PITTSBURG — The city’s El Pueblo housing project has long been known as one of East Contra Costa’s roughest neighborhoods, one that predates even many of the area’s oldest residents.

PITTSBURG — Heracio Harts grew up near the El Pueblo housing project, and now he’s come back to grow vegetables there. Harts, known by most as “Ray,” stands on a 2-acre plot ...

PITTSBURG — El Pueblo Avenue has been renamed Officer Pearman Avenue in honor of the late police officer who worked 15 years in the neighborhood. “I think that it’s fitting that Officer ...

PITTSBURG — A new community center is set to open Saturday at the El Pueblo county housing complex, offering services ranging from day care, summer, arts and food programs for kids and a ...

PITTSBURG — Donnie Pearman took the idea of “community” law enforcement to rarely seen lengths. He shared meals with the residents of the El Pueblo housing area, which he regularly patrolled ...

PITTSBURG — The city’s El Pueblo housing project has long been known as one of East Contra Costa’s roughest neighborhoods, one that predates even many of the area’s oldest residents.