News Flash

Emergency Relief Grants Available for Small Businesses

If you are a small business in Contra Costa County facing potential layoffs due to the financial impacts of the pandemic, the Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County  (WDBCCC) wants to help you keep your workers. 

The Workforce...

Urgency Ordinance Provides Eviction and Rent Freeze Protections

At a Board meeting on November 17, 2020, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed Urgency Ordinance No. 2020-29 to continue the temporary prohibition on evictions of certain small-business commercial tenants financially impacted by ...

Tax Collector's Office Open by Appointment Only

To ensure public safety during COVID-19, the Contra Costa County Tax Collector’s Office is open by appointment only. Please call (925) 957-5280 or email taxinfo@tax.cccounty.us to schedule an appointment, available between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, M...

County Workforce Development Board Resources for Employees

Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County, a bureau of the Employment and Human Services Department, has resources available for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, including career skills training, unemployment information and free Rapid Re...

COVID-19 Call Centers for Employers and Small Businesses

The Workforce Development Board (WDB) of Contra Costa County has worked with partners to develop resources to help employers and small businesses owners during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Workforce Development Board and Contra Costa County Board of Sup...

County Passes Urgency Ordinance to Establish Fines for Health Order Violations

On July 28, 2020, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors used its emergency powers under state law to pass Urgency Ordinance No. 2020-21 that establishes administrative fines for violations of public health orders pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic...

Report Price Gouging and Avoid Scams

The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office wants to remind all residents that price gouging is illegal while our community is under a State of Emergency from the emergence of the novel coronavirus/COVID-19. 

Price gouging is when...