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The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District (ECCFPD) is putting out a call for volunteers to help offset the loss of 15 full-time firefighters laid off in the wake of the failure of Measure S ea...
Jun 25, 2012 | 0 | 9 |
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On his way to attend a Mayor’s Conference in Brentwood a few years ago, Contra Costa Transportation Authority Chairman Don Tatzin discovered what driving on Highway 4 was like for East County commu...
Jun 21, 2012 | 0 | 3 |
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Oakley’s municipal code bans beekeeping in residential areas, and after a brief discussion at the city’s most recent council meeting about revising the code, the ban will remain in place.
When Coun...
Jun 14, 2012 | 41 | 13 |
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Fire stations in Brentwood, Knightsen and Bethel Island will close and 16 firefighters will be laid off on July 1, the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District decided on a 5-4 vote Monday.
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Jun 14, 2012 | 0 | 7 |
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The city of Antioch is no longer in the precarious position of last year, Antioch Mayor Jim Davis said at the annual State of the City address Monday.
“Last year, I characterized Antioch as being i...
Jun 07, 2012 | 24 | 11 |
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The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District board will meet Monday to discuss its next steps after voters this week soundly rejected Measure S, the $197-per-parcel tax aimed at staving off stati...
Jun 07, 2012 | 0 | 25 |
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Oakley City Councilman Jim Frazier will face off against Suisun City Vice Mayor Mike Hudson in November for the California Assembly District 11 seat after placing second in Tuesday’s primary electi...
Jun 07, 2012 | 0 | 8 |
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Measure J, the $59.5 million bond measure that would fund improvements at 58-year-old Antioch High School, failed by a slim margin this week.
The bond measure needed 55 percent of the vote to pass....
May 30, 2012 | 3 | 13 |
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Oakley’s downtown renovations are well underway, as evidenced by the construction of Carpaccio’s at the corner of Main Street and Vintage Parkway. And since the City Council recently accepted bids ...
Apr 19, 2012 | 0 | 5 |
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In an attempt to accommodate East County’s future eBART system, local transportation officials recently voted to tweak the plan of the Highway 4-Highway 160 connector bridge.
The TRANSPLAN committe...
Apr 12, 2012 | 4 | 15 |
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The Discovery Bay CSD Board has appointed a director to fill the board’s fifth seat. In a 3-1 vote (Director Mark Simon abstained), the board appointed longtime resident Jim Mattison to fill the se...
Apr 12, 2012 | 1 | 8 |
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The Delta is at the center of a tug-of-war over water that could result in the eventual construction of a peripheral canal. But with continued advocacy on the local, state and federal levels and te...
Apr 05, 2012 | 19 | 23 |
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The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District has reached an agreement to extend for one year its contract with firefighter union Local 1230 while awaiting the outcome of Measure S, the $197-per-y...
Apr 05, 2012 | 2 | 6 |
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Special rainy-day funds established several years ago to help see Brentwood through the economic downturn are doing their job, but could run dry in 2018 if measures are not put in place now to redu...
Apr 05, 2012 | 0 | 6 |
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The Oakley City Council voted to hire a project manager to oversee the Downtown Revitalization Project, which includes construction of new restaurants and retail space, road improvements and the cr...
Apr 05, 2012 | 0 | 3 |
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The Town of Discovery Bay Community Services District is accepting letters of interest and statements of qualifications from citizens interested in participating on the fiscal year 2012-13 Budget R...
Apr 05, 2012 | 0 | 3 |
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U.S. Sen. Mark DeSaulnier and Assemblymember Joan Buchanan have commended the California Department of Parks and Recreation’s recent announcement that it will contribute funds toward road repairs o...
Apr 05, 2012 | 0 | 5 |
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A six-month program began Jan. 1, 2012 for certain traffic bail and fines. The one-time amnesty period offers discounted fines for some old, unpaid traffic tickets that were due and payable before ...
Apr 04, 2012 | 1 | 7 |
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What’s the common denominator between the state legislature and the entrance to your local grocery store? Petition drives, that’s what. A guide to the fine print
Mar 29, 2012 | 0 | 4 |
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Workers from McGuire Pacific Contractors install a new Highway 4 sign along Marsh Creek Road near Byron Highway. Last month, transportation officials announced that the thoroughfare formerly known ...