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Oakley has a new city clerk, Libby Vreonis. Vreonis has been employed in the City Attorney’s office as a legal secretary and a paralegal for the past three years, and she assisted retired city cler...
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The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office has charged CSD Vice President Brian Dawson with two counts of misdemeanor spousal battery and child endangerment.
Dawson was arrested on Aug. 27 ...
Sep 15, 2011 | 28 | 46 |
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The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District will ask residents to approve a $197-per-year parcel tax next June to improve service and avoid potentially devastating cu...
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CSD Vice President Brian Dawson said this week that he will not resign his seat on the board despite calls from fellow directors to step down in the wake of his arrest o...
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The Oakley City Council approved the acceptance of grant monies to support the You, Me, We = Oakley welcoming initiative this week as a way to better connect members of the community that refers to...
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Residents have been given extra time to weigh in on their vision for a Discovery Bay community center. The deadline for taking the town’s online survey has been extended another few weeks.
“We’ve g...
Sep 12, 2011 | 0 | 22 |
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Oakley Mayor Jim Frazier is the first to announce he will run for a seat in the newly formed District 11 of the State Assembly.
Created by the census-driven realignment of government districts, the...
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CSD Vice President Brian Dawson said he is considering resigning from the community town board in the wake of his arrest on suspicion of spousal abuse. The Discovery Bay resident, who is facing pos...
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The City of Oakley has installed radar feedback signs throughout town as a reminder to drivers to observe the posted speed limits. The new devices are part of the city’s traffic safety program upgr...
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Antioch is looking for three residents to fill its Investment Advisory Commission. The commission addresses general investment strategies, monitors investment results, discusses economic outlook, p...
Aug 31, 2011 | 2 | 24 |
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Despite the stress imposed on the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District (ECCFPD) in recent months, the community finally got a reason to smile about the state of local firefighting: Fire Stati...
Aug 25, 2011 | 8 | 18 |
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Allowing a Walmart store to open in Brentwood would sound the death-knell to the newly revitalized downtown area, residents told the City Council Tuesday, vowing to fight any attempt for the mega-r...
Aug 24, 2011 | 0 | 28 |
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Oakley Mayor Jim Frazier wants to be accessible to the residents he represents. His cell phone number and personal e-mail address are posted on the Oakley website, and his activities and thoughts c...
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The cities of Brentwood and Oakley are one step closer to sealing the deal with CalTrans (California Department of Transportation) and finally taking control of their respective Highway 4 roadways....
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A state-of-the-art police radio system purchased by the Brentwood Police Department is vulnerable to jamming and encryption problems, according to a study reported last week in the Wall Street Jour...
Aug 18, 2011 | 0 | 6 |
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The planned eBART station on Hillcrest Avenue in Antioch got a key boost recently, as local politicians announced that money has been secured from the state for park-and-ride services in the northe...
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An Antioch woman recently canceled a festival she planned for Rivertown after city officials determined that it failed to meet key safety and insurance requirements.
Antioch resident Loretta Green-...
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Despite an official protest and pleas from the standing-room-only crowd to postpone a decision, the CSD board has approved a 17-percent water and sewer rate increase for the current fiscal year and...
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Oakley’s vision for a vibrant, revitalized downtown continues to gain steam as the city council approved development agreements for two new restaurants.
The council unanimously approved a deal with...
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Antioch officials recently agreed to provide water and sewer services to a 760-megawatt power plant being built on county land, a facility City Council members feel will pay great dividends.
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