San Jose, Mountain View, Brentwood requiring masks indoors in public buildings

In San Jose, 85 percent of residents have gotten vaccinated. Mountain View and Brentwood are also re-instating masks in public buildings. San Francisco could be next.

Attic fire causes estimated $75K in damage to home in Brentwood

A fire this week in Brentwood caused roughly $75,000 in damage to a home, according to the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District.

Amtrak train collides with big rig outside of Brentwood

An Amtrak train smashed into a semi truck causing a extensive damage and a diesel spill. No one was injured but the train had to be evacuated and passengers were loaded onto buses to continue their travels.

Brentwood boy stabs, kills father
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The two had got into a physical fight, and the son stabbed the father who later died.

Deadly collision in Brentwood kills 19-year-old

Officers said the driver of the white pickup was cooperating with authorities and there is no indication that drug or alcohol was involved. 

Shooting at Brentwood house party under investigation

Gunfire was reported about 1 a.m. in the area of Albertine Lane at Europena Drive and arriving officers saw several vehicles fleeing.

Three hospitalized after 2-car crash near Brentwood

Firefighters are investigating the possibility alcohol may have been a factor in this accident.

Brentwood police chief embraces protesters

In the Bay Area, there have been moments of unity between protestors and police. Over the weekend, police officers reached out to protestors and found common ground.

East county fire officials working to solve funding shortfalls

Helmick and other district officials have been out there for months, talking about how their district is funded, and how that funding is lacking in an area that, over the past 25 years, has gone from almost entirely rural to increasingly urban.

Man arrested for stealing flag from Brentwood newspaper office

A report on social media from the Brentwood Police Department told the tale of the arrest of 39-year-old Carlos Cervantes.

'Gopher bomb' may have started vegetation fire in Brentwood

A vegetation fire that burned about 7 acres Friday afternoon off Deer Valley Road in unincorporated Brentwood appears to have started "due to the use of a 'goper bomb' to eradicate gophers," the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District.