U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord), whose district includes the San Ramon Valley, is centering gun violence as the topic of his next virtual town hall this Wednesday. Read about that and more in our Community Briefs.
Contra Costa County Sheriff David Livingston met face to face with challenge Benjamin Therriault at a public safety candidate’s forum. The event was held at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill.
Contra Costa County Sheriff David Livingston wrote his entire staff a letter, telling them what a "sad day" it was after a judge sentenced a former deputy to six years in prison after fatally shooting a 33-year-old mentally ill, Filipino man who had been knocking on doors in a neighborhood he used to live in and then drove away from authorities at 6 mph.