Since 2017, he has owned 10 acres of Evangelho, leasing the remaining 23 acres from PG&E. Rooted beneath a cat's cradle of power lines, the 135-year-old vineyard owes its survival in part to the utility company, which is prohibited from developing the land. The reality is that the economics of farming a vineyard are so tough that not a lot of people can do it, Twain-Peterson said.
Alameda and Contra Costa counties are included in a flash flood warning released by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 3:01 a.m. The warning is in effect until 6 a.m. At 3:01 a.m., Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly, according to the NWS San Francisco CA.
Contra Costa County supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to provide millions of dollars in direct funding to more than 65,000 households that rely on federal food assistance, joining similar efforts across the Bay Area as benefits remain in limbo. Amid the uncertainty, Contra Costa County will allocate up to $21 million to provide debit cards to households on CalFresh, California's iteration of SNAP, beginning next week.
A house in Orinda that sold for $4.5 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Contra Costa County in the past week. The county saw a total of 103 residential real estate sales during the past week, averaging $1 million. The average price per square foot was $562. The prices in the list below include real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of Sept. 1 even if the property may have been sold earlier.
The Recall Diana Becton group aims to gather over 72,000 signatures for a recall election against Contra Costa County's district attorney, citing dissatisfaction with her performance.
