Mark DeSaulnier

Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Walnut Creek, was released from a hospital over the weekend after pneumonia and a rib fracture from a fall in March, his congressional office announced Monday.

It may be hard to keep up with the whirlwind developments surrounding the impeachment inquiry of President Trump, but East Bay voters had a chance to have their questions answered Tuesday night.

A Contra Costa County woman received potentially lifesaving news Thursday when she learned that immigration officials have halted plans to reverse the medical deferred action plan that allows her to stay in the U.S. for weekly treatments − treatments that she needs to stay alive.

A change in immigration laws could mean a death sentence for a Contra Costa Country resident.

A town hall meeting on immigration will be held by Congressman Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Meadow Homes Elementary School, 1371 Detroit Ave. in Concord.

An East Bay congressman on Thursday announced legislation to deal with the issue of close calls at airports.

An East Bay congressman on Thursday announced legislation to deal with the issue of close calls at airports. Scott Budman reports.

Wednesday marks the 75th anniversary of the Port Chicago disaster, which killed 320 sailors and civilians in Contra Costa County in the deadliest disaster on the home front during World War II.

The Richmond City Council moved to oppose a railroad company’s plans to reactivate a length of track that runs through a popular waterfront park Tuesday evening at their regularly scheduled meeting in City Hall.

A big announcement is expected from the president on Saturday about the border and the government shutdown and at the same time, local lawmakers plan to hold an emergency meeting to help furloughed workers.

Alarms are sounding in the East Bay after an anti-Semitic robo-call went out Tuesday on behalf of Republican congressional candidate John Fitzgerald.

Alarms are sounding in the East Bay after an anti-Semitic robo-call went out Tuesday on behalf of Republican congressional candidate John Fitzgerald. Jean Elle reports.

After uproar and protests over proposed plan to use the Concord Naval Weapons Station as a facility for immigrant detainees, officials announced Thursday that the East Bay center is “not currently being considered.” The Department of Defense confirmed to Congressman Mark DeSaulnier, D-Calif., that its department-owned Concord Naval Weapons Station land has not been asked to host a detention facility.

Dozens of people turned out to urge the Concord City Council to do everything in their power to prevent the federal government from building a mass-detention camp at Naval Weapons Station Concord during a special meeting Wednesday afternoon. But reports from high-ranking officials indicate the proposal may not go forward.

Local activists on Tuesday gathered at the only U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in the Bay Area to protest Trump administration immigration policies.

Local activists on Tuesday gathered at the only U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement center in the Bay Area to protest Trump administration immigration policies.

East Bay activists and elected officials are planning a town hall and a rally in response to the Trump administration’s purported plans to place as many as 47,000 immigrants in a detention camp at the Naval Weapons Station just outside Concord.

Time Magazine reported Friday that it has obtained exclusive documents which shows that the U.S. Navy is planning to construct detention centers to house tens of thousands of immigrants. One the short list is a former Naval Weapons Station in Concord.

Cities across Contra Costa County took to the polls on Tuesday, approving a spate of new laws and representatives and nixing many others.

Congressman Mark DeSaulnier held a town hall meeting Saturday where East Bay community members sought solutions to gun violence.