Gus Kramer, who was elected to eight consecutive terms as Contra Costa County Assessor over the past 32 years, has announced his intention to retire at the end of this year.

Contra: Evolution is a remake of the original Contra, for mobile devices. It's coming soon to Android, and is already tearing up the sales charts on the iPhone. The game it's based on is one of the ...

Contra Costa County readers are in for a bumpy 2026, with four library branches set to go dark for months at a time while crews tackle decades of deferred maintenance. The most painful hit lands March ...

Homelessness in Contra Costa County showed some dramatic improvement earlier this year, decreasing 26% between 2024 and 2025, the county's point-in-time count on Jan. 30 showed. The point-in-time ...

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a guaranteed income pilot program aiding 178 people over 18 months. Contra Costa Thrives will provide unconditional cash ...