MARTINEZ, Calif. – Detectives from Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Special Investigation Unit shut down an apparent illegal casino Wednesday night in the 5000 block of …

MARTINEZ, Calif. – In an era when railroads throughout the United States were merging, two companies were so confident their merger request would be approved, …

Game Day USA announced that Sarah Shepherd from Martinez was selected to participate in the Junior All-American Games at Miss Sarasota Softball Complex in Sarasota, …
These animals are available for adoption from Contra Costa County Animal Services, which has a special in November. It is offering any dog weighing 25 …

For many years, hundreds of monarch butterflies have spent the winter months in the eucalyptus groves at Ardenwood Historic Farm in Fremont as part of …
By BILL SHARKEY III Martinez News-Gazette Columnist VETERANS DAY (Armistice Day) was nicely observed in our community this past week. As was pointed out at …

Two Martinez residents, represented by the same Malibu attorney firm that threatened to sue the city if it didn’t abandon at-large elections, have filed a …

I made an origami market bag last week just for fun. My friends Cathy and Jann came over to my house and we had a …
Photos by Tod Fierner (Martinez News-Gazette)
Martinez City Council will hear an update tonight on the first phase of the Economic Development Action Plan (EDAP) as well as information about the …