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Regional perspectives on economic trends, transportation, environmental stewardship, and community life surrounding Mount Diablo.
Diablo Valley News (diablovalleynews.com) is an independent digital regional newspaper founded in 2026 as part of the Bay Area News Network, covering the Mount Diablo and Interstate 680 corridor across Concord, Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, Alamo, Danville, San Ramon, and Clayton in Contra Costa County, California.
Contra Costa County, California
The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood advisory through Saturday for low-lying bayshore locations along San Pablo Bay and San Francisco Bay, with high tides peaking Wednesday at 1.9 feet above normal.
San Pablo Police Department detectives are investigating a homicide after officers responding to the 1600 block of 16th Street just before 2:30 p.m. Sunday found a 33-year-old San Pablo man dead inside a parked red Toyota.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District reported that hydrogen sulfide levels from the Chevron Richmond Refinery reached more than 200 parts per billion Thursday evening — over six times California’s 30 ppb safe baseline — prompting more than 130 odor complaints across West Contra Costa County.
Zero-depth interactive water spray arches, cushioned non-slip safety decking, and four cantilevered UV canopies at 120 Willow Pass Road expand Diablo Valley family recreation.
Architectural UV canopies over the terraced lawn, high-efficiency stage LED lighting, and shaded family picnic tables at 3231 Main Street enhance downtown community events.
All-wheel rollers, granite street ledges, and shaded spectator bleachers at 195 Griffith Lane deliver a premier action-sports hub for East Contra Costa youth.
Closed-loop ozone-and-UV filtration, non-slip terracotta play decking, and cantilevered shade canopies at 4701 Lone Tree Way save 1.4 million gallons of water annually.
Stainless-steel fish-cleaning stations, LED pier safety lighting, and accessible Delta viewing benches at 51 Marina Boulevard welcome East County anglers and walkers.
