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Posted on: May 16, 2023

Health Advisory Lifted After Weeklong Mercury Cleanup in Martinez

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Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council Recruitment News Release

Posted on: May 31, 2023

Contra Costa County Summer Block Party News Release

Posted on: May 31, 2023

Clerk-Recorder’s Office Provides Vets Special Access Through 'OPERATION DOCUMENTATION'

Posted on: May 30, 2023

County Clerk-Recorder's Office to offer Destination Weddings at Mt. Diablo

Posted on: May 24, 2023

Contra Costa County Probation Department to Launch Innovative Partnership with Talkspace

Posted on: May 19, 2023

Annual Count Shows Homelessness Remains Consistent in Contra Costa County

Posted on: May 11, 2023

Mercury Contamination First ID'd at Martinez Amtrak Station Wider than Initially Believed

Posted on: May 10, 2023

Soil Sampling Being Done Around Martinez Refinery to Assess Health Risks from "Spent Catalyst"

Posted on: May 4, 2023

Seeking Airport Land Use Commission Member

Posted on: May 3, 2023

Board of Supervisors to Host Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Celebration

Posted on: April 26, 2023

Board of Supervisors to Discuss $5.515 billion Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Recommended Budget

Posted on: April 20, 2023

County Seeks Applicants For Employees Retirement Association Board of Trustees

Posted on: April 2, 2023

Contra Costa County Surveys Community for Arts and Culture Planning

Posted on: March 29, 2023

Welcome to the 29th Annual César E. Chávez Commemorative Celebration 2023 Youth Hall of Fame Awards

Posted on: March 28, 2023

Contra Costa County Announces Long Time Deputy Attorney & Current Chief Assistant as County Counsel

Posted on: March 21, 2023

Recruitment for County Connection Advisory Committee

Posted on: March 10, 2023

Veterans’ Voices Show to Discuss Posttraumatic Stress Triggers

Posted on: March 10, 2023

Mobile Disaster Recovery Center Available to Residents Impacted by Winter Storms

Posted on: February 28, 2023

County Offices Closed on Monday, Feb. 20 in Observance of Presidents' Day

Posted on: February 17, 2023

Disaster Recovery Center Opening to Assist Residents Impacted by December Winter Storms

Posted on: February 13, 2023

Contra Costa County To Hold Visioning Sessions For Arts and Culture Planning

Posted on: February 13, 2023

Veterans' Voices Show To Celebrate Black History Month

Posted on: February 9, 2023

Contra Costa County Seeks Applicants For Advisory Fire Commission

Posted on: February 9, 2023

Election Equipment Testing to Ensure Accuracy Public Test of Vote by Mail Counting Equipment

Posted on: February 9, 2023

County Clerk-Recorder’s Office to Offer 'DESTINATION WEDDINGS' on Valentine's Day

Posted on: February 8, 2023

Proclamation of Local Emergency Issued in Response to Storms

Posted on: January 17, 2023

Local Health Providers Join to Help Contra Costans Understand When to Reach Out to Doctors, Hospital

Posted on: January 17, 2023

Probation Department Launches Mobile Services

Posted on: January 12, 2023

Board of Supervisors Installs New Leadership

Posted on: January 10, 2023

Contra Costa Agencies Expand Capacity at Homeless Shelters This Week For Storms

Posted on: January 9, 2023

Humanitarian of the Year Awards Presented at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ceremony

Posted on: January 6, 2023

Sandbag and Road Closure Information

Posted on: January 1, 2023

Planned Maintenance Flaring at Martinez Refinery

Posted on: December 30, 2022

Would You Like to Serve on the Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District Board of Trustees?

Posted on: December 16, 2022

12 Bay Area Health Officials Recommend Actions To Stay Healthy for the Holidays

Posted on: December 15, 2022

Contra Costa Health Recommends an Independent Investigation of Martinez Refinery Release

Posted on: December 15, 2022

Humanitarians of the Year Awards at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ceremony

Posted on: December 14, 2022

Seeking Nominations for Contra Costa County Youth Hall of Fame

Posted on: December 12, 2022

Hazardous Materials Release at Martinez Oil Refinery Contained Heavy Metals

Posted on: November 30, 2022

Order Free COVID Test Kits from the County for the Holidays

Posted on: November 15, 2022

Veterans' Voices Show to Talk with Women Who Served

Posted on: November 10, 2022

Advisory Council on Equal Employment Opportunity Open Seat

Posted on: November 2, 2022

Contra Costa County Announces Innovation Fund Grant Program

Posted on: November 2, 2022

Contra Costa Seeks Member for Redevelopment Successor Agency Oversight Board

Posted on: November 1, 2022

Accepting Applications for Contra Costa County Fish and Wildlife Committee

Posted on: October 26, 2022

Contra Costa County Invites You to Veterans Day Celebration

Posted on: October 24, 2022

Health Advisory Lifted for Crockett After Hydrogen Sulfide No Longer Detected

Posted on: October 18, 2022

Election Equipment Testing to Ensure Accuracy Public Test of Ballot Tabulating Equipment

Posted on: October 10, 2022

Seeking Applicants for Arts Council Steering Committee

Posted on: October 19, 2022

November 8th Ballots in the Mail on October 10th. What You Need to Know About Election Security

Posted on: October 7, 2022

Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors Opens 58-Year-Old Time Capsule

Posted on: October 6, 2022

Contra Costa County Fish and Wildlife Committee Accepting Grant Applications

Posted on: October 6, 2022

Veterans' Voices Show to Host Live Panel of Military Chaplains

Posted on: October 5, 2022

Contra Costa Health Secures $1.5 Million Federal Violence Prevention Grant

Posted on: October 4, 2022

Deadline Extended To Apply For Arts Council Steering Committee

Posted on: September 27, 2022

Seeking Applicants for East Bay Regional Parks District Park Advisory Committee

Posted on: September 26, 2022

Seeking Applicants for Contra Costa County Public Law Library Board Of Trustees

Posted on: September 26, 2022

Contra Costa TV Partners to Broadcast Local Election Preview

Posted on: September 21, 2022

Seeking Applicants for Racial Justice Oversight Body

Posted on: September 19, 2022

Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors Approve Out-Of-Court Settlement

Posted on: September 19, 2022

Contra Costa County Seeks Nominations for Humanitarians of the Year

Posted on: September 12, 2022

Veterans’ Voices Show to Break Down the PACT Act

Posted on: September 9, 2022

New Omicron Booster Shots Available at County Vaccination Sites Starting Friday, September 9

Posted on: September 8, 2022

Contra Costa Health Expands MPX Vaccine Eligibility To All LGBTQ Men

Posted on: September 6, 2022

Contra Costa Health Reminds Residents to Take Precautions for Weekend Heat

Posted on: September 1, 2022

Eligible People in Contra Costa Can Now Schedule Monkeypox Vaccine Appointments Online

Posted on: August 17, 2022

Registrar of Voters Encourages County Residents to Check Their Voter Registration Status

Posted on: August 12, 2022

Candidate Filing Period Closes on August 12, 2022 for November General Election

Posted on: August 5, 2022

Veterans' Voices Live Show to Feature Corpsmen, Medics and Doctors

Posted on: August 4, 2022

Contra Costa County Secures $6 Million Grant To Expand Holistic Intervention Partnership

Posted on: August 1, 2022

Child Support Services Offer New Simplified Enrollment Form

Posted on: July 20, 2022

Pittsburg Area Experiencing Intermittent Poor Air Quality Due to Fire

Posted on: July 14, 2022

Veterans' Voices Show to Host Live Panel of Submariners

Posted on: July 7, 2022

2022-2023 County Assessment Roll Close

Posted on: July 1, 2022

Con Fire Announces County-Wide Illegal Fireworks Reporting Hotline

Posted on: June 28, 2022

County Fire and Law Enforcement Officials Caution Residents on Illegal Fireworks & Fire Danger

Posted on: June 27, 2022

Bay Area Health Officials Urge Awareness About Monkeypox as Summer Travel and Gatherings Begin

Posted on: June 23, 2022

Contra Costa County Now Offering COVID Vaccines to Children Under Age 5

Posted on: June 22, 2022

Veterans' Voices Show on Path to Citizenship

Posted on: June 10, 2022

Tips and Reminders for Voting Safely in the June 7th Primary Election

Posted on: June 3, 2022

New COVID Test to Treat Sites Now Open in Contra Costa County

Posted on: May 25, 2022

Bay Area Health Officers Urge Public to Take Precautions as COVID Levels Rise

Posted on: May 13, 2022

Seeking Applicants For Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council

Posted on: May 2, 2022

Contra Costa Health Reaches for Zero Preventable COVID-19 Deaths

Posted on: May 2, 2022

Contra Costa TV Broadcasts Local Election Preview

Posted on: May 2, 2022

County Services Spring Block Party

Posted on: April 28, 2022

Keller Canyon Mitigation Fund 2022–23 Grant Cycle Opens

Posted on: April 20, 2022

Seeking Applicants for Racial Justice Oversight Body

Posted on: April 12, 2022

Veterans' Voices Show Hosts Native American Veterans

Posted on: April 7, 2022

Second booster doses available for Contra Costa residents who are 50+

Posted on: March 29, 2022

Seeking Applicants for Solid Waste Local Enforcement Agency

Posted on: March 28, 2022

Seeking County Retirement Board Applicants

Posted on: March 28, 2022

Seeking County Planning Commission Applicants

Posted on: March 28, 2022

Seeking Advisory Fire Commission Applicants

Posted on: March 28, 2022

28th Annual Cesar Chavez Celebration and Youth Hall of Fame Awardees

Posted on: March 22, 2022

Update on Los Medanos Community Healthcare District

Posted on: March 10, 2022

Veterans’ Voices Show Honors Those Taken Prisoner and Lost in War

Posted on: March 9, 2022

Would You Like to Serve on the County's Treasury Oversight Committee

Posted on: March 9, 2022

Seeking Airport Land Use Commission Member

Posted on: March 2, 2022

Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan and Contra Costa County Introduce Legislation Targeting Illegal Dumping

Posted on: February 17, 2022

Seeking Nominations for Contra Costa County Youth Hall of Fame

Posted on: February 15, 2022

Candidate Filing Period Begins for June 7, 2022 Primary Election

Posted on: February 11, 2022

Veterans' Voices Show Focuses on the Power of Exploring Nature

Posted on: February 11, 2022

Eleven Bay Area Health Officers to Lift Most Indoor Mask Mandates on February 16

Posted on: February 9, 2022

Contra Costa Reaches 80% Vaccinated, Sunsets Vaccine Verification Requirement

Posted on: February 4, 2022

Signatures-in-lieu of Filing Fees for Candidates Ends February 9th for June 7, 2022 Primary Election

Posted on: January 28, 2022

County Invites You to the Lunar New Year Celebration Honoring Asian & Pacific Islander Communities

Posted on: January 27, 2022

Seeking Volunteer for Los Medanos Advisory Committee

Posted on: January 24, 2022

Seeking Applicants for Local Enforcement Agency

Posted on: January 24, 2022

Candidate Filing Period Begins for April 5, 2022 Special Election

Posted on: January 21, 2022

Signatures in Lieu Period for Special Election Deadline Approaching

Posted on: January 14, 2022

Humanitarians of the Year Awards to be Presented at 44th Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ceremony

Posted on: January 12, 2022

Contra Costa County Unveils New Initiative for Serving People Experiencing Mental Health Crises

Posted on: January 11, 2022

Superintendent of Schools & Deputy Health Officer Urge Schools to Remain Open

Posted on: January 11, 2022

Supervisor Karen Mitchoff Elected Board Chair and Federal Glover Elected Vice Chair

Posted on: January 11, 2022