Contra Costa County must reduce stormwater trash by 40 percent in 2014, eliminate it by 2022.

Firefighters from three counties help battle flames at abandoned, city-owned building

City considers pulling back alcohol service hours following drunken violence in downtown area

Henry Meyers was a prominent Bay Area architect in the mid-1930s when he designed the bas relief medallions adorning the entrances of the Caldecott Tunnel's two original bores. Later this year, an as-yet-unchosen student will design the medallions for the new fourth bore.

Authorities had been looking for 64-year-old Shau Tsu Wong when they halted the search.

Salvage thieves target backflow-prevention devices for their metal

RICHMOND -- Police are investigating the city's third homicide of the year after a man was fatally shot around noon Saturday, authorities said.Frank Potts Jr.

California governance reformer tells tale of lucrative encounter with "homeless billionaire" in Panama

Two veteran Contra Costa County Superior Court judges are retiring from the bench, each leaving a legacy beyond decades of experience.

City would cover half of Kaiser premium

In the 1960s, Studebaker sales were down, and the company was losing money. Something had to change. The board of directors discussed whether to continue in the automobile business but concluded that a new leader was needed.

PITTSBURG -- A Pittsburg man whose heart was restarted in an ambulance after rescuers pulled him out of a kitchen fire in his home has died, authorities said Saturday.

MARTINEZ -- Law enforcement officials are reminding fans who are ready to consume some Super Bowl suds on Sunday that extra DUI patrols will be out in force looking for drunk drivers.

Ben Gazzara succumbed to pancreatic cancer on February 3, 2012 in New York at the age of 81.

Bay Area residents struggling to find ways to stay in their homes and pay their monthly mortgage are encouraged to check out a free foreclosure prevention seminar Saturday in Antioch.

Oakley council members recently approved an updated list of the debts incurred by the city's former redevelopment agency.In preparing for the dissolution of California's redevelopment agencies that occurred Wednesday, those government bodies that will assume the job of paying the agencies' bills

Two "Lynx" commuter buses that had their free Wi-Fi systems disabled last month could be Internet-ready again as early as Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the transit agency WestCAT said Friday.

Officials are searching waters off the San Mateo County coast.

A Nevada lobbyist and friend of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has sued Albert Seeno Jr. and his son Albert Seeno III claiming they threatened him and his family with violence if he did not pay them money. The lawsuit alleges the Seenos, along with Thomas Seeno, were involved in racketeering, extortion, grand larceny and threats.

Fremont victim escaped through a window