Newssite of Contra Costa County student Journalism

CC Spin

CC Spin

CC Spin
Political strategist Donna Brazile will join journalist and author George F. Will to discuss politics at the Lesher Foundation's Newsmakers: Lesher Speaker Series on March 31 at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek. Photo by Charles Watkins/DOE courtesy of Bay City News.

Donna Brazile, George F. Will bring two ends of the political spectrum to Newsmakers series

Emma Mayta Canales and Ishita Khanna
March 28, 2025
A drone is used at a farm. “Environmental technology is all about using artificial intelligence, big data, robotics, sensors, to support sustainable agriculture, food production and really help to understand how to produce food and to grow crops much more sustainably,” said Susan Ebeler of UC Davis. Photo Credit: DJI-Agras via Pixabay

Technology reshaping agriculture industry, opening up new job opportunities

Keerthi Eraniyan, Contra Costa Youth Journalism
March 12, 2025
President Donald Trump has directed the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, and other federal agencies to crack down on undocumented residents and step up deportations, which has spread fear in immigrant communities across the Bay Area. Photo by Charles Reed via Bay City News

‘Stand up for your rights’: Nonprofit groups, county defend undocumented immigrants

Emma Mayta Canales, Contra Costa Youth Journalism
March 9, 2025
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox spoke at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek in late February. Fox was the first of eight speakers scheduled for the 2025 Newsmakers: Lesher Speaker Series.

‘We’re losing our humanity’: Former Mexican President Vicente Fox decries the state of politics today

Loujain Habibi, Contra Costa Youth Journalism
March 5, 2025
The Lesher Foundation's Newsmakers: Lesher Speaker Series begins its 20th season on Feb. 24. Among the speakers last year was fashion designer, entrepreneur, and television personality Tan France. Photo courtesy of the Lesher Foundation.

Lesher Foundation’s speaker series celebrates 20th anniversary

Keerthi Eraniyan, Contra Costa Youth Journalism
February 16, 2025
The Concord library hosted its annual Lunar New Year celebration on Jan. 27. The annual event, which this year celebrates the Year of the Snake, featured lion dances, traditional food, and more for children and families. The Concord Ambassadors and the Chinese Cultural Club from Clayton Valley High School partnered with the library to put on the festive celebration.

Building community ties: Lunar New Year celebrated in Concord

Milan Barney, Contra Costa Youth Journalism
February 11, 2025
“The definition of who’s a journalist, and in my mind that’s pretty clear, [is a person] who’s dedicated to digging out the facts and is going to be faithful and accurate in reporting them,” said journalist Judy Woodruff at the East Bay Leadership Council’s 2025 Leadership Series event on Jan. 29 in Concord.

PBS News’ Judy Woodruff shares thoughts on dismantling a polarized nation

Loujain Habibi, Contra Costa Youth Journalism
February 4, 2025
Nationwide, schools grapple with the role of AI tools in education. Photo Credit: National Education Association

The good, bad of AI: San Ramon Valley district educators, students debate use of system in the classroom

Anushka Kabra, Contra Costa Youth Journalism
January 28, 2025
Judy Woodruff in 2019. Photo by J.D. Lasica, Pleasanton, CA, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Judy Woodruff opens East Bay Leadership Council speaker series

Caroline Donahoe, Contra Costa Youth Journalism
January 21, 2025
Jennifer Campos and Angelica Barrios, Kennedy High School 12th graders, get into the spirit of Fiesta Friday. Photo by 12th grader Asia Belcher

Fiesta Friday highlights Hispanic culture, food at Kennedy High

Janelle Galvez Mejia, Special to Contra Costa Youth Journalism
January 14, 2025
Liberty High School 12th graders model their flash from the past backpacks.

Liberty High seniors jump on popular ‘kiddie backpacks’ trend

Loujain Habibi, Contra Costa Youth Journalism
January 5, 2025
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
Load More Stories