Contra Costa County’s June primary is shaping up to be a political snoozer and a fiscal nail-biter at the same time. Two ...

Melissa McCart is the lead editor of the Northeast region with more than 20 years of experience as a reporter, critic, editor, and cookbook author. With the 10-year anniversary approaching early next ...

CalAIM is a new California program that is supposed to transform Medi-Cal, which is the state’s health care program providing no-cost and low-cost coverage to some of our most vulnerable residents.

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 ...