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Love + Chocolate, a family-owned chocolate shop in downtown Walnut Creek, has not seen any real obvious impacts of increased chocolate prices on sales.
Chocolate shop owners and consumers notice prices increasing
Caroline Donahoe, Contra Costa Youth Journalism • December 4, 2024

As climate change increasingly becomes an ever-growing issue, people are experiencing the impacts of unpredictable weather patterns beyond melting icebergs and hurricanes.  One issue that is sure to...

It seems like these days the elderly have gathered as candidates for the position of president of the United States. Politicians have been getting older. Illustration by Viktoria Lutsenko, California High School
Aging, politics and the U.S. presidency
November 2, 2024

By Ben Barba Zuniga Special to Contra Costa Youth Journalism Throughout the ages, our amazing country has had a proud history of balding old men as our great leaders.  In fact, prior to the massive...

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James Howe, center, owner of Living Proof Martial Arts & Fitness in Antoich, strikes a pose with Makeio Desadier, left, and Kaelynn Jae Agustin during the USA Taekwondo (USATKD) National Championship. Photo courtesy Living Proof
Building confidence: Empowering youth through martial arts
Emma Mayta Canales, Contra Costa Youth Journalism • October 19, 2024

A martial arts practitioner and teacher for more than a decade, Maria Bondoc is also a mother who several years ago enrolled her now-grown son, Jordan, in a martial arts class. She said she witnessed the...

"Zombabe" is an acrylic painting and 3D collage by College Park student Shealyn Higgins
College Park students ‘showcase’ their work at Pleasant Hill Library
Bailey Winey, Contra Costa Youth Journalism • March 12, 2024

Selected student works from the College Park High School art program are on display at the Pleasant Hill Library this month. This is the second year the school has student art hosted by the library, thanks to the facility’s...