Discovery Bay
Measure S offers no real solution
Editor: I am tired of reading all these scare tactics regarding Measure S. After years of inaction by the BOS and now the current commission, the tough decisions have not been attempted to correct...
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19 arrested in Discovery Bay drug raid
A year long federal investigation code named "Operation Disco Dazed" culminated in the arrest of 19 individuals and the seizure of large amounts of marijuana, cash and weapons Wednesday afternoon. ...
May 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Local 4-H participants promote club activities at community events such as the Brentwood Holiday Parade.<br>Photo courtesy of Knightsen 4-H</br>
4-H offers foundations for the future
Contra Costa County’s annual fair serves as the second unofficial start to summer, following Memorial Day festivities by a week. Each year thousands flock to the Antioch Fairgrounds to enjoy shows,...
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ECCFPD Director Jim Frazier offers Fire Chief Hugh Henderson a check for $197, the annual cost of Measure S to an individual taxpayer, to show his support for the fire tax district voters will approve or reject on June 5. Henderson said the money would be used for the district’s General Fund.<br>Photo by Richard Wisdom</br>
Fire district considers tax failure
The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District this week laid out what service would look like if voters reject Measure S, a $197 per year fire tax on the June 5 ballot. Fire Chief Hugh Henderson ...
May 10, 2012 | 29 29 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
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Seen in Mexico
Discovery Bay residents Dave and Candice Reed brandished their Hometown Weekly Newspaper on a recent excursion into the delicious tropical breezes of the “Mexican Riviera” in Puerto Vallarta, where...
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Fire cuts no scare tactic Yes on Measure S
Editor: After reading Mike Dawson’s comments on Measure S last week, I felt compelled to correct several incorrect assumptions contained in his letter. His first comment included government “livi...
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Photo courtesy of Traci Connelly
DB kid earns BMX sponsor
Discovery Bay resident Bobby Connelly, 5, has been racing BMX bikes for only 2½ months but has won numerous races. He’s only two races away from advancing to the intermediate level. Bobby was recen...
May 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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ECCFPD Capt. Dan Baio washes the windshield of Engine 52. Although much of the firefighter’s job involves heart-pounding drama, most of their hours are filled with far more mundane daily duties.<br>Photo by Richard Wisdom</br>
Not your standard 9-to-5 occupation
We’ve all seen them: firefighters aboard engines roaring past, lights flashing and sirens blaring, or on TV news, fighting fires, prying open wrecked cars or rescuing someone from peril. But while ...
May 03, 2012 | 2 2 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
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Seen in Goa
Discovery Bay residents Mike and Helen Grimes took their Hometown Weekly Newspaper to Pune, India on a visit to their son Patrick, his wife Linda and daughter Maggie in celebration of Mike’s 70th b...
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Near-miss negligence
Editor: Had an experience today I would like to share with your readers. On Monday afternoon, at approximately 5:30 p.m., it was 80+ degrees in Discovery Bay. I was walking my dog at the time –...
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