Martinez

Proposed Martinez apartment complex scrutinized by residents, city officials

Other speakers said they fear the streets of a nearby housing tract would become clogged with parked cars owned by apartment residents or visitors.

August 26, 2020 1:06pm PDT

Bay Area counties raising awareness about mail-in voting

Ballots should be sent out on Oct. 5, 2020. Polling sites will still open on Nov. 3, but Bay Area counties are urging people to vote early.

August 5, 2020 5:55pm PDT

Martinez couple accused of defacing BLM mural arraigned, attorney blasts hate crime charge

Two people whose images went viral last month as they were shown trying to paint over the "Black Lives Matter" mural on a downtown Martinez street pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning to hate crime and vandalism charges.

August 4, 2020 3:03pm PDT

Marathon Martinez Refinery 'indefinitely idled'

The company is also putting a New Mexico refinery on indefinite hold and announced that most jobs would be lost at the two sites, with phased layoffs starting in October.

August 1, 2020 1:29pm PDT

'No youth prisons:' activists call for closing juvenile detention facility in Martinez

A protest in Martinez Monday called for the closure of one juvenile facility and preservation of another.

July 28, 2020 5:50am PDT

Woman in California Walmart angrily refuses to wear mask

Things get pretty tense when a woman inside a Martinez Walmart refuses to wear a mask. She tells customers that she doesn't have to, it's not the law. And they try to set her straight.

July 21, 2020 10:55am PDT

Local attorney donates $30,000 to Meals to Martinez program

An attorney in Martinez has made a big impact in his community by donating money to create the meal program that helps struggling restaurants and people in need of a meal.

July 15, 2020 7:23pm PDT

DA's office gets multiple threats after charging pair with defacing Black Lives Matter mural in Martinez

District Attorney Diana Berton's office did not elaborate on who the threats were coming from, but did say they were over the office's decision to charge Nicole Anderson, 42, and David Nelson, 53, with vandalizing the artwork on July 4.

July 15, 2020 1:13pm PDT

Contra Costa Co.: Eviction, rent increase moratoriums extended

Extensions of a temporary prohibition on rental tenant evictions and of a residential rent increase moratorium, as many renters are losing some or all of their income due to the COVID-19 pandemic, were both approved by the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.

July 14, 2020 3:38pm PDT

Peaceful Black Lives Matter rally and march held in Martinez

The march took place in the wake of a series of local developments over the last several weeks related to national protests against police brutality.

July 12, 2020 8:47pm PDT

Crews contain Martinez vegetation fire that threatened several structures

The fire went to a second alarm before forward progress was stopped and while numerous structures were threatened, none were damaged, and there were no injuries to firefighters or the public.

July 12, 2020 8:28pm PDT