Contra Costa County to break ground Tuesday on Orbisonia Village and new Bay Point Library - Mixed-use development will bring 167 affordable homes and a new public library to Bay Point contracostaherald.com/contra… @CCCounty @ArchOrange @

Oakland man convicted of trafficking 16-year-old girl in Richmond - Faces up to 13 years in prison contracostaherald.com/oaklan… @ContraCostaDA @RPDCAOnline

11 foreign nationals arrested in California on federal charges alleging they Illegally registered and voted in U.S. elections - 28 charged in Operation Protect the Vote, 5 in Bay Area contracostaherald.com/11-for… @USAO_NDCA @USAO_LosAngeles @EDCAnews @SDCAnews @FBI @HSI_HQ @USCIS

East Bay Parks District Ward 7 Director faces opponent’s very unique campaign -Colin Coffey touts his accomplishments, plans as Inderprit “Indy Rishi Singh” Sekhon wants “to promote & educate about ecological medicine” & “dance for office instead” contracostaherald.com/east-b… @EBRPD

Los estudiantes de Pittsburg High plane an una huelga y una marcha para protestar contra el proyecto del centro de datos antes de la reunión del Concejo el lunes

Pittsburg High students plan walkout, march to protest data center project before Council meeting Monday - 19 minutes before end of school day contracostaherald.com/pittsb… @CityPittsburgCA @PittsburgUSD

Suspicious envelope sent to Congressman DeSaulnier’s Walnut Creek District Office - One of many mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide including CA U.S. Senator Padilla contracostaherald.com/suspic… @RepDeSaulnier @AlexPadilla4CA @FBI @USPIS_HQ @USPIS_SF @MUSCapPolice

Brentwood Council to hold special pickleball meeting Oct. 19 after community challenges Creekside courts closure - Offers opportunity to shape courts’ future just one week before scheduled closure. contracostaherald.com/brentw… @CA_Brentwood

A parents’ guide to understanding the 2026 California School Dashboard - See the results for your child’s school contracostaherald.com/a-pare… @EdSource

- Funding cancelled because of its “DEl initiatives, ‘environmental justice’ initiatives, and conflict with the Agency’s policy of prioritizing merit, fairness, and excellence” – EPA - Also, later rescinded by Congress in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Garamendi, DeSaulnier react to GAO watchdog report claiming ‘Trump’s EPA broke the law’, demand return of $19 million to North Richmond project contracostaherald.com/garame… @RepGaramendi @JohnGaramendi @RepDeSaulnier @EPA @USGAO

Contra Costa Superior Court releases 2027-29 Strategic Plan contracostaherald.com/contra…

California graduation rate hits 10-year high, but 18% of students are chronically absent - Suspension rates dropped minimally contracostaherald.com/califo… @EdSource

Want to serve on the Contra Costa County Mosquito & Vector Control District Board of Trustees? - Application deadline: Nov. 23 contracostaherald.com/want-t… @CCCounty

Vasco Road Flag Barn façade gets permanent home at Contra Costa Historical Society museum - A New Chapter for a Beloved Local Landmark contracostaherald.com/vasco-… @CA_Brentwood @EBRPD

Report finds public money subsidizing concert business including at Concord’s Toyota Pavilion and Shoreline - “Sold Out: How state & local governments pay for Live Nation’s monopoly” contracostaherald.com/recent…… @CA_Concord @Toyota_Pavilion @MountainViewGov @ShorelineAmp @LiveNation

New California test scores show most students don’t meet standards in math, English or science - Proficiency in math, English language arts rose slightly, but remains below pre-Covid levels - See how your child's school measures up contracostaherald.com/new-ca… @EdSource

Endorsement: Walnut Creek’s Measure U for senior housing, mixed-use development near BART station just makes sense contracostaherald.com/endors…

Just Transitions in the Delta holds final public workshop Nov. 5, interactive exhibition Nov. 3-7 UC Multi-campus Research Programs & Initiatives (MRPI) project for salinity management adaptation by UC's Davis (MAIN), Berkeley, San Diego & Merced contracostaherald.com/just-t… @ucdavis

Want to serve on the Los Medanos Health Advisory Committee? - Representing Contra Costa County; Application deadline: Nov. 9 contracostaherald.com/want-t… @CCCounty