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Halloween events on agendas
by Press Staff Reports
Oct 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
A recap of recent activity of local government bodies in Antioch, Brentwood, Discovery Bay and Oakley. Antioch The Antioch City Council turned down the appeal of Antioch’s Grace Bible Fellows...
Fire station tenants sought in Oakley
Oct 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The City of Oakley is accepting proposals from parties interested in utilizing the former Fire Station 93 building and property located at 215 Second St. For more than a year, the city has leased t...
District to begin reopening stations
by Rick Lemyre
Oct 04, 2012 | 2 2 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District will begin hiring firefighters to replace the 15 laid off in July, and expects to begin reopening closed stations in November. The layoffs, and the cl...
Call for county commissioners
Oct 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Contra Costa County District III Supervisor Mary Nejedly Piepho is seeking qualified, motivated candidates to serve on the following county advisory committees: County Library Commission The comm...
Candidates to face the public at forum
Sep 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The East County Democrats For Action (ECDFA), the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the National League of Latin American Citizens host an Antioch candidates fo...
Councils consider more cops, bigger library
by Press Staff Reports
Sep 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
From the Dais, a wrap-up of the most recent meetings of local government bodies in Antioch, Brentwood, Discovery Bay and Oakley, runs every other week in The Press. Antioch The Antioch City C...
Oakley candidates discuss the issues
by Samie Hartley
Sep 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Candidates for three open seats on the Oakley City Council participated Tuesday in a Chamber of Commerce-sanctioned forum to discuss issues facing the city. Mayor Kevin Romick, seeking his third te...
Oakley terminates animal rescue lease
by Samie Hartley
Sep 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
A year ago, Homeless Animals’ Lifeline Organization (HALO) came before the Oakley City Council asking permission to set up a temporary animal shelter at the old fire station on Fourth Street. Last ...
From the Dais: Police, shade, water, animals on local agendas
by Press Staff Reports
Sep 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
From the Dais, a wrap-up of the most recent meetings of local government bodies in Antioch, Brentwood, Discovery Bay and Oakley, runs every other week in The Press. Antioch In his update on sta...
Work begins to re-expand fire services
by Rick Lemyre
Sep 13, 2012 | 5 5 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District Board this week said it would re-open closed fire stations according to current response times and call volume, starting with Station 94 in Knightsen ...
Oakley appoints new members to fire board
by Samie Hartley
Sep 13, 2012 | 5 5 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
The Oakley City Council voted Tuesday to appoint three new board members to the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District Board of Directors. Kevin Bouillon and Ronald Johansen will replace counci...
Twin tunnels project churns controversy
by Ruth Roberts
Sep 06, 2012 | 2 2 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
When Gov. Jerry Brown revealed his recent support for a multi-billion dollar plan to construct twin tunnels under the Delta to route water south, local residents and officials raised their collecti...
Go shopping, but don’t go far
by Rick Lemyre
Aug 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
As the end of the year peeks over the horizon and the holiday shopping season draws near, the City of Brentwood is launching a campaign urging residents to keep their money where their hearth is. “...
PG&E to replace Oakley gas line
by Samie Hartley
Aug 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
As part of its statewide natural gas line inspection, PG&E is sending crews to examine two miles of pipeline that passes through Oakley from Bridgehead Road to the intersection of Neroly Road and P...
State of the city is ship-shape
by Rick Lemyre
Aug 23, 2012 | 2 2 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The first round of applause came easily at Brentwood Mayor Bob Taylor’s State of the City address. “There have been no police department layoffs,” Taylor said, much to the approval of about 100 in ...
From the Dais: American Avenue traffic fix set
by Press Staff Reports
Aug 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
From the Dais, a wrap-up of the most recent meetings of local government bodies in Antioch, Brentwood, Discovery Bay and Oakley, runs every other week in The Press. Antioch At its Tuesday mee...
Races set for November election
Aug 16, 2012 | 2 2 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
Updated: 8-17-12 10:50 a.m. The candidate filing period for this year’s November election closed Wednesday.
Oakley council keeps ECCFPD deadline
by Samie Hartley
Aug 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The Oakley City Council decided Tuesday to stick to its plan to close the application period for the city’s representatives to the East Contra Costa Fire Protection Board of Directors on Aug. 24. A...
Discovery Bay CSD 101
Aug 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
This is the first in an ongoing series of articles contributed each month by the Discovery Bay CSD. The Town of Discovery Bay is not a city, but a type of municipal government known as a Commun...
Sanitation District goes solar
Jul 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The completion this week of a 420.75-kilowatt solar project brings Delta Diablo Sanitation District (DDSD) closer to achieving its goal of energy-neutral operation. The system comprises five fixed ...