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San Pablo news for Thursday, October 29, 2026

2 stories from San Pablo and Contra Costa County, in about three minutes.

Crime · San Pablo, CA

Arrest Made in San Pablo Murder of 33-Year-Old Found Dead in Car

San Pablo Police announced the arrest of an 18-year-old suspect in the shooting death of Luis "Luigi" Ramirez, 33, who was found unresponsive inside a red Toyota on the 1600 block of 16th Street just before 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Preliminary investigation indicated Ramirez and the suspect were known acquaintances and that Ramirez was shot in the early morning hours after an altercation. The suspect was taken into custody Tuesday evening at a residence on North Victoria Court and booked at the Martinez Detention Facility facing murder charges. Police encourage anyone with additional information to contact the San Pablo Police Department Investigations Division at (510) 215-3150.

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Local Politics · Contra Costa County

Contra Costa Supervisors Approve $1M+ Workday Contract Expansion

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors approved more than $1 million in additional spending on Oct. 20 to expand contracts with Pleasanton-based Workday, adding procurement and contract management services to the county's cloud-based software system. The amendment adds $965,726 for modules covering inventory, contracts and supplier management, bringing the Workday contract limit to approximately $11 million under a master agreement established in 2021. A separate $98,000 was approved for Guidehouse Inc. to configure and deploy the new procurement module within the existing Workday environment.

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