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From doom scrolling to ‘hope scrolling,’ Kamala Harris supporters are re-energized
29/07/2024

From doom scrolling to ‘hope scrolling,’ Kamala Harris supporters are re-energized

Harris’s entrance into the race has not only rebooted grassroots organizations that languished over the past few years, but has motivated scores of Bay Area Democrats – and Harris’s old frien…

Evacuation warnings issued as brush fire burns in Bay Point
27/07/2024

Evacuation warnings issued as brush fire burns in Bay Point

The Point Fire started Friday afternoon off Evora Road.

California, long a conservative foil, is a likely Trump target with Kamala Harris as rival
25/07/2024

California, long a conservative foil, is a likely Trump target with Kamala Harris as rival

Painting SF and California as a dystopian nightmare and using Kate Steinle’s killing as a rallying cry to “build that wall” helped propel Trump to the presidency in 2016. But will it work now, agai…

California homebuying: Collapse? Crumble? Or crash?
25/07/2024

California homebuying: Collapse? Crumble? Or crash?

A 21-month streak of statewide sales pace below 300,000 a year is the longest dip in stats dating to 1990.

Bay Area’s latest heat to peak Friday before another temperature hike next week
19/07/2024

Bay Area’s latest heat to peak Friday before another temperature hike next week

Temperatures in the hottest places are expected to surpass or at least threaten 100 degrees on Friday.

Rodeo man charged with murder outside Pittsburg corner store, facing life without parole
18/07/2024

Rodeo man charged with murder outside Pittsburg corner store, facing life without parole

The 23-year-old victim was killed outside of La Aurora Market in Pittsburg on July 4.

High-pressure ridge gaining strength; Bay Area temperatures going up
18/07/2024

High-pressure ridge gaining strength; Bay Area temperatures going up

A heat advisory will be in effect Thursday and Friday for the interior parts of the region.

Pittsburg Theatre Company to host benefit concert after devastating fire
18/07/2024

Pittsburg Theatre Company to host benefit concert after devastating fire

The fire on June 9 destroyed over 40 years’ worth of costumes, props, set pieces, furniture, and equipment, leaving the theatre company members devastated.

Do the things we throw into the Bay Area’s blue bins really get recycled? Here’s why the answer is changing
18/07/2024

Do the things we throw into the Bay Area’s blue bins really get recycled? Here’s why the answer is changing

The Bay Area has found new international and domestic markets for its recyclables, but more still needs to be done to fix the fragmented system.

World War II’s Port Chicago disaster — and its role in civil rights — to be memorialized
18/07/2024

World War II’s Port Chicago disaster — and its role in civil rights — to be memorialized

A massive explosion on July 17, 1944, instantly killed 320 sailors and civilians, who were predominantly Black men in their late teens to early 20s.

Report: A Bay Area without BART would impact housing, traffic and the economy
17/07/2024

Report: A Bay Area without BART would impact housing, traffic and the economy

BART says it is running service using one-time federal emergency funds that will run out in 2025.

High-pressure system that baked Bay Area earlier this month back in region
17/07/2024

High-pressure system that baked Bay Area earlier this month back in region

“It’s not going to be as bad as it was earlier this month,” NWS meteorologist Rachel Kennedy said.

What would Biden’s proposed 5% nationwide rent cap mean for the Bay Area?
17/07/2024

What would Biden’s proposed 5% nationwide rent cap mean for the Bay Area?

The proposal, coming at critical juncture in Biden’s reelection campaign, would require approval by Congress.

Bay Area students struggle to find SAT slots as schools reverse test-optional policies
17/07/2024

Bay Area students struggle to find SAT slots as schools reverse test-optional policies

As elite schools like Stanford, Caltech, Harvard and Yale are reversing their test-optional policies, Bay Area students attempting to take the SAT before college applications are due this winter mi…

Map: Here’s where Allstate wants to raise California homeowners’ insurance rates
16/07/2024

Map: Here’s where Allstate wants to raise California homeowners’ insurance rates

The rate hike would affect more than 350,000 policyholders.

MLB Draft 2024: East Bay natives selected by A’s and other local prospects headline Day 2
16/07/2024

MLB Draft 2024: East Bay natives selected by A’s and other local prospects headline Day 2

El Cerrito’s Rodney Green Jr., Acalanes’ Davis Diaz drafted to Oakland A’s. Foothill’s Matt Ager, Los Altos’ Aaron Parker and more local players taken in middle rounds.

California’s COVID positivity rate is now just shy of record high from the past 12 months
15/07/2024

California’s COVID positivity rate is now just shy of record high from the past 12 months

Statewide, the COVID positivity rate continues to skyrocket.

Bay Area schools remain split on Newsom’s call for smartphone ban in schools
09/07/2024

Bay Area schools remain split on Newsom’s call for smartphone ban in schools

The move for tighter restrictions has raised some concerns about safety.

Is it time to cool off? Bay Area temperatures still above normal this week but working their way down
08/07/2024

Is it time to cool off? Bay Area temperatures still above normal this week but working their way down

Saturday’s temperature of 111 in Livermore broke the city’s mark of 110 set on July 6, 1905.

How East Bay taekwondo fighter CJ Nickolas became a gold medal contender at the Paris Olympics
08/07/2024

How East Bay taekwondo fighter CJ Nickolas became a gold medal contender at the Paris Olympics

Ranked No. 2 in the world in his 80-kg weight class, CJ Nickolas aims to be the first American man to win a gold medal in taekwondo since 2004.

Pittsburg’s Small World Park still a ‘hidden gem’ for generations of kids
07/07/2024

Pittsburg’s Small World Park still a ‘hidden gem’ for generations of kids

Run by the city’s Recreation Department, its 8 acres of attractions have provided family fun for young children since 1979.

Pittsburg: Victim dies from several gunshot wounds on Fourth of July
06/07/2024

Pittsburg: Victim dies from several gunshot wounds on Fourth of July

Police found the victim wounded on a largely residential block of Pittsburg with a small grocery market.

Photos: Firefighters rush to control fires on 4th of July in Contra Costa County
05/07/2024

Photos: Firefighters rush to control fires on 4th of July in Contra Costa County

Bay Area News Group photographer Jose Carlos Fajardo chased vegetation fires suspected to be caused by illegal fireworks on the Fourth of July in Eastern Contra Costa County.

No end in sight to Patelco Credit Union ransomware attack that crippled online banking for 500,000 members
03/07/2024

No end in sight to Patelco Credit Union ransomware attack that crippled online banking for 500,000 members

After four days, the Dublin-based credit union has no updates on the end of the lockdown it placed on half a million customer accounts.

Where’s the toughest place to find an apartment in California?
03/07/2024

Where’s the toughest place to find an apartment in California?

Nationally speaking, four of the 12 California markets had above-average competitiveness grades.

Rental security deposits in California cut substantially under new law
02/07/2024

Rental security deposits in California cut substantially under new law

California joins 11 states that limit security deposits to only one month’s rent.

Report: 15, 10 and 5 freeways are deadliest in California, as traffic deaths rise
02/07/2024

Report: 15, 10 and 5 freeways are deadliest in California, as traffic deaths rise

The number of fatal car crashes have risen 17% in the state in 2022, with speed a huge factor.

Suspect arrested, charged in Oakland and Pittsburg sexual assaults, one at gunpoint
02/07/2024

Suspect arrested, charged in Oakland and Pittsburg sexual assaults, one at gunpoint

The suspect, who was arrested June 19 in Berkeley, is charged with two counts of forcible r**e. One count has an enhancement of use of a weapon.

$20 billion for climate change and school construction bonds heading toward November ballot
02/07/2024

$20 billion for climate change and school construction bonds heading toward November ballot

California voters are expected to decide key spending decisions this fall

Newsom touts rival shoplifting and drugs ballot initiative to weaken Prop 47
02/07/2024

Newsom touts rival shoplifting and drugs ballot initiative to weaken Prop 47

Both proposals would reverse provisions of 2014’s Prop 47, which reduced most drug possession and property crimes valued at $950 or less to misdemeanors and allowed for re-sentencing of those…

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The Pittsburg News is inserted into the East County Times for subscribers. Free copies can be found at various locations in Pittsburg and at the Bay Point BART station. We are now located at 3260 Lone Tree Way, Suite 100, Antioch.