first big campaigns of the new Black Panther Party involved investigating the killing of a North Richmond man by Contra Costa County sheriff’s deputies. A widow, a warehouse, an urban farm: Questions of justice flare in Bay Area land dispute 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z Nicholas Contras, a retired lawyer from Cincinnati who attended Mr Vance's celebration, said it was the candidate's anti-establishment status that won him over. JD Vance: Trump-backed contender clinches Ohio Senate race 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z The suspects in this case entered or broke through exterior doors and stole high-end jewelry in Contra Costa, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Placer, Sacramento, San Bernardino, Santa Clara and Tulare counties. Theft ring that stole $1 million in jewelry in California apprehended, Bonta says 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z Contra a recent New York Times headline, AI text generators aren’t precisely mastering language; they’re just getting very good at mimicking human style — albeit not perfectly, which is where the fun comes in. This AI clone of Reddit’s Am I The Asshole forum will give you the best bad advice 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Soskin also worked as a staffer for a Berkeley City Council member and field representative for two members of the state Assembly representing Contra Costa County. Ranger Betty Soskin, who shared untold stories of WWII civilian life, retires at 100 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z As Robinson and other supporters of Urban Tilth grew increasingly concerned about the proposed warehouses, Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia also took notice. A widow, a warehouse, an urban farm: Questions of justice flare in Bay Area land dispute 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the Mount Diablo Education Association in Contra Costa County is poised to go on strike after more than 250 days without a contract, according to the California Teachers Association. Minneapolis teachers reach tentative agreement as California strikes continue 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z He covered up atrocities and massacres committed by the military regimes in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and by the U.S.-backed Contra forces fighting the Sandinistas in Nicaragua. Endless war is back — as the merchants of death waltz us toward Armageddon 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Contra Costa County pays out $9.4 million in two fatal shootings by ex-Deputy Andrew Hall, who got six years in prison for one of the killings. Police investigating 8-year-old's disappearance find a girl's body at Merced home 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Hall was the first law enforcement officer ever charged in an on-duty shooting in Contra Costa County, coming in the wake of the 2020 killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers. Family of second man killed by Bay Area deputy to get $4.5 million in settlement 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Past covert action programs were carried out in Afghanistan against Soviet military forces during the 1980s, and in Nicaragua in support of Contra rebels against Sandinista Marxists, also during the 1980s. DNI: China still blocking virus origin probe 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z I think my original word was ‘Contra el viento,’ which in English I have as ‘Against the weather.’ Lin-Manuel Miranda's complex quest for simplicity with 'Dos Oruguitas' from 'Encanto' 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z To help the El Salvadoran government fight those rebels, the United States supported Nicaraguan anti-Communist forces called the Contras or contrarevolucionarios. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The aid to the Contras was funded in part with money from the Iranian arms sales, despite an act of Congress that expressly prohibited such aid by the United States. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z But Contra Costa Sheriff David Livingston said the video in the Wilson case shows Livingston threatened Hall and advanced toward the officer, and Hall made a split-second decision in defense of his life. Family of second man killed by Bay Area deputy to get $4.5 million in settlement 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z San Francisco, Alameda and Contra Costa counties are considered to have low transmission. CDC relaxes guidelines for masks but still recommends them in L.A. County 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z But Contra Costa County parent Ernest Falcon has concluded that teachers unions, especially during the pandemic, have advocated for policies that are detrimental to students. Confidence in California public schools declines sharply; a third give L.A. a D or F 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Tensions increased as U.S. activities such as arming Nicaragua’s Contras pushed the United States and Soviet Union further from détente. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Elsewhere in the Bay Area, Contra Costa County saw the number of cases handled by the coroner’s office rise drastically. California county's 'explosion' of deaths from homicide surge, COVID cause backlog of bodies at coroner 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z Contra Costa County on Friday said it was lifting its vaccine-or-test requirement for customers of indoor restaurants, bars and gyms. When will California ease mask, vaccine rules? Officials warn 'back to normal' takes time 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Trump is questioning their legitimacy, said Diana Becton, another Black district attorney who serves in Contra Costa County in the San Francisco Bay area. Trump tirade on ‘racist’ DAs echoes other racist tropes 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z Scandals have tarnished subsequent administrations, from secretly funding the Contras in Nicaragua by selling weapons to Iran under President Ronald Reagan to President Bill Clinton covering up an affair with a White House intern. Looking for evidence? Trust us, Biden administration says 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z The surge has also led to labor strife, with teachers in San Francisco, Oakland and West Contra Costa staging actions to demand additional safety measures. California schools under intense strain, fighting to stay open during Omicron surge 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z District officials said all 54 schools in the West Contra Costa Unified School District, east of San Francisco, will be closed Friday and Monday. California COVID outbreak could ease up next month 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z District officials said all 54 schools in West Contra Costa County, east of San Francisco, will be closed Friday and Monday. Official: California COVID surge could ease next month 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Contra Costa currently has 119 hospitalizations, according to the county's website. Despite Gov. Newsom's pledge to keep schools open, Bay Area district closing amid 'immense' omicron 'strain' 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z “The omicron variant is very contagious, and we now know that anyone, regardless of vaccination status, can spread this variant to other people,” said Dr. Ori Tzvieli, Contra Costa County deputy health officer. San Francisco and other parts of Bay Area tighten mask rules as Omicron spikes 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z “There are so many aspects to it,” he told the Contra Costa Times of California, reflecting on the appeal of poker. Henry Orenstein, Holocaust survivor who helped bring Transformers to U.S. toy shelves, dies at 98 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z West Contra Costa’s mandate does not allow for religious or personal belief exemptions, making it among the strictest in the state. Los Angeles schools delay student COVID-19 vaccine mandate 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z The dispatcher told the man that he should contact Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office, which oversees the area he said he was in. Anti-vaccine group targets California’s medical director 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Highway shootings are difficult to investigate because witnesses are traveling at high rates of speed and collecting evidence can be challenging, said Mary Knox, senior deputy district attorney for neighboring Contra Costa County. Toddler killed on highway latest victim in shootings spike 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Washington did not want a Marxist government in its "backyard" and supported and funded the right-wing "Contras," armed insurgents who attempted to overthrow the FSLN. Ortega and Murillo, the power couple with an iron grip on Nicaragua 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Last year, West Contra Costa Unified, which is majority Latino, issued a memo encouraging secondary teachers to give students a five-day grace period to turn in work and eliminate zeroes in grade books. Faced with soaring Ds and Fs, schools are ditching the old way of grading 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Washington did not want a Marxist government in its 'backyard' and supported and funded the right-wing 'Contras,' armed insurgents that attempted to overthrow the FSLN. Ortega and Murillo, the presidential couple with an iron grip on Nicaragua 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office did not return email and phone messages seeking comment. Anti-vaccine group targets California’s medical director 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Knox said Contra Costa County saw a spike in recent years in gun violence tied to gangs on segments of Highway 4 and Interstate 80. Toddler killed on highway latest victim in shootings spike 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z But the Contra war, along with Washington's economic embargo against Nicaragua and the Sandinistas' mismanagement, laid waste to the economy, eroding eroded Ortega's popularity and leading to his defeat in the 1990 presidential elections. Ortega and Murillo, the power couple with an iron grip on Nicaragua 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z “I know a lot of parents have been waiting a long time to be able to get their younger kids vaccinated,” said Diane Burgis, chair of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors. Child vaccinations begin in California with toys and gifts 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z But the Contra war, along with Washington's economic embargo against Nicaragua and the Sandinistas' mismanagement, laid waste to the economy, which eroded Ortega's popularity and led to his defeat in the 1990 presidential elections. Ortega and Murillo, the presidential couple with an iron grip on Nicaragua 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z A mandate in Contra Costa County, in Northern California’s East Bay, sparked at least one high-profile case of defiance. Palmdale wants to challenge L.A. County's COVID-19 vaccine mandate 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z In-N-Out Burger has closed all five of its dining rooms in Contra Costa County over the restaurant chain’s refusal to comply with local health mandates requiring patrons to show proof of their vaccination status. In-N-Out Burger closes all of its Contra Costa County indoor dining rooms over local vaccine mandates 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Hall returned to duty after the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office cleared him of misconduct after its own nine-month investigation. Family: Deputy’s conviction for killing is ‘partial justice’ 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Its other locations in Contra Costa County have not received any notices of violating the order that went into effect Sept. 22, Fischer said. Bay Area county fines burger chain over vaccine verification 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Contra Costa County, which includes East San Francisco Bay cities such as Richmond and Walnut Creek, has passed rules allowing indoor diners to either show proof of vaccination or a recent negative coronavirus test. In-N-Out Burger's fight over COVID vaccination rules could be start of bigger battle 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Joseph Villarreal, executive director of the housing authority of Contra Costa County, outside San Francisco, is less concerned about the future than fulfilling the promises he has made in the past. Funding Fight Threatens Plan to Pump Billions Into Affordable Housing 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Contra Costa County Health Services did not immediately respond for comment on the restaurant’s decision. In-N-Out Burger closes all of its Contra Costa County indoor dining rooms over local vaccine mandates 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Contra Costa is required to identify an environmentally superior option to the projects under the California Environmental Quality Act. California county says Marathon, Phillips projects may need to shrink due to environmental impact 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z “This is similar to Watergate and the Iran Contra affair where sensitive internal executive branch communications were turned over to investigators,” he said. Biden rejects Trump’s request to withhold documents from House committee investigating Jan. 6 attack 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z But none of the In-N-Out locations in Contra Costa County has publicly come into conflict with public health agencies. In-N-Out Burger's fight over COVID vaccination rules could be start of bigger battle 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Contra Costa County, the Bay Area’s third-most populous, has ordered those customers to show either proof of vaccination or a recent negative coronavirus test result. In coronavirus milestone, San Francisco set to lift some indoor mask rules 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Contra Costa and San Francisco counties, along with the city of Berkeley, all have similar mandates that require proof of vaccination for indoor dining. In-N-Out Burger closes all of its Contra Costa County indoor dining rooms over local vaccine mandates 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton spent more than two years reviewing the case and filed charges on April 21, 2021. Trial starts for California cop who shot mentally ill man 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z Contra Costa County, the Bay Area’s third-most populous, requires customers of indoor restaurants, bars and gyms to show either proof of vaccination or a recent negative coronavirus test result. L.A. considers sweeping COVID vaccine mandate for restaurants, gyms, malls and salons 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Contra Costa County prosecutors made the decision Friday that they would not be filing criminal charges against the driver. California man involved in NFL coach Greg Knapp's death avoids criminal charges 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z In Contra Costa County, 71% of all residents are fully vaccinated. In coronavirus milestone, San Francisco set to lift some indoor mask rules 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Nearby West Contra Costa County Unified has set $6,000 signing bonuses for teachers, with a third paid out after the first month and rest when the teacher enters year three. COVID-19 creates dire US shortage of teachers, school staff 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Hall is still employed by the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office, which has a contract to provide police services to Danville. Trial starts for California cop who shot mentally ill man 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z Contra Costa County has ordered those customers to show either proof of vaccination or a recent negative coronavirus test result. How California turned the tide, achieved lowest coronavirus transmission rate in U.S. 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Contra Costa County, the Bay Area’s third most populous, has ordered customers of those businesses to show either proof of vaccination or a recent negative coronavirus test result. L.A. County wants to end COVID-19 surges. That means getting more people vaccinated 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Contra Costa County on Tuesday issued a mandate that customers of indoor restaurants, bars and gyms must show proof of full vaccination or a negative coronavirus test result before entering. Contra Costa County orders COVID-19 vaccine proof or negative test for indoor restaurants, gyms 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z A school district in California’s West Contra Costa County is considering hiring out-of-state math educators to teach online while a substitute monitors students in person. COVID-19 creates dire US shortage of teachers, school staff 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office said Lafayette police officers administered CPR until he was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. National Digest: Justice Department to review Columbus police force practices 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that Lafayette police officers and residents pulled an unresponsive victim from under the car. Volunteer crossing guard dies saving kids from car 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z We had to support the murderous Contras in Nicaragua during the 1980s, who were waging war against the elected Sandinista government, because if we didn't fight them there, they'd end up on the Texas border. Norman Solomon on what the media won't say: "The American people live in a warfare state" 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Political strategist Matt Shupe, the Republican Party chairman for Contra Costa County in the San Francisco Bay Area, said he sent 35,000 text messages last week to members urging them to return their ballots. As recall looms, California governor aims to galvanize Democrats 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z No one was injured in the 2020 house fire in Walnut Creek, but its cause is under investigation, according to Contra Costa County Fire Protection District spokesperson Steve Hill. Bay Area home gutted by fire sells for $1 million 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z Health officials in Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Francisco counties last month implored workplaces to get more involved. In push to vaccinate workers, Sonoma County restaurateur offers $21,000 in prizes 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z In Contra Costa County, the seven-day average as of July 28 showed that 23% of the new cases were breakthroughs in fully vaccinated people. 19% of California COVID cases are breakthroughs 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z Teresa Pasquini is a former Contra Costa County mental health commissioner who has documented her family’s struggle to get help for her son, who has schizoaffective disorder. Mentally ill and homeless: Arrest highlights system’s flaws 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z An apology and commitment to “rectify the lingering consequences” goes a long way, said Andy Li, president of the Contra Costa County Community College District and the first Chinese American elected to its board. White residents burned this California Chinatown to the ground. An apology came 145 years later 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z Health officials in Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Francisco counties at a Thursday briefing implored workplaces to get more involved. Bay Area health officials urge employers to require workers to be vaccinated 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z Tony Wold, an associate superintendent of the West Contra Costa Unified School, says it’s about time lunches were free. California launches largest free school lunch program in US 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z Over the July 4 weekend, the Pittsburg police worked a fireworks detail with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, confiscating drugs, a gun and additional fireworks. Illegal fireworks found inside California ice cream truck 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z In Contra Costa County, where 72% of eligible residents are fully vaccinated, officials recently began publishing virus case rates by vaccination status. California virus cases rising as delta variant spreads 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z They were then plunged into a draining civil war with U.S.-backed right-wing Contra rebels. Nicaragua's Ortega shrugs off global pressure in rare speech 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z “Unvaccinated workers pose a risk not only to themselves but also to their co-workers and the members of the public they interact with,” said Contra Costa County Health Officer Dr. Chris Farnitano. Bay Area health officials urge employers to require workers to be vaccinated 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z “Michelle and I were very close,” says Paul Holes, a retired cold case investigator in the Contra Costa Country Sheriff’s Office who features heavily in HBO’s adaptation, which premieres a follow-up special on Monday. True crime is one of TV's top genres. Critics say it's failing us 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z Jordan R. Sanders, a Contra Costa deputy district attorney, asked him where he grew up. The Protector 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z Public health officials said they hope measures like the one taken by Contra Costa County might help encourage more people to get the shots. California virus cases rising as delta variant spreads 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z In Contra Costa County, the numbers are slightly better, with 65% of residents at least partially vaccinated. Cannabis dispensary offering 1-cent products as COVID-19 vaccine incentives 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z About 15,000 people of Laotian descent live in Richmond and elsewhere in western Contra Costa County, according to community leaders. Elaborate phone tree links Laotian immigrants to COVID info, each other 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z Contra Costa County bans shooting at moving vehicles except to save an officer’s life or that of another person. Justice delayed? In wealthy California town, officer kills 2 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z In West Contra Costa, for example, the teachers who returned to in-person instruction did so voluntarily. California teacher cancels class time and assigns homework instead to attend son’s wedding in Mexico 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z Contra and square dancing involve lots of other people, not just a single partner. Perspective | ‘Zoom’ your partner! Fans of contra and square dancing have moved online. 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z Bell, formerly of Contra Costa County near San Francisco, was identified from personal effects found with the body, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office announced. Skeletal remains identified as man who disappeared in 1979 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z In Bay Area counties such as Marin and Contra Costa, for example, more than two-thirds of seniors are fully vaccinated. Far fewer California seniors are getting vaccinated in 'red' counties than urban areas 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z Seconds earlier, Hall had pulled up in his patrol car, responding to three 911 calls the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office said it received about a person throwing rocks off a nearby overpass. Justice delayed? In wealthy California town, officer kills 2 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z The Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office, which contracts to provide police services in Danville, is working with District Attorney Diana Becton to investigate the shooting. Video shows California officer shoot homeless Black man 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z Last week, Contra Costa County opened up appointments to people 50 and older. California virus rules ease as vaccine eligibility loosens 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z TikTok, said Ben Huffman, Contra’s CEO, is “not just the latest dance trend. It’s how do I land a remote job? What am I going to do after graduation? It’s evolving.” The latest TikTok craze: Career advice, résumé reviews and interview tips 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z In California, prosecutors in Los Angeles and Contra Costa counties have recently stopped taking people to court for drug possession and low-level misdemeanors. After crime plummeted in 2020, Baltimore will stop drug, sex prosecutions 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Contra Costa County Sheriff David Livingston, who declined to be interviewed, publicly defended Hall, saying Arboleda was “trying to run down and murder” the officer. Justice delayed? In wealthy California town, officer kills 2 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z Vaccine availability is also a wild card; two counties, Contra Costa and Solano, have expanded eligibility to people ages 50 and older, though Solano is facing a vaccine shortage. San Francisco celebrates move to higher reopening tier, but at least one expert is wary 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z She had previously served 22 years as a judge in Contra Costa County, where she was elected as presiding judge. One of these people could be Newsom's pick for California attorney general 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z All of the Contra Costa County attacks occurred within two miles of one another in the morning or early evening. Coyote that terrorized Bay Area is euthanized following capture 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z The Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office said in a tweet that both were located Tuesday morning but didn’t release other details. Wife, son of man suspected of California killing found safe 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z An internal probe by the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office found no evidence of unreasonable force. Justice delayed? In wealthy California town, officer kills 2 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z The final wave, a week later, would include San Francisco, Contra Costa and Alameda counties. California's rocky COVID-19 vaccine rollout dogged by poor communication, forecasting 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z Diana Becton has been the district attorney for Contra Costa County since 2017 and is supported by the California Legislative Black Caucus. One of these people could be Newsom's pick for California attorney general 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z State and federal wildlife services, the Orinda, Moraga and Lafayette police departments and Contra Costa County Animal Services worked together to track down the predator. Coyote that terrorized Bay Area is euthanized following capture 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z Tyler, 78, and his 76-year-old wife split time between there and a residence in Contra Costa County, Calif. Former student pledges additional $15 million to Morgan State, a landmark gift for HBCUs 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z The Danville police chief, the Contra Costa County sheriff, the county’s district attorney and Hall’s lawyer declined to be interviewed for this story. Justice delayed? In wealthy California town, officer kills 2 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z The firefighter and paramedic were on scene in Antioch when the shooting happened, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said on Twitter. Firefighter and paramedic shot in drive-by during call 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z Greg Hetrick said that Contra Costa County education board members would be serving as interim board members for the district until official ones were selected. Bay Area school board members resign after making disparaging comments about parents in virtual meeting 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z The district’s superintendent, Greg Hetrick, announced the resignation in a letter Friday and said that Contra Costa County education board members will replace them in an interim capacity, the Mercury News reported. Entire school board resigns after hot mic comments 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z A week later, San Francisco, Contra Costa and Alameda counties are among those that would begin to participate in the vaccine provider network. Blue Shield vows to dramatically speed up California vaccine distribution with new plan 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z Walgreens also plans to begin vaccinations in stores on Friday in Riverside, Contra Costa and Placer counties. CVS and Walgreens begin COVID-19 vaccinations in California: What you need to know 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z Contra Costa County authorities issued a public health advisory Tuesday afternoon after a Chevron refinery in Richmond began spilling a petroleum product into the San Francisco Bay. Oil spill at Chevron refinery in Contra Costa County prompts public health warning 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Although Shultz objected, Reagan went ahead with the deal and millions of dollars from Iran went to right-wing Contra guerrillas in Nicaragua. George Shultz wasn’t ‘afraid to struggle against the odds’ 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z The Contra Costa DA is not the only prominent California Democrat to draw criticism for alleged hypocrisy in breaking the party’s coronavirus guidelines. Another California Democrat is accused of breaking coronavirus orders 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z Marin, Napa, Santa Cruz and Solano counties are prioritizing residents 75 and older; while Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties are prioritizing people 65 and older. Who gets the COVID-19 vaccine next in California: Teachers? Workers? The disabled? The sick? 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z House of Representatives handed President Ronald Reagan a major defeat, rejecting his request for $36.2 million in new aid to the Nicaraguan Contras by a vote of 219-211. Today in History 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z The leak was stopped about 5 p.m., according to Chevron and Contra Costa County officials. Oil spill at Chevron refinery in Contra Costa County prompts public health warning 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z In 1988, President Ronald Reagan pressed his case for additional aid to the Nicaraguan Contras a day ahead of a vote by the U.S. Today in History 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z Contra Costa offers online vaccination appointments for health workers and people 75 and older who self-certify their eligibility. Californians paying price for chaotic rollout of coronavirus vaccine, experts say 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z Also in December, a restaurant owner in Contra Costa County in Northern California said his customers were holding "picnic protests" – using their own chairs outside to help the business owner avoid fines. California bar owner could get 1 year behind bars for repeated openings during pandemic: report 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z Dr. deBoisblanc said a group of parents from Contra Costa County had asked him to write the letter after repeated attempts for a response from county officials to reopen schools. California doctor removed after expressing ‘deep concerns’ about lockdowns 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z Two days earlier, another inmate condemned to death nearly four decades ago for killing a police officer in Contra Costa County died of natural causes at age 71. 2nd longtime condemned California inmate dies in 3 days 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Only five urban coastal counties — Alameda, Contra Costa, San Diego, San Francisco and Santa Clara — gained population, though at a slower pace than the previous year, the report said. California population growth hits record lows, stifled by COVID-19, continued exodus 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z Lack of funding for planning was only part of the problem, said Dr. Ori Tzvieli, deputy health officer for Contra Costa County. Californians paying price for chaotic rollout of coronavirus vaccine, experts say 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z But the county is now surrounded by areas under voluntary stay-at-home orders, including Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco counties. San Mateo County pleads with outsiders to stop visiting to shop and dine 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z While a representative of Gascon said he is committed to serving as D.A., others who may be considered to become attorney general, political experts say, include Contra Costa County District Atty. California needs a new top cop. Here's what Gov. Gavin Newsom will consider 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z Contra Costa County: Nearly 200 coronavirus casese were reported daily on average over the last seven days, roughly triple the rate from a month ago. Daily California coronavirus cases triple as pandemic dramatically worsens 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z In the Bay Area county of Contra Costa, officials are advising residents to not let pandemic fatigue set in. Distributing vaccine will be biggest health operation in L.A. history. Can the bureaucracy pull it off? 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z Counties like Contra Costa have dusted off older, mass vaccination plans for the COVID-19 effort, “but each vaccine is different,” he said. Californians paying price for chaotic rollout of coronavirus vaccine, experts say 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z Most counties in the Bay Area — Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, Napa and Solano — were also sent back to the purple tier. Most of California is back in the purple COVID-19 tier. What does that mean again? 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z Santa Clara, Marin and Contra Costa counties announced Friday that they will halt indoor dining as of Tuesday. More San Francisco Bay Area counties ban indoor dining 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z Eleven counties with fast-rising case and infection rates, including San Diego, Sacramento and Contra Costa, are moved to more restrictive tiers on the reopening grid. Timeline leading to California’s millionth virus case 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z San Diego, Sacramento and Contra Costa counties all moved backwards in the state’s four-tiered system for reopening, which is based on virus case and infection rates. As virus cases rise, more of California shuts down 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z On Tuesday, state health officials announced that 11 counties, including Santa Cruz and Contra Costa counties in the Bay Area, were being moved back to more restrictive tiers in the state’s coronavirus reopening system. San Francisco, facing a coronavirus uptick, shuts down indoor dining again 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z After Gilbert was arrested, someone contacted police in Contra Costa County, California, to report that Gilbert had molested her, prosecutors say. Issaquah man sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for child porn; faces life in California sex abuse case 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z Contra Costa County also is ordering indoor gyms and fitness centers to close. More San Francisco Bay Area counties ban indoor dining 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z Genesis Barrera-Galdamez, 22, of Brentwood was also charged with felony child abuse and felony possession of fentanyl to sell, according to the Contra Costa County district attorney’s office. Mother charged with murder after 2-year-old son dies of fentanyl overdose 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z The state’s biggest utility, Pacific Gas and Electric, began shutting off electricity to 361,000 customers in 36 counties, including Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, the company said in a statement. Thousands Forced to Evacuate From California Fires 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z Contra Costa, Marin, San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties moved from red, which means there is “substantial” transmission, to the orange “moderate” category. California warns of virus uptick, names vaccine ethics panel 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z Contra Costa County reached an agreement Thursday calling for spending the money over five years, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Friday. Contra Costa County to spend $250M on jail health care 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z Butte, Contra Costa, Fresno, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Santa Barbara and Yolo counties moved from Tier 1, also known as the purple tier, to Tier 2, also known as the red tier. Southern California is held back from reopening as other regions get green light 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z Erika Lloyd, 37, was last seen by her roommates on June 14 leaving her home in Walnut Creek, a city in Contra Costa County, about a 30-minute drive outside San Francisco, People reported last week. California mom remains missing 4 months after solo 'pandemic road trip,' family says 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z Contra Piketty, her book is composed not of sweeping theories but of short essays. Review: Money talks, and people talk money, in unsparing essays on capitalism 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z In Riverside, Nevada and Contra Costa Counties, dozens of evacuated families are being sent first to emergency hotel lodging rather than to the high school gyms that usually serve as evacuation centers. Fires, Blackouts, a Heat Wave and a Pandemic: California’s ‘Horrible’ Month 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z “This is a dangerous precedent and proves that the Contra Costa District Attorney is a radical leftist, not an impartial administrator of justice.” Couple accused of painting over ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural pleads not guilty to hate crime 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z The Acalanes High School students teach young lacrosse players the basics of the sport for $25 a lesson while observing Contra Costa County health guidelines. 2 teen lacrosse players score goal in fight against hunger 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Francisco allowed some outdoor dining and retail at different points in June. San Francisco flattened the curve early. Now, coronavirus cases are surging. 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco and Santa Clara allowed some outdoor dining and retail at different points in June. Bay Area had avoided spikes until shutdown fatigue, early reopening and prison outbreak 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z The ruling incorporated two other similar legal challenges involving Contra Costa and Merced county employees. California court: public employees can’t ‘spike’ pensions 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z He was called Athanasius Contra Mundum — against the world, a name he received for standing against seemingly insurmountable foes, even at great cost, because of his convictions. Opinion | How to Give Children Joy, Even During a Pandemic 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Mancuso and Tufo were arrested Thursday in Orange County and Contra Costa County while Black is a fugitive whose last known whereabouts were in and around Sacramento County, authorities said. California men charged with $10M worldwide fraud scheme 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z The California Department of Public Health said Contra Costa County, one of two early adopters of CalCONNECT, used the system to reach and contact trace 809 of 894 cases in June. Newsom reopened California without meeting his own coronavirus testing, tracing benchmarks 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z In Contra Costa County, officials issued an order Saturday that will prohibit indoor religious services beginning Monday morning. California officials rolling back reopenings as coronavirus surge creates new crisis 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Nichole Anderson, 42, and David Nelson, 53, both of Martinez, also face counts of vandalism and possession of tools to commit vandalism, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office said. 2 charged with hate crime after video shows defacing of sign 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Nichole Anderson, 42, and David Nelson, 53, were each charged with three misdemeanor counts, including a hate crime, the Contra County District Attorney said in a statement. California residents videotaped defacing Black Lives Matter mural charged with hate crime 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Contra Costa County, in the San Francisco Bay Area, and rural Colusa County, northwest of Sacramento, were added Sunday to the list of regions being monitored for their rising case counts and increased hospitalizations. Newsom, coming under fire, ramps up enforcement and adds counties to watchlist 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z Erika Jenssen, the deputy health services director for Contra Costa County, said the county’s testing and contact tracing remains a work in progress. Newsom reopened California without meeting his own coronavirus testing, tracing benchmarks 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said Sunday that between 7 p.m. on midnight on July 4, fire crews responded to 67 fires. Firefighters in California county battled 67 fires on Fourth of July, some sparked by fireworks 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z Across the bay in Contra Costa County, firefighters responded to 50 fires between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. alone, according to a count by the Chronicle. California crews scramble to douse blazes from fireworks 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z Contra County District Attorney Diana Becton said discussions on racism must be elevated and called on residents to listen to each other. California residents videotaped defacing Black Lives Matter mural charged with hate crime 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z The list of affected counties ran up and down the state, including Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Santa Barabara, and Contra Costa. California Gov. Newsom orders bars to close, restaurants to halt indoor dining in LA, other counties 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z The difficulties experienced by Contra Costa are being echoed in counties across the state as labs become overwhelmed with specimens. Newsom reopened California without meeting his own coronavirus testing, tracing benchmarks 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z In the San Francisco Bay Area, Contra Costa County delayed its planned Wednesday reopening of bars and indoor restaurant dining. Los Angeles to close beaches as virus surges in California 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z Paul Holes, an investigator for the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office, and other investigators used a technique that was originally developed to reunite adoptees with their birthparents. Man accused of being ‘Golden State Killer’ pleads guilty to 13 murders 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z State officials are recommending that two Bay Area counties, Contra Costa and Santa Clara, keep bars closed. California's slide from coronavirus success to danger zone began Memorial Day 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z State officials asked eight other counties to issue local health orders closing bars include Contra Costa, Santa Clara, Sacramento, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, Santa Barbara and Stanislaus. Coronavirus live news: global deaths pass 500,000 as 'window closing' in US on chance to curb Covid-19 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z Eight other counties asked by state officials to issue local health orders closing bars include Contra Costa, Santa Clara, Sacramento, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, Santa Barbara and Stanislaus. Newsom orders bars in 7 California counties to close 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z Sacramento and Contra Costa counties expect case counts to continue climbing after recent holiday celebrations and demonstrations against racial injustice. After COVID-19 spike, California shifts its strategy 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z Officials raised the possibility that Contra Costa County would delay the reopening of businesses that are scheduled to reopen on Wednesday, including indoor dining, bars, gyms, hotels, nail salons and tattoo parlors. Coronavirus infection rate spiking in California, a troubling sign of community spread 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z Contra Costa County also outlined social bubble guidelines, warning that getting together indoors is much riskier. California summer fun collides with coronavirus danger as hospitalizations, new cases keep rising 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Last week, a group called the Freedom Angels did just that in Contra Costa County, Calif., filming themselves and posting the videos on Facebook. Health Officials Had to Face a Pandemic. Then Came the Death Threats. 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z A group of protesters that include anti-vaccine activists recently demonstrated against the mask orders outside the home of Contra Costa County’s public health officer. Mayor of Nevada City in Northern California lashes out at face coverings rule 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z People protesting mask orders aimed at stemming the COVID-19 pandemic recently arrived outside the home of Contra Costa County’s public health officer. Vaccine foes, anti-mask activists target public health officials — at their homes 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z Joe Canciamilla, the former elections chief for Contra Costa County, is accused of committing perjury on 30 campaign disclosure statements dating back a decade, the county’s district attorney’s office said. California official charged with illegal spending, perjury 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z In early 2018, a Northern California team including agents from the FBI and detectives from Sacramento and Contra Costa counties used the controversial familial search method to trace a genetic path to DeAngelo. Golden State Killer suspect agrees to guilty plea in a deal that spares him death penalty 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z Nearby, the West Contra Costa Unified School District voted unanimously to end its contract with police. Fueled by protests, school districts across the country cut ties with police 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z County two weeks ago, only outdoor dining was allowed to resume last week in San Mateo, Santa Clara, Contra Costa and Marin counties. Coronavirus transmission rate climbing in L.A. County as economy reopens 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z His father’s family worried that the revolutionaries might seize its farmland and sided with the Contras, the U.S.-armed rebels fighting the Sandinistas. Nicaragua did nothing to stop the coronavirus. Now one activist is fighting what he calls a COVID-19 cover-up 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z The cause of death will be determined by the Contra Costa medical examiner’s office. Richmond woman discovered her nephew cannibalizing her grandmother, police say 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z “Of course the Holocaust existed,” he told the Contra Costa Times. Analysis | Dark-money group smears Valerie Plame with ‘white supremacist’ label 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z The Contra Costa County Crisis Center said calls to the hotline are up, but not dramatically. Bay Area doctors seeing more suicides during coronavirus stay-at-home order 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z Contra Costa County Superior Court will reopen to the public at all locations at 8 a.m. Some California courts start to reopen as coronavirus restrictions ease 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z Also joining the order are Contra Costa and Alameda counties, where Tesla’s manufacturing plant is located. Strict Northern California county to allow retail sales 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z Authorities were working with the Contra Costa district attorney’s office on potential charges. Richmond woman discovered her nephew cannibalizing her grandmother, police say 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z That disparity underscores regional inequalities even as California has been praised for its early virus intervention — including the nation’s first shelter-in-place orders in six counties, including Contra Costa. In the Shadows of America’s Smokestacks, Virus Is One More Deadly Risk 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z The Walnut Creek hospital has seen a sharp uptick in suicides that coincide with a Contra Costa County shelter-in-place order to combat the coronavirus. Bay Area doctors seeing more suicides during coronavirus stay-at-home order 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z It was not immediately clear whether Contra Costa and Alameda counties will modify their existing orders. San Francisco and two other Bay Area counties plan to partially reopen Monday 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z Horn said in a 2000 interview with the Contra Costa Times. Roy Horn, dark-haired half of flamboyant illusionists Siegfried & Roy, has died 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z Contra Costa County officials said Thursday they were taking steps to create four new testing sites, including one in San Pablo, next door to Richmond. In a poor corner of Bay Area, pandemic has yet to rage. Is that due to little testing? 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z Contra Costa County has recorded 1,089 coronavirus cases, and its fatality rate has climbed to nearly 3 percent, almost twice that of wealthier San Francisco a short drive away. In the Shadows of America’s Smokestacks, Virus Is One More Deadly Risk 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z The Contra Costa County fairgrounds in Antioch is among those that will be converted into a possible care site for COVID-19 patients, officials said. Across California, festivals and fairs fall victim to the coronavirus 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z Cases in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties are now taking about four to five days to double, while Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Solano are taking six to seven. Southern California outpacing Bay Area in new coronavirus cases. So where's the peak? 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Over the past week, the standard tests that Contra Costa sends for processing at Quest are being processed within five to seven days, Shah said. Why is California still waiting for nearly 60,000 coronavirus test results? 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z The Contra Costa West school district is providing three meals a day to every person under 18 — regardless of school attendance. In a poor corner of Bay Area, pandemic has yet to rage. Is that due to little testing? 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z In California, Contra Costa Health Services said Friday that at least 27 people who live or work at a skilled nursing facility in Orinda, California, have tested positive for COVID-19. ‘Disaster’ feared if sick moved to California nursing homes 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z Contra Costa County health officials said the facility, the 47-bed Orinda Care Center, notified public health officials on Tuesday that two residents were sent to the hospital with symptoms. 27 people at Bay Area nursing home positive for coronavirus: 'We are very very concerned' 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z The event was organized by the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, part of the national Feeding America network of food charities, to meet a sudden, unprecedented need. California's food banks grapple with 'tsunami of need' as pandemic grows 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z That would mean 600 deaths a week from the disease known as COVID-19 in the central Bay Area and 100 to 200 deaths a week in Contra Costa County, he said. Coronavirus cases approach 10,000 as California braces for worsening conditions 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z So far, however, Richmond hasn’t seen the kind of outbreaks documented in other parts of Contra Costa County. In a poor corner of Bay Area, pandemic has yet to rage. Is that due to little testing? 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z “Some of the modeling is predicting — at the peak — up to 5,000 deaths a week throughout California,” Dr. Chris Farnitano, health officer for Contra Costa County, told his Board of Supervisors. California may face 5,000 coronavirus deaths a week if social distancing eases too soon 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z The day before, six Bay Area counties, including Contra Costa, where the college is located, announced a shelter-in-place order in response to the growing threat of the coronavirus. As virus spreads, this Bay Area college wants students to return and clean their dorm rooms 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Dr. Rohan Radhakrishna, Contra Costa County deputy health officer, said local officials showed some resistance to the move, but agreed that it was the best approach. In confronting coronavirus, Gov. Gavin Newsom takes California on its own path 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z Dr. Rohan Radhakrishna, Contra Costa County deputy health officer, said an association of Bay Area health officers held telephone conferences throughout the weekend to draft the order. In San Francisco Bay Area, compliance with 'shelter in place' order is uneven 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z Since the Bay Area announced its first confirmed coronavirus case on Jan. 31, there were concerns that communities such as West Contra Costa would be hit hard. In a poor corner of Bay Area, pandemic has yet to rage. Is that due to little testing? 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z That would mean 600 deaths a week from the disease known as COVID-19 in the central San Francisco Bay Area, and 100 to 200 deaths a week in Contra Costa County, he said. California may face 5,000 coronavirus deaths a week if social distancing eases too soon 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z “We realize that most students are away from campus now and are concerned about the shelter-in-place order established for Contra Costa County and surrounding Bay Area counties,” wrote the dean. As virus spreads, this Bay Area college wants students to return and clean their dorm rooms 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z The order was issued by public health officials in San Francisco and six other counties — Santa Clara, San Mateo, Marin, Contra Costa, Alameda and Santa Cruz, and also from the city of Berkeley. California death toll from coronavirus rises to 11 amid extraordinary rules to slow spread 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z In Contra Costa County, some of the mayors were concerned about the order’s impact on the economy, but eventually agreed it was appropriate. In San Francisco Bay Area, compliance with 'shelter in place' order is uneven 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z As of Friday, the city accounted for just 83 of Contra Costa’s 763 positively identified cases. In a poor corner of Bay Area, pandemic has yet to rage. Is that due to little testing? 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z There are promising signs for Contra Costa County, a suburban county northeast of Oakland with 1.2 million residents. California may face 5,000 coronavirus deaths a week if social distancing eases too soon 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z A spokesman for St. Mary’s said the request was in line with two travel exemptions in Contra Costa County’s shelter-in-place: one that allows for essential travel and another for distance learning. As virus spreads, this Bay Area college wants students to return and clean their dorm rooms 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z From Tuesday night until 7 April, 6.7 million residents in San Francisco and five other Bay Area counties – Santa Clara, San Mateo, Alameda, Marin and Contra Costa – must stay home unless absolutely necessary. Coronavirus latest: at a glance 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z The new order in California applies to about 7 million people living in the counties of San Francisco, Marin, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Mateo, Contra Costa and Alameda. Life in San Francisco area screeches to a halt amid shutdown 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z On Saturday, Contra Costa County announced similar restrictions, with the county’s health officer issuing an order prohibiting gatherings of 100 people or more in a single room or enclosed space. Dockweiler Beach in L.A. County could be used as coronavirus quarantine zone 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z San Francisco and Contra Costa County banned all non-essential events of 100 or more people. California counties ban gatherings as coronavirus cases rise 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z Asked if St Mary’s request violated the order, Fischer, the Contra Costa County spokesman, declined to provide an opinion. As virus spreads, this Bay Area college wants students to return and clean their dorm rooms 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z West Contra Costa Unified School District announced that any child under 18 will be able to pick up food at two high schools from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays. Virus concerns affecting all facets of Californians’ lives 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z Contra Costa Superior Court was closed for two weeks. Justice in a time of coronavirus: Scared jurors, delayed trials, court closures 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z He also faces lesser penalties from Tulare and Contra Costa counties. Judge OKs more DNA tests from alleged Golden State Killer 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z His opposition to Ortega dates to his participation in the Contras in the 1980s - he still speaks reverently of U.S. Nicaragua refugee farmers carve out existence in Costa Rica 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z The album explodes with “Contra Todo,” a song about oppression and colonization. From teen prodigy to freedom fighter, singer iLe strikes a chord for an independent Puerto Rico 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z Courts in Los Angeles and San Diego counties moved to delay trials and Contra Costs closed its courts for two weeks. Virus concerns affecting all facets of Californians’ lives 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z Red-hot arguments about the Sandinistas versus the Contras were being rolled out, as if that conflict was being freshly fought, instead of part of the era when MTV actually played music videos. Please, can we not let the 2020 election turn into another Boomer Greatest Hits retread? 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Mitchell calls him the “new sheriff”, but it has been reported his real name was Charlie Wise, who had honed his craft carrying out interrogations for the Contra rebels in Nicaragua in the 1980s. 'Some folks were tearful': CIA waterboarding on trial in Guantánamo 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z Shannon Watts, the founder of the anti-gun violence group Moms Demand Action, said she was speaking at marches in Contra Costa, Calif., and in San Francisco. Issues Abound at 4th Women’s March, ‘But It All Ties Into Trump’ 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z In Nicaragua, one of the company’s directors, David Walker, worked with US-backed Contra rebels while at the same time sitting as a Conservative councillor in a sleepy Surrey town where he lobbied against aircraft noise. Revealed: clandestine actions of mercenaries during Thatcher years 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z I was pulled over in Contra Costa county, and the officer handcuffed me and began searching my pockets. My decade as a fugitive: 'I felt I could be killed at any moment' 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z The issue isn't that Sanders is wrong in his analysis or that Navarro's critics were wrong to point out that the U.S.-supported Contra rebels were worse than the Sandinistas. Please, can we not let the 2020 election turn into another Boomer Greatest Hits retread? 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z But Wood McDermott and other Trade Tech faculty said they were keeping an open mind about controversy surrounding VanderWoude’s resignation from Contra Costa College. Struggling L.A. Trade Tech headed for fresh start with new president 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z That paper, which covered the city of Martinez, the seat of Contra Costa County, had been losing money. Mark Twain once wrote for California's oldest newspaper. Now it nears its final days 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z Mr. Ortega became president and ruled Nicaragua throughout the 1980s, but counterrevolutionary forces known as the Contras tried to topple him using secret, illicit financing by the Reagan administration. Nicaragua Has a Simple Message for Protesters: Don’t 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z Contra Costa started 2019 with about 100 people in solitary, most for more than a year. California jails use kinder approach to solitary confinement 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office said Kasprowicz acted in self-defense and is continuing to search for the second man who fled the scene. California veteran shoots robbery suspect who pistol-whipped him at market 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Officials with the Contra Costa Community College District declined to specify the nature of the complaints. Struggling L.A. Trade Tech headed for fresh start with new president 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z The name of the suspect who died was being withheld pending notification of next-of-kin, the Contra Costa County Coroner’s office said. Clerk fatally shoots robber in attack captured on video 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z Contra its loudest critics, WeWork is more than just marketing, spin and pineapple water. Why WeWork went wrong 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z One officer in Contra Costa County in his report repeatedly referred to the man bound and taunted at gunpoint as a “witness.” For men attacked by the Golden State Killer, victim is a hard word 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Rapid gentrification in the region has changed the activities of these non-traditional groups, said the Contra Costa deputy district attorney, Jason Peck, with the region’s high housing costs causing them to splinter. The gang laws keeping black and Latino people in California prisons 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z On 14 November, two weeks after the incident, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s office announced the arrest of five people in connection with the shooting. 'Devastating': families of five Halloween party shooting victims have no answers 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z The violations were found in the use of funding from one committee formed in 2011 for his campaign for judge in Contra Costa County Superior Court. Former California lawmaker to pay $150G after using campaign cash for Asia trip, Hawaii home fix-up: reports 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z Five other men were arrested in connection with the shooting last week, but the Contra Costa County district attorney’s office declined to file charges against them. 2 arrested in connection with Halloween shooting in Orinda 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z He later served on the Pittsburg City Council and Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors before winning three terms in the state Assembly as Democrat in 2000. California official fined for pocketing campaign funds 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z “We needed more information,” said Scott Alonso, spokesman for the Contra Costa County district attorney’s office. Suspects in deadly shooting at Halloween party in Orinda are released from jail 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z On 18 November, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s office announced they would not be filing any criminal charges against the five Bay Area men who were arrested. 'Devastating': families of five Halloween party shooting victims have no answers 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z The commission also referred the case to the Contra Costa County’s district attorney’s office, which will decide whether to file criminal charges. Former California lawmaker to pay $150G after using campaign cash for Asia trip, Hawaii home fix-up: reports 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z The Contra Costa County district attorney’s office announced Monday that it won’t immediately charge the men. 4 men arrested in deadly California Halloween shooting freed 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z The Contra Costa County district attorney’s office couldn’t meet the standard for filing charges by Monday’s deadline, spokesman Scott Alonso said. No charges yet for men held in deadly Halloween shooting 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Authorities arrested the five men last week, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Suspects in deadly shooting at Halloween party in Orinda are released from jail 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z I was also writing about politics and culture: editorials denouncing Reagan’s support for the Nicaraguan Contras, essays on contemporary cinema. My Life as a Child Chef 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Contra Costa Sheriff David Livingston said Friday that he knows residents in the plush San Francisco suburb of Orinda are on edge after the massive party on Oct. Sheriff calls deadly shooting at Airbnb rental a ‘bloodbath’ 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z “Extraordinary cooperation among multiple law enforcement agencies led to these arrests and a small measure of justice for the true victims,” Contra Costa Sheriff David Livingston said in the statement. Suspects held in Halloween shooting at California Airbnb 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z A fifth man was arrested on a charge of being an accessory to the crime, the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Department said. 5 suspects arrested in Halloween Airbnb party shooting 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z A fifth man was arrested on suspicion of being an accessory to the crime, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office said. Five suspects arrested in Halloween Airbnb party shooting in Bay Area 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z Last year, Diana Becton became the first black person and woman to lead the Contra Costa district attorney’s office after promising to focus on bail reform and restorative justice. Chesa Boudin, a former public defender, is San Francisco's new top prosecutor 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z In the central Bay Area, San Mateo and Contra Costa counties saw more than 11% of cell towers fail to work. Mass cellphone outages during blackouts and fires are a grim preview of life after a major earthquake 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z Still, the plan was to launder the profits from the arms sent to Iran – to the Contra rebels. Reporter's Notebook: The impeachment inquiry in all its complexities 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z Three victims were pronounced dead at the scene, according to a statement by the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Department, and another died at the hospital that night. Airbnb says it's banning 'party houses' after deadly Halloween shooting in Orinda 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z The Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office said that several more people were injured although the exact number was unknown because several of the victims drove themselves to the hospital. California Halloween party shooting leaves at least 4 dead 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z But the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District pegged the utility’s equipment as the cause of three smaller fires that cropped up on Sunday in the San Francisco Bay Area suburbs of Martinez and Lafayette. Winds complicate fight against last large wildfire in southern California 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z But the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District pegged the utility’s equipment as the cause of three smaller fires that cropped up Sunday in the San Francisco Bay Area suburbs of Martinez and Lafayette. Crews battle last stubborn Southern California wildfire 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z But the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District pegged the utility’s equipment as the cause of three smaller fires that cropped up Sunday in the San Francisco Bay Area suburbs of Martinez and Lafayette. Crews battle last stubborn Southern California wildfire 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z But the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District pegged the utility’s equipment as the cause of three smaller fires that cropped up Sunday in the San Francisco Bay Area suburbs of Martinez and Lafayette. Crews battle last stubborn Southern California wildfire 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s office said four people died in the shooting and several other people were injured. Four people shot dead at Halloween party in California 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office tweeted just before midnight Thursday that it’s working with the Orinda police department on the investigation. Sheriff: Halloween night ‘multiple shooting’ in N California 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z During a fierce windstorm that toppled mature trees on Sunday and littered freeways with branches, fires ignited in various Contra Costa County communities, forcing evacuations. Across the Bay Area, generator etiquette and other lessons of the PG&E power shut-offs 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Two fires ignited Sunday afternoon in Lafayette, in Contra Costa County east of Berkeley. California Investigates Blackouts as New Fires Flare 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z “Contra Costa Fire Department personnel on site communicated to the Troubleman that they were looking into contact between the communication lashing wire and PG&E open wire secondary as a potential ignition source.” PG&E admits more equipment failures near two Contra Costa fires 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z “Miraculously, over the string of fires ... only one structure was damaged,” said Steve Hill, spokesman for the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. Northern California fire and power crisis could last for days as powerful winds persist 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Officials called an evacuation warning for all of Crockett, an unincorporated community of about 3,000 people on the northwestern edge of Contra Costa County. PG&E expands unprecedented power outages to well over 2 million people 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z A burglary crew stole more than $1.65 million from Contra Costa’s most affluent community, making off with fur coats, jewelry and cash. Newsletter: What a Bay Area baby rave tells us about the pressures of millennial parenting 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z The Contra Costa Fire Department told the PG&E representative that it considered the transformer a potential ignition source, the utility report said. California Investigates Blackouts as New Fires Flare 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z “At the location, the Troubleman observed a fallen pole and transformer. Contra Costa Fire Department personnel on site communicated to the Troubleman that they were looking at the transformer as a potential ignition source.” PG&E admits more equipment failures near two Contra Costa fires 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Contra Costa County Fire Protection District spokesman Steve Hill said it was too early to say what caused the explosion, and a team of government and industry firefighters were investigating. Chicago schools shut down ahead of expected teachers strike 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z A Contra Costa County fire official said it was too early to say what caused the explosion and a team of government and industry firefighters were investigating. Officials eye explosion at California fuel site after quake 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Contra Costa Fire Department spokesman Steve Hill said the tanks held varying amounts of ethanol. California oil facility fire prompts hazmat emergency affecting thousands of people 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z A PG&E fire monitor also reported an equipment issue at a second location in the fire zone along State Route 24 in Contra Costa County. California Investigates Blackouts as New Fires Flare 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, however, says a third tank is affected. The Latest: Fuels company cooling nearby tanks to stem fire 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z The Contra Costa Health Department posted on Twitter that there was a “hazardous materials emergency” in the towns of Crockett, home to about 3,100 people, and Rodeo, population 8,700. California oil facility fire prompts warnings to residents 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z Holes, the former chief of forensics for the Contra Costa County, Calif., District Attorney’s office, is the host of a new true-crime series on Oxygen titled, “The DNA of Murder with Paul Holes.” Golden State Killer investigator Paul Holes says 'it is absolutely possible' new show can solve cold cases 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z The Contra Costa Health Department announced a “hazardous materials emergency” affecting Crockett, who number about 3,100 and nearby Rodeo, population 8,700. California oil facility fire prompts hazmat emergency affecting thousands of people 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z The community in Contra Costa County is part of Pacific Gas and Electric’s ongoing pre-emptive electricity shutdowns. Evacuations ordered as wildfire spreads in Bay Area town 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z But during those years the government was also fighting a war against the U.S.-backed Contras. In Its Fight with Venezuela, the Trump Administration Takes Aim at Cuba 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z A Contra Costa County prosecutor dismissed every black person from a jury pool. Newsletter: The man who built Sacramento's African American newspaper 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z President Reagan had kept secret from the committee that he had approved arms-for-hostage deals with Iran and used the proceeds for resupplying arms to the Contras, who were opponents of the Sandinista regime in Nicaragua. Spies and the White House have a history of running wild without congressional oversight 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z The Administration negotiated secret arms sales to Iran; the C.I.A. then used the funds to aid the Contras. Trump Faces Impeachment 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Last year in Contra Costa County, a license plate reader spotted a car on the freeway listed as stolen in a state database. Neighbors are using these smart cameras to track strangers' cars — and yours 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z Residents of about 50 homes were ordered to leave Wednesday after the fire erupted shortly after noon in Oakley, an unincorporated area of Contra Costa County east of San Francisco. The Latest: California blaze stopped; evacuations lifted 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Among the most vulnerable are heavily populated areas such as San Francisco, Alameda and Contra Costa counties in Northern California, and King County in Washington. Alarmed by dense wildfire smoke, Californians are snapping up home air purifiers 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z Saturday along a road bordering parkland in Contra Costa County. Multiple fires join, scorch brush northeast of San Francisco 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z The two scandals differ somewhat: Reagan did not personally negotiate with the Iranians or the Contras. Trump Faces Impeachment 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z In November 2016, Contra Costa county’s Board of Supervisors announced their intention to fund a county-wide Ceasefire program which could replicate the violence prevention efforts credited with reducing gun violence in Richmond and Oakland. Why are so many people getting shot on California highways? 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z He played for what is now Contra Costa College in San Pablo, Calif., and made his professional baseball debut at age 19 for the Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League. ‘Pumpsie’ Green, first African American player for Red Sox, dies at 85 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z A state database shows an officer with the same name was hired as a police officer in the city of Pinole in Contra Costa County last year. California deputy fired over false report hired elsewhere 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z Contra Perez, the climate crisis isn’t an “issue” so much as the foundations on which all politics is going to play out. The case for a special Democratic climate debate | Kate Aronoff 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z Their synagogue, Chabad of Contra Costa County, agreed to collect the GoFundMe contributions, making them, in theory, tax deductible for donors. The Perverse Logic of GoFundMe Health Care 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z Knox estimates that there have been 83 freeway shootings just in Contra Costa county over the past three-and-half years. Why are so many people getting shot on California highways? 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Contra most national spending plans, the goal of the coming year’s appropriations is not to boost gross domestic product but to increase the happiness of the country’s citizens. Opinion | What nation isn’t obsessed with ensuring economic growth? New Zealand, apparently. 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z Newberry filed a police report with the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office. Former Pro Bowl offensive lineman says vandals ruined thousands of cherry trees at orchard 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z Prosecutors from the Contra Costa County district attorney’s office have charged the Publicos with multiple felonies, including grand theft and tax fraud. Elder care homes rake in profits as workers earn a pittance 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z More than a decade ago, she arrived from the Philippines to work as a caregiver in a care home in Contra Costa County. Elder care homes rake in profits as workers earn a pittance 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z The shootings have been most concentrated on East Bay routes connecting the cities of Oakland and Richmond to suburbs in Contra Costa and Solano counties. Why are so many people getting shot on California highways? 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Contra, a popular conservative magazine, sold dartboards featuring a caricature of his face. Who killed the prime minister? The unsolved murder that still haunts Sweden 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Holes started his search for the killer as a fresh police academy graduate and forensic toxicologist in Contra Costa when he was in his 20s, The Sacramento Bee previously reported. Golden State Killer investigator talks suspect’s strange behavior, launching true crime podcast ‘Murder Squad’ 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z More than a decade ago, she arrived from the Philippines to work as a caregiver in a care home in Contra Costa County. Elder care homes rake in profits as workers earn a pittance 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z Prosecutors from the Contra Costa County district attorney’s office have charged the Publicos with multiple felonies, including grand theft and tax fraud. Elder care homes rake in profits as workers earn a pittance 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z In the early 2000s, developers built thousands of new homes in east Contra Costa county cities, selling them at prices far below similar homes in San Francisco and Oakland. Why are so many people getting shot on California highways? 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Weberling was arrested and charged Friday with 10 felony counts of animal cruelty, according to the Contra Costa County district attorney’s office. Dead pit bull, 9 sick dogs found in ‘filthy’ trailer; owner charged with animal cruelty 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z In Contra Costa County, Calif., public defenders began using text reminders in 2016. Text message reminders help people remember their court dates 2019-05-04T04:00:00Z “Public service was her calling, and there was no job she loved more than representing the people of Contra Costa, Alameda and Solano counties,” her family said. Former US Rep. Ellen Tauscher of California dies at 67 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z That sparked a rebellion from Nicaraguans who opposed socialism, who became known as “Contras.” Sander-nista? Archives show Bernie’s past praise of socialist revolutionaries 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Since then, many low-income people displaced from gentrifying cities like Oakland and Richmond have moved out to east Contra Costa county because of the surplus of cheaper rental homes. Why are so many people getting shot on California highways? 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z He was accused of selling weapons illegally to Iran, and then shuttling money to the Contras, a U.S.-backed rebel group in Nicaragua. Oliver North, NRA president, warns against ‘disarm America’ movement 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Officials in Sacramento and Contra Costa counties decided last June and July, respectively, to stop holding immigrants in their jails for deportation. Adelanto cuts ties to troubled ICE detention center — and removes a layer of oversight 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z Contra Costa Superior Court Judge Terri A. Mockler, in her fourth year as a family law judge, said she is comfortable dealing with people representing themselves. As more people go without a lawyer, courts offer self-help services. Advice from the judge? No way 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z The Soviet Union and Cuba sent weapons and economic support to the Sandinistas, while the U.S. led by President Ronald Reagan sent arms and funding to the Contras. Sander-nista? Archives show Bernie’s past praise of socialist revolutionaries 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z The Contra Costa county district attorney has sought to add gang enhancements on to each of the freeway shooting cases summarized in this story. Why are so many people getting shot on California highways? 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z The families of the men filed their wrongful death lawsuit in the San Francisco suburb of Contra Costa County where Chevron is based. California jury orders Chevron to pay $21M for cancer claims 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z McCoy is a writer from Arizona and the editor of Contra Viento, a journal for art and literature from range lands. Bruce Berger’s ‘A Desert Harvest’ finds a story in every sunset and quirky character of the West 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z In Los Angeles, Orange, Contra Costa and other counties, judges have rejected requests by police unions to block the release of older records. An off-duty officer fled DUI crash, then let his mom try to take the blame, records show 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z The Sanders adviser added that Trump’s recently appointed special envoy for Venezuela, Elliot Abrams, once covered up crimes by the Contras against Nicaraguan civilians. Sander-nista? Archives show Bernie’s past praise of socialist revolutionaries 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z The Network was launched in 2014, and includes an array of ShotSpotter microphones that have been calibrated to detect the sound of gunshots on long stretches of highways in Contra Costa county. Why are so many people getting shot on California highways? 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Spanning several decades, the film also touches on the aftermath of the conflict and the U.S.-funded Contras who violently halted progress under the pretense of confronting communism. Reviews: ‘#Female Pleasure,’ ‘¡Las Sandinistas!’ and more documentaries 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z Since then and amid growing protests, sheriffs in Sacramento and Contra Costa counties terminated their contracts with ICE to house federal immigration inmates in the local jails. California officials: Immigration facilities lack oversight 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z The Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Privacy advocate held at gunpoint after license plate reader mistake, lawsuit alleges 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Last week, a Ventura County judge granted a request to temporarily block the release of records while another judge in Contra Costa County denied nearly identical requests from police unions there. Los Angeles judge says police records should be public 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Critics worry that law enforcement’s approach to the shootings is helping to spread hysteria and fuel anti-Black racism in east Contra Costa county. Why are so many people getting shot on California highways? 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z In Contra Costa County, a judge denied nearly identical requests for injunctions from local police unions, siding instead with a coalition of open government and media organizations. Secret records of police misconduct and shootings must be released under new law, L.A. judge rules 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z California State Parks spokeswoman Gloria Sandoval says the body was found at the crash site and that the Contra Costa County coroner’s office is at the scene. Body found at plane wreckage near California mountain peak 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z This ruling involved unions for Contra Costa County sheriff’s deputies and officers in Antioch, Richmond, Martinez, Walnut Creek and Concord. Police must release shooting records, California judge says 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z And the board of West Contra Costa County Unified, also in the Bay Area, was scheduled Wednesday to discuss a resolution calling for a statewide charter moratorium. Do charter schools harm traditional public schools? Gov. Newsom wants to find out 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z In Contra Costa County, a 54-year-old man used a social media site to “groom and entice” a 14-year-old boy, she said. Dozens of victims rescued and hundreds arrested in human-trafficking sting in California 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z His main international backer is Donald Trump, who on Friday named a neoconservative, notorious for helping organise the covert financing of Contra rebels in Nicaragua, as his special envoy to Venezuela. Juan Guaidó: Venezuela has chance to leave chaos behind 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z Abrams also helped organise the covert financing of Contra rebels in Nicaragua behind the back of Congress, which had cut off funding. US diplomat convicted over Iran-Contra appointed special envoy for Venezuela 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z Contra Martin Luther King Jr., the long arc of history does not necessarily bend towards justice. White victimology, white privilege and the Covington Catholic rules of race 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z In 1986, Speaker Tip O’Neill, a Democrat, refused to let Reagan address the House before it voted on an aid package for the Contras, the Nicaraguan rebels. The State of the Union Is … : The Yearly Address, Explained 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z On Christmas Eve 1992, Bush destroyed the Iran/Contra probe once and for all by pardoning Weinberger and five other convicted or indicted defendants. AP wipes Iran-Contra pardons from Bill Barr's record: Another win for conventional wisdom 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z While it was an ensemble act, Mr. Holes, an investigator with the Contra Costa County district attorney’s office, is credited with cracking the case. 18 Memorable People We Met Across the Country in 2018 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z That hatchet job will stain his memory forever as will Iran Contra. Opinion | The Patrician President and the Reporterette: A Screwball Story 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z The Oakland team says they have also been assisting other Bay Area labs in the technique, including those in Contra Costa and Alameda counties. Can new technology put a dent in the rape kit backlog? 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z The children were placed in that home by Contra Costa Child Protective Services three days before they left. Five siblings found safe in El Cerrito motel after fleeing Stockton foster home - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Parry, who died a year ago, left AP after many of his stories on Iran/Contra were squashed. AP wipes Iran-Contra pardons from Bill Barr's record: Another win for conventional wisdom 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Sunday that deputies were alerted to a “medical situation” in a holding room Saturday night. Inmate dies after “medical situation” in Northern California 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Contra Costa Sheriff’s spokesman Jimmy Lee says police responded Saturday to a report from a resident of a suspicious person near downtown Danville. Police: suspect who tried to run over officer shot, killed 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z Contra Costa County fire crews extinguished the blaze and left. Fire near natural gas pipeline forces evacuation of 4,000 people in Bay Area - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z And his uncle was the late billionaire arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi, who was involved in the Iran/Contra scandal in the 1980s. 5 things to know about slain Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z In 1986 and 1987, President Reagan’s Democratic critics were hoping that the Iran/Contra scandal would be the nail in the GOP’s coffin. The 5 major scandals that should have destroyed the Republican Party for good 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z It says the death is being investigated by both the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office and the Sheriff’s Office. Inmate dies after “medical situation” in Northern California 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Contra Costa officials had to take $2.4 million from reserves to fill the hole in the sheriff’s budget left by the loss of the contract. County by county, ICE faces a growing backlash 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z That manual would be resurrected in 1983 and used in the CIA’s training of the U.S.-backed Contras in Nicaragua’s civil war. Holding the line on torture 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z The California Highway Patrol said a driver in Contra Costa County tried to pull a fast one by using a dummy in order to drive in the carpool lane. Contra Costa County motorist caught using dummy to drive in carpool lane, CHP says 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z Arms were sold to the Islamic fundamentalist government in Iran in order to fund the Contras, an insurgent movement to overthrow the leftist Sandinista government in Nicaragua. The 5 major scandals that should have destroyed the Republican Party for good 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z Mr Ortega originally rose to power off the back of the left-wing Sandinista revolution, which was launched to bring down the Somoza dynasty, but later also defeated the rise of US-sponsored rebels, the Contras. 'If we stand together, they can't kill us' 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z In California, Contra Costa County’s jail was the scene of numerous protests before a large group turned up on June 30 to rally against Trump’s immigration policies and the local ICE contract. County by county, ICE faces a growing backlash 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z |
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