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Newsom to appoint Laphonza Butler to succeed late Sen. FeinsteinThe woman chosen by Gov. Gavin Newsom to replace late Sen. Dianne Feinstein will be the first Black lesbian to serve in Congress...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2023Last comment by MO, on Oct 2, 2023 at 12:17 pm | 1 comment | 1313 Views
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What a Week: Time for election fun'It's the most wonderful time of the year,' echoes sarcastically in my mind these days. No, not because Costco is already...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2023Last comment by Scott Hale, on Oct 1, 2023 at 12:27 pm | 3 comments | 2832 Views
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California boards want to keep pandemic rules for public meetings. Critics call it bad for democracyFor a July meeting, the Little Hoover Commission -- an independent state oversight agency -- posted notice that the public...
Original post made on Aug. 29, 2023Last comment by Dalen, on Aug 29, 2023 at 8:20 am | 1 comment | 1530 Views
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Around the Valley: Significant difference between news, opinionAfter reading emails forwarded to me recently, it is clear some people don't understand -- or choose not to understand --...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2023Last comment by Parent and Voter, on Jul 14, 2023 at 7:01 am | 3 comments | 1849 Views
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House Ethics Committee closes investigation into Swalwell, takes no actionThe House Ethics Committee has ended its investigation into U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell without taking any further action related...
Original post made on May. 24, 2023Last comment by Helen Burks, on May 31, 2023 at 11:21 am | 22 comments | 3630 Views
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About-face: Why Newsom relented, released $1 billion despite lackluster local homeless plansTwo weeks after withholding $1 billion in homelessness funding over lackluster local plans, the governor is now yielding. Read...
Original post made on Nov. 29, 2022Last comment by Harrison Tamaki, on Nov 29, 2022 at 12:08 pm | 1 comment | 2390 Views
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Report identifies Bay Area's most segregated neighborhoods of white wealth; Alamo ranks 15thA new report by the Bay Area Equity Atlas says 10% of the region's census tracts are segregated "areas of white wealth" --...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2022Last comment by Latrelle Wilkins, on Sep 6, 2022 at 11:13 am | 2 comments | 3865 Views
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First monkeypox case confirmed in Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County's first case of monkeypox has been confirmed, and COVID-19 transmission is back on the rise countywide,...
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2022There are no comments yet. 3678 Views
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Supreme Court overturns federal abortion rightsThe Supreme Court reversed the court's Roe v. Wade decision granting women the federal right to an abortion in the U.S.,...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2022Last comment by Fergus Young, on Jul 4, 2022 at 4:12 pm | 2 comments | 2738 Views
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Contra Costa DA Becton's husband named in sex abuse lawsuitLawyers for an alleged victim of child sex abuse by an employee of Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church of Richmond wants...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2022Last comment by D, on May 2, 2022 at 11:45 am | 5 comments | 4813 Views
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'Turbocharging' our worst impulses: Obama speaks at Stanford about dangers the internet poses to democracyThe former president urged tech leaders to use Silicon Valley's spirit of innovation to tackle the serious threats facing...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2022Last comment by D, on Apr 26, 2022 at 7:41 am | 1 comment | 2231 Views
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Congress Must Continue Its Commitment to Alzheimer's Research!Like all of you, I'm thankful that COVID is calming down and we can hug and start seeing friends and family again! I've been...
Original post made by Pam Montana on Apr. 19, 2022There are no comments yet. 1482 Views
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Redistricting: New maps split portions of Tri-ValleyFollowing last week's vote by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission to approve final maps ahead of their Dec....
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2021Last comment by Claire M, on Dec 30, 2021 at 9:18 am | 1 comment | 4738 Views
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Are small business owners angry enough at Gavin Newsom to throw him out of office?The COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns slammed small business owners. But opinions vary on whether that should lead to a Newsom...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2021Last comment by IvoryHoward, on Oct 13, 2021 at 8:27 am | 4 comments | 3896 Views
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Glazer among lawmakers targeting reforms to California's recall processAfter beating back an effort to oust Gov. Gavin Newsom, Democratic lawmakers began to set the stage Wednesday for reforming...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2021Last comment by Jennifer, on Sep 16, 2021 at 10:56 am | 1 comment | 4528 Views
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It's a date: Newsom recall election set for Sept. 14After months of uncertainty, the second recall election in California history will be Sept. 14, Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2021Last comment by Jennifer, on Jul 9, 2021 at 2:28 pm | 5 comments | 4935 Views
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Three things to know about Gavin Newsom's spending spreeGov. Newsom is proposing to spend California's $100 billion windfall on schools, small businesses, homelessness and more,...
Original post made on May. 18, 2021Last comment by Beingtruelove.com, on May 18, 2021 at 9:31 pm | 3 comments | 5378 Views
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Weekly lighting of Mount Diablo beacon to end this weekendThe beacon atop Mount Diablo, which volunteers have lit each Sunday during the COVID-19 pandemic, will see its weekly illumination...
Original post made on May. 16, 2021Last comment by Gwen, on May 16, 2021 at 6:09 pm | 1 comment | 4711 Views
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RE: Derek Chauvin verdictAccountability. We can't bring back George Floyd, but today we got accountability for his murder and accountability is the...
Original post made by Isaiah Campbell, Tri-Valley for Black Lives on Apr. 20, 2021Last comment by Local Man, on Apr 21, 2021 at 12:15 pm | 4 comments | 1303 Views
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Newsom blasts 'naysayers and dooms-dayers' as he touts pandemic progressIn his State of the State speech on Tuesday, Gov. Newsom declared that the pandemic is nearly over and reached out to key...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2021Last comment by Maskedman, on Mar 16, 2021 at 3:52 pm | 2 comments | 4382 Views
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