Interest grows in upcoming Martinez protest after mural is defaced

After a Black Lives Matter street mural in downtown Martinez was defaced, police expect several thousand protesters to participate in a protest on Sunday, now that several groups, including one with a national profile, are involved. 

2 Martinez residents charged with hate crime for defacing Black Lives Matter mural

Contra Costa County District Attorney's office on Tuesday charged two people with a hate crime for defacing a Black Lives Matter mural in Martinez on July 4. 

Black Lives Matter mural in Martinez vandalized in viral video

The City of Martinez is in the national spotlight, after a video went viral showing a woman painting over a Black Lives Matter mural.

Police: Man arrested after waving gun at Black Lives Matter mural site in Martinez

Police arrested Joseph Osuna shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday, shortly after he got into an argument with another person at the mural site, on Court Street in front of the Justice Wakefield Taylor Courthouse.

Mom of boy injured in hit-and-run urges driver to turn himself in

Friday, his mother, Amanda Jones spoke about his recovery. “He’s doing remarkably well under the circumstances,” she said.

7-year-old boy riding scooter injured in Martinez hit-and-run

A 7-year-old boy had to be airlifted by helicopter to a hospital after a hit-and-run collision in Martinez on Thursday, California Highway Patrol said. 

'White Pride' fliers found in Martinez

The Anti-Defamation League describes the "White Pride World Wide" as part of the logo for Stormfront, the largest white supremacist website on the Internet.

Walnut Creek man enters guilty plea in case of attempted sex with minor

At the same hearing in Contra Costa County Superior Court, Justin Arthur Cook was sentenced by Judge David Goldstein to four years in prison, and was ordered to register as a sex offender for life.

Martinez utility box art pilot program approved

The council's approval also included pursuing agreements with four artists -- one for each box -- to do the artwork, based on designs they had submitted for selection to take part in the program.

After 105 years, Martinez refinery no longer owned by Shell

PBF Energy Inc., headquartered in New Jersey, will now operate the facility under the name Martinez Refining Co. LLC, and the $1 billion acquisition became official Saturday. The deal was struck in mid-2019.