Got paid to drive up Mount Diablo and take photos today and I can definitely say I picked the right car to take to work this morning. Everyone was surprised I made it to the summit and back to the office in under two hours, but I sure wasn't. What a blast!

Viewers shared photos that showed the fire at Medline's distribution center littered Tracy neighborhoods with debris. kcra.com/article/tracy-neigh… 📷: Maria Ramirez, Kim DeFrancis

Sick and tired of this literal tug of war games the administration is playing

THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE WHO BLESSED MSG TODAY TO GET THE STANK VIBES OUT YOUR SERVICE IS APPRECIATED

The "4th Fire" dropping embers from the tule marsh into the Antioch Marina. CCCFPD adding another alarm for what seems to be a total of three and BC/IC releasing crews to retrieve the fire boat for structure protection for vessels and infrastructure.

Contra Costa County Department of Agriculture issued an urgent consumer alert after the invasive glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS) was found on grapevines sold at five @Costco in #Danville, #Concord, #Brentwood, #Richmond, and #Antioch. contracosta.news/2026/05/27/…

Special weather statement until 7 PM for this thunderstorm Byron tracking southeast 5/26/2026

A special weather statement has been issued for Discovery Bay CA and Byron CA until 6:45 PM PDT

STAY OUT OF FIREFIGHTING AIRSPACE. Aerial firefighting is one of the most dangerous and time-sensitive operations. We must fly low, maneuver through rugged terrain, and make precise drops and communicate in real time to support firefighters on the ground. All of it STOPS the moment an unauthorized aircraft OR unauthorized drones enter the area because the risk to our crews’ lives is too great. When a drone or private aircraft is spotted near a wildfire, firefighting aircraft must be grounded until the airspace is confirmed clear. When our aircraft are grounded, the fire continues to move. In those lost minutes, the fire grows, threatens additional communities, and reduces our ability to support firefighters on the ground. If you fly, we can't. #IfYouFlyWeCant #AirOperations #Drones #CALFIRE #UAS

BREAKING: The Justice Department announced a $1.8 billion fund to pay President Trump’s allies as part of its settlement with the IRS, per NYT

Two EA-18G Growlers crashed today following a midair collision at the Gunfighter Skies Airshow at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. All pilots appear to have ejected safely.

Fire in Antioch in the area of James Donlon near Contra Loma. Reportedly about the size of a football field. Cal Fire and ConFire responding.

.@KQED and ProPublica are continuing to investigate teacher misconduct allegations in California. If you have insight into the state’s disciplinary process, we want to hear from you. propublica.org/getinvolved/t…

BREAKING: More than two dozen people from at least 12 different countries left a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak without contact tracing nearly two weeks after the first passenger died on board, the ship’s operator and Dutch officials have said. Health authorities on at least four continents are now tracking down and in some cases monitoring the cruise passengers who disembarked on April 24, and trying to trace others who may have come into contact with them since then.

Elon Musk was paid $158 billion by Tesla last year. That is double the entire budget of the U.S. Department of Education.

"The U.S. Coast Guard cannot pay its bills. The military branch – now 75 days into the longest shutdown in U.S. history – owes over $300 million in unpaid obligations. And with thousands of utility bills overdue, totaling $5.2 million, duty stations and military housing worldwide are facing service shutdowns," per CBS

Navy to Deploy Thousands of Unmanned Surface Vessels to the Indo-Pacific by 2030 — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/04/21/nav…

We added an entry to our latest AP Stylebook Online Topical Guide: Avoid the term “evacuation order” when a nation orders people in another country or territory to leave a specific area where it may attack. Nations don’t have the authority to order the evacuation of people in other countries. Instead, use specific terms such as: alert, sweeping warning, told/urged people to flee, instructed people to leave. For example: Israel issued an alert that it plans to strike a building in a southern neighborhood of Beirut. The term “evacuation order” can be used in quotes, but explain. To see our guide covering terms related to war in the Middle East: apstylebook.com/topical_most…