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- Contra Costa County Public Works will repair a damaged culvert and sinkhole under Springbrook Road near Sherwood Way from October 1 through November 30, 2026.
- Contra Costa County Public Works will rehabilitate the Robert I. Schroder Pedestrian Bridge over Treat Boulevard in Walnut Creek from October 5 through December 31, 2026.
- More than 75 people gathered at Youth UpRising in East Oakland on September 18 for Coliseum 60, a celebration marking 60 years since the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Complex opened.
- Clement Avenue / Tilden Way Improvement Project in Alameda transitions to Stage 5A with partial roundabout opening and road closures beginning September 21.
- Berkeley Humane offers free pet vaccines and microchips this weekend at 936 Carleton St.
- Piedmont Harvest Festival features apple cider making, edibles contest, jazz, art show, farmer's market and food trucks in Piedmont Park on September 27.
- California Symphony opens its 40th season with 'American Connections' concert featuring Jennifer Higdon's Cello Concerto at Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.
- The world's largest bounce house, a 50,000-square-foot inflatable with a 900-foot obstacle course, will operate at Contra Costa Fair and Event Park in Antioch on October 17–18 and October 24–25, 2026.
- AC Transit closed multiple stops on Fremont Boulevard for construction from September 25 through October 31, 2026.
- Napa County unveiled three alternative flight approach paths for Napa County Airport's Runway 19R to reduce aircraft noise over populated areas.
- A car rolled and slid on its roof toward a parked Jeep at N. California Boulevard and Cypress Street in Walnut Creek early Saturday morning.
- Oakland's Dimond District will hold the 19th annual Oaktoberfest festival on October 3-4, 2026, featuring craft beer, live music across five stages, and a kids' zone.
- An overturned box truck on eastbound Highway 92 at Clawiter Road in Hayward blocked all lanes during Friday evening commute.
- Salesforce announced an $18 million donation to Oakland and San Francisco schools.
- The Three Mules walked through Martinez and Concord this week
- Where to park a bike in Martinez, and what the county will pay for
- Jared Leaf, from Alhambra High to Jordan Peele's first horror class
- BART's surveillance reports go to its board Thursday
- Four ways to weigh in this week, from Walnut Creek 2050 to a Pleasant Hill forum
- Coming up: Concord Pedal Fest, a county block party and a free 'Dracula' preview
- Two named Contra Costa Teachers of the Year, with a Walnut Creek teacher honored
- Contra Costa sets its Veterans Day ceremony for Nov. 3 in Martinez
- Pleasant Hill chamber members get free entry to a January employment-law day
- Hayward's sustainability committee sets a Dec. 7 special meeting
- Richmond pauses data centres as Oakland weighs its own moratorium
- Christie Road work in Martinez runs through Sept. 23
- Sky Zone trampoline park is coming to the old Stein Mart at the Orchards
- County commission for women and girls is short of members
- Pleasant Hill council to study General Plan changes Oct. 19
- Concord's Taco Trail is open through Oct. 15
- Fremont chamber marks five years for the Hilton Garden Inn near Warm Springs
- Fremont's LEAF garden is raising money for a tractor
- Summit Medical Supply opens on Tice Valley Boulevard, across from Rossmoor
- At Bourbon Highway, line dancing runs five nights a week on North Main
- Walnut Creek's adaptive art classes run into November
- The Martinez Boys and Girls Club, after a merger that kept its name
- Chamber vendor spots are full for Fremont's Oct. 23 Trick or Treat night
- DVC's free college-prep programs run out of one Pleasant Hill office
- County Connection's September bingo card turns bus trips into shop stops
- Eight stories and 104 homes approved for a downtown Walnut Creek parking lot
- Improv, paint night and a clay workshop at the Center for Community Arts
- County guardrail work begins Aug. 24 on Olympic Boulevard and other county roads
- Springfield Montessori marks 35 years, from five students to a four-acre campus
- Martinez is the test city for the Bay Area's new bus stop signs
- Pleasant Hill chamber brings back its Business Person of the Year award
- Free bus passes are open to Alameda County students in grades 6 to 12
- Ember Rest rents a table and any board game for $7 a day in Martinez