The City of Pittsburg partnered with Contra Costa Health Services Foundation to co-sponsor the Pittsburg COVID-19 Youth Ambassador Program.

The Making Waves Foundation has partnered with Pittsburg Unified School District to offer college-ready specific workshops and scholarship support for Pittsburg High students facing financial hardships.

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed an urgency ordinance to put a temporary cap on commissions and fees charged by third-party food delivery services to local restaurants.

Despite its popularity today, Valentine’s Day has dark and negative origins.

In early December, Pharrell Williams announced the launch of Black Ambition — a nonprofit incubator that aims to fund and support Black and Latinx entrepreneurs who are launching startups in tech, design, healthcare, and consumer products.

February is American Heart Month, and in addition to confessing your love for someone on Feb.

This fall, the City of Pittsburg and MBA students from the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business partnered to develop a business outreach strategy that will be incorporated into the city’s economic development strategic plan, currently being drafted.

Pittsburg is the future home of Diablo Energy Storage, a 200-megawatt lithium-ion battery energy storage facility being constructed by LS Power, which, upon completion, will reliably and economically receive, store, and discharge electricity, including energy produced by renewable resources.

Pittsburg has launched a new online portal that will help businesses, residents, and entrepreneurs find and estimate the costs of permits to open a new business within the City.

Next month, the City Council will consider adopting a new community-driven plan aimed at making Pittsburg the most bicycle and pedestrian friendly community in East Contra Costa County.

Do you own underused or potentially contaminated property in Pittsburg? Are you looking to get more out of your property? You may be eligible for environmental investigation funding from the City of Pittsburg’s Brownfield Grant Program, which is being funded by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

In August, the City of Pittsburg authored the use of CARES Act funding for small business grants of up to $10,000 for businesses with between two and 50 employees.