Definition of cruelty | Russia’s path | Immediate response. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for May 2, 2025.

Naloxone, an opioid antagonist drug used to reverse fentanyl overdoses, is now available in some East Bay libraries. The drug, which is better known under the brand name, Narcan, is ...

New home kitchen permits open the entrepreneurial doors for Contra Costa County cooks, including Two Sisters Catering in ...

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a $5 million investment over three years to launch a ...

Government business | Founding principles | Ban ICE. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for April 30, 2025.

I was disappointed to learn that a campaign seeking to recall Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton is ...

Re: “ California halts medical parole, sends some critically ill patients back to prison ” (Page B3, April 26). Officials are ...

The clock is ticking for backers of an effort to recall Contra Costa County's District Attorney to rally enough support to ...

A group of voters in Contra Costa has launched an effort to recall District Attorney Diana Becton, accusing the two-term ...

An average 55% of California residents lived in a home they owned in 2022 through 2024. Only New York, at 53%, had less.

Organizers are now gathering signatures in the campaign to recall Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Betcon.

As a retired San Jose State University faculty member (1988-2018) and a long-time unapologetic LGBTQ+ ally I read with anger, ...