Contra Costa Herald

Contra Costa Tax Collector’s online system crashes Wednesday, payments must be mailed or dropped off by Thursday http://contracostaherald.com/contra-costa-tax-collectors-o/

Pittsburg man charged with selling Fentanyl-laced pills that killed buyer in Walnut Creek - Fentanyl overdose kills young adult who ingested counterfeit oxycodone pills http://contracostaherald.com/pittsburg-man-charged-with-se/

Investigation into suspicious death of North Richmond man in Tuesday morning fire http://contracostaherald.com/investigation-into-suspicious/

Rep. McNerney to hold virtual Veterans Town Hall Thursday, Dec. 10 http://contracostaherald.com/rep-mcnerney-to-hold-virtual-/

East County residents asked to take Delta tunnel Environmental Justice Community Survey by Friday, Dec. 11 - The survey takes just a few minutes http://contracostaherald.com/east-county-residents-asked-t/

County Health Officer rolls back restaurants, theaters, churches, cardrooms to 25% capacity or 100 people whichever is less, again http://contracostaherald.com/contra-costa-responds-quickly/

California judge: Gov. Newsom overstepped authority with mail-in ballots https://www.kcra.com//california-judge-gov-newsom/34554736

Well-liked, respected and then fired - Community College District’s Executive Vice Chancellor Gene Huff The Advocate https://cccadvocate.com//well-liked-respected-and-then-fi/

Halloween email from Glover against Kramer claim he’s guilty, Kramer responds it includes false accusations and attempted jury tampering Lists seven accusations against him, including the charge Kramer is currently facing in court; claims he’s guilty although trial just began last week There’s nothing in the county’s accusation of sexual harassment. But rather ‘inappropriate behavior’. Period. Gus Kramer Claims timing connected to revelation of county overpaying for Motel 6 in Pittsburg for homeless program http://contracostaherald.com/halloween-email-from-glover-a/

At Least 1 Hurt in Shooting at Brentwood House Party Early Sunday CBS San Francisco https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com//shooting-brentwood-hou/

Early voting underway in Contra Costa County https://www.kron4.com//early-voting-underway-in-c/5989957/

Contra Costa DA Becton supports one-sided bill limiting police union influence in elections First-in-the-nation legislation labeled Cure the Conflict to require prosecutors recuse themselves from investigating, prosecuting police misconduct if they’ve received campaign contributions from police unions Does not include similar provisions for contributions from criminal defense attorneys Becton wants to take it further and ban contributions from police unions to DA candidates; refuses to answer questions - http://contracostaherald.com/contra-costa-da-becton-suppor/

County health officials offer guidance on celebrating Halloween and Día de Los Muertos safely - Joint Statement by Bay Area Health Officers to prevent spreading COVID-19 among family and friends http://contracostaherald.com/county-health-officials-offer/

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ConFire to hold Virtual Fire Prevention Open House this weekend - Fun, Educational Annual Event Taken Off Concord Training Grounds and Into Residents Homes to Ensure COVID-19 Safety http://contracostaherald.com/confire-to-hold-virtual-fire-/

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Brentwood Council candidate Jovita Mendoza boasting of self-funding campaign filed bankruptcy didn’t repay $378,000 in 2017 - Attacks other candidates for receiving campaign contributions, believes all candidates should self-fund http://contracostaherald.com/brentwood-council-candidate-j/

In a post on the Elections Division Twitter feed on Wednesday they wrote, "With an estimated 355,000 ballots received, we've surpassed the total number of ballots cast in March 2020 (330,514). We've also made it to 50% turnout! #cocovote"