Dipping enrollment and rising labor and operational costs has meant revenue has not kept up with expenses, district office staff have routinely said.

A new express lane on southbound Interstate 680 opened to traffic Friday along 9 miles between Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The new express lane runs from Alcosta Boulevard south to state ...

Instead of building a watchdog with real authority, the final law preserved sheriff control at every critical point.’ ...

In settling the four-day strike in December, the West Contra Costa district and the teachers union agreed upon a compensation ...

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It may seem an odd mixture but it works surprisingly well. The Cobbett Prize which prompted the fine Bridge work was set up partly in response to the Fantazias of Purcell which in turn echoed the ...

PITTSBURG — In an effort to bring justice closer to the people, East County residents now have access to an array of services provided by the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office with the ...

West Contra Costa County teachers agreed to end their first-ever strike early Wednesday, after reaching a tentative contract agreement with the school district overnight. Educators will return to ...

Teachers in the West Contra Costa Unified School District plan to strike beginning Thursday as long-simmering labor disputes come to a head in major districts across the Bay Area. Union leaders say ...

MADISON, Wis. — Eugene Hasenfus, who played a key role in unraveling the Iran-Contra affair after his CIA-backed supply plane was shot down over Nicaragua in 1986, has died. Hasenfus died on Nov. 26 ...