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Officials for Veolia Water, Discovery Bay’s new water and wastewater contractor, said operations have been going well since the company took over in January, and that they continue to work hard to ...
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Unsatisfied with the completeness of the Liberty Union High School District’s draft environmental impact report for the proposed fourth high school, the city of Oakley submitted a letter of concern...
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In early 2007, workers using bulldozers and other heavy equipment showed up on Knox Lane in Oakley and began chopping down and removing 162 trees on the 15-acre property owned by Discovery Builders...
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Drilling will commence in Discovery Bay next week, but it won’t be of the “black gold, Texas tea” variety. Contractors will be drilling for a new water production well, and while it’s unlikely any ...
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The Antioch City Council recently agreed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout the city in an effort to stop global warming, getting out ahead of state mandates that will also affect Brentw...
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The City of Antioch and the Antioch Unified School District will send a delegation to represent the city and the school district at a historic summit meeting of city, county and school officials on...
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Brentwood employee bargaining groups are helping the city survive the recession, and it’s not going unappreciated.
On July 28, the City Council will be considering the extension of the current agr...
Jul 09, 2009 | 1 | 8 |
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Town of Discovery Bay General Manager Virgil Koehne will be stepping down – perhaps by the end of the year – but will remain on board as the town’s water and sewer manager.
The decision, discussed ...
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In an effort to help citizens easily request city services and keep track of requests, the City of Oakley has established Oakley OnDemand, a comprehensive electronic customer service program.
The ...
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The City of Antioch’s budget crisis has gone from bad to worse after recent property reassessments further lowered tax revenues, saving money for homeowners but turning a $4.5 million city budget d...
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The City of Oakley Planning Department is in the process of drafting a new sign ordinance to replace the Contra Costa County sign ordinance currently in place.
The department will hold a public wo...
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A pair of self-described “stay-at-home moms” drew about 250 people to City Park Saturday to hear speeches, sign proclamations and let it be known that they were sick and tired of the status quo in ...
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Discovery Bay’s increasing plethora of putrid plants, bushy brush and toppled trees has prompted the CSD board to take a closer look at who is tending the community’s gardens.
The board, in a unani...
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There may not be any rockets’ red glare this time around, but one resident last week informed the Oakley City Council that, regardless of what’s written in a new ordinance being considered, his Sta...
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Virgil Hank began with a confession. “Up until last week, I was only a group of one,” admits Hank, 76. “Our motto, ‘The Power of One Touching Many,’ was really just me, but I’ve got someone else on...
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The CSD Board voted last week to suspend the town’s water meter installation program for one year, citing the financial burden to ratepayers as an unnecessary expense, given the current economic cl...
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City officials in Oakley have agreed to help a biodiesel company get government funding to build a processing and storage plant on the DuPont property on Bridgehead Road near the planned River Oaks...
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Gene Bucholz, whose Hook, Line & Sinker store sells shotguns among other items, verbally unloaded with both barrels on Oakley officials Tuesday night – one of several merchants blasting them for pl...
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In a speedy, acrimony-free session Tuesday, the City Council voted 3-2 to send the civic center project out to bid, in stark contrast to a decision made last week to adopt a project labor agreement...
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City officials have agreed to help a biodiesel company get government funding to build a processing and storage plant on the DuPont property on Bridgehead Road near the planned River Oaks Crossing ...