Contenders line up for Contra Costa D.A.'s post
With Robert Kochly expected to retire as Contra Costa County's district attorney, three lawyers with weighty political connections are launching Web sites, raising cash and throwing their first verbal jabs in a battle to replace him. The candidates are vying... read the full story
Contenders line up for Contra Costa D.A.'s post
With Robert Kochly expected to retire as Contra Costa County's district attorney, three lawyers with weighty political connections are launching Web sites, raising cash and throwing their first verbal jabs in a battle to replace him. The candidates are vying... read the full story
New county fire chief is learning the local ropes
Budget woes main concern of Keith Richter, who comes from Contra Costa County. read the full story
Three properties searched in Garrido investigation
PITTSBURG, Calif. -- Detectives searched properties in three San Francisco Bay area communities as part of their investigation into a girl's 1991 kidnapping and any other unsolved crimes. Contra Costa County sheriff's spokesman Jimmy Lee says no arrests were made... read the full story
Bone fragment found in Garrido neighbor's yard is human
Sheriff's Office cautions that Native American remains are common in Contra Costa County read the full story
Robo-poll nails election outcome
Traditional pollsters scoffed but it was both accurate and far cheaper. Plus new accommodations for firefighters out of town on Election Day, the addition of two candidates in a Contra Costa County supervisor race and one man's mission to repair his hometown's good... read the full story
New details emerge of other allegations against Garrido
Phillip Garrido, seen in a 1977 Nevada mug shot The decades-long interaction between Phillip Craig Garrido and the law is rife with blown opportunities, missteps and plain mistakes. As details emerged Thursday about additional allegations against Garrido –... read the full story
New details emerge of other allegations against Garrido
Phillip Garrido, seen in a 1977 Nevada mug shot The decades-long interaction between Phillip Craig Garrido and the law is rife with blown opportunities, missteps and plain mistakes. As details emerged Thursday about additional allegations against Garrido –... read the full story
Chevron to Get More Money from East Bay Taxpayers
Oil giant Chevron, which regularly reports billions in quarterly profits, is going to get a $12.6 million break on its property taxes at its Richmond facility. Chevron complained that the Contra Costa County tax assessor had overvalued its Richmond property from 2004... read the full story
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