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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
Festival-goer Vinoy Mereddy has fun at a photo prop of a fictional Indian sweet shop during the Brentwood Diwali celebration at Heritage High School. Photo courtesy of Vinoy Mereddy.

Brentwood embraces Indian culture with Diwali celebration

Ishita Khanna, Contra Costa Youth Journalism
December 2, 2024
California school districts have until July 1, 2026, to develop policies limiting the use of smartphones in schools. Photo credit: Shutterstock

Pittsburg High students, teachers respond to statewide call for no in-school phone use

Milan Barney, Contra Costa Youth Journalism
November 10, 2024
New rugs are now used near toilets and sinks to soak up excess water on a bathroom floor at Northgate High School in Walnut Creek.

Cleanliness of Northgate High’s bathrooms remains a problem

Sylvana Vuong, Contra Costa Youth Journalism
November 7, 2024
Photo by Gerd Altmann via Pixabay

Contra Costa County residents have mixed opinions, interest when it comes to the presidential election

Emma Mayta Canales, Contra Costa Youth Journalism
November 3, 2024
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