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Councilman Reggie Moore is strongly backing a request from a Hispanic advocacy organization to form a civilian oversight board to look into alleged police misconduct and help select a new police ch...
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The Oakley City Council reviewed two designs for new wireless communication towers at this week’s meeting, but approved only one of the proposed projects.
Both public hearings regarding the towers ...
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Federal agencies are seeking comments from the public on a plan to ramp up their efforts to help the Delta – a plan that some local officials believe is unnecessary at best and likely harmful.
The ...
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By the time Gerald Smart completed his presentation to the CSD Board last week, the project manager for Veolia Water very nearly received a standing ovation.
“What impresses me about this company (...
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There’s good news for thousands of East County commuters stuck in a bumper-to-bumper grind every weekday morning and afternoon. More than a year after the completion of the widening of Highway 4 to...
Nov 19, 2009 | 0 | 11 |
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Members of the Committee To Stop Rosewood submitted 52 petition books containing 2,258 signatures on Nov. 12 as part of its effort to put a halt to the Rosewood housing project proposed by Discover...
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The CSD Board this week was expected to approve a letter to the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors notifying it of an impasse over the appointment of two new directors. Under the advisement o...
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Under pressure to allow residents additional time to express their views on the 2-Gates Fish Protection Demonstration Project, the Bureau of Reclamation has extended the public review and comment p...
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Oakley City Council members sat among the audience on Tuesday for a special work session to discuss the city’s General Plan. The session was aimed at facilitating a dialogue between the public and ...
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More than 100 Oakley residents came out to support the proposed Oakley Generating Station during the California Energy Commission’s first visit to the city this week.
Commission Vice Chairman James...
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Local reaction to the water legislation passed last week in Sacramento ranges from raising a glass in celebration to a lukewarm wait-and-see attitude to simply considering it all wet, depending on ...
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The City of Brentwood is accepting applications for the following commissions and boards:
Planning Commission
Applicants for this commission must reside within the incorporated city limits. This ...
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Last November Oakley parent Rachelle Smith, anxious that the heavily traveled stretch of Live Oak Road near Orchard Park Elementary School would eventually result in a serious pedestrian accident, ...
Nov 06, 2009 | 60 | 13 |
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Discovery Bay’s three remaining CSD board members, unable to agree on the appointment of two new directors this week, will try again at a special meeting on Nov. 11.
Wednesday’s regular meeting of ...
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With less than two weeks to go before the close of public comment on the 2-Gates Fish Protection Demonstration Project, members of a newly formed Discovery Bay coalition are working to extend that ...
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Oakley residents who wish to make comments on the future development of the city are encouraged to attend two special meetings next week.
First, the California Energy Commission will hold its first...
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An effort to recall Mayor Bob Taylor and city councilmen Chris Becnel and Bob Brockman hit its second snag last week when legal paperwork was found to contain too few valid signatures.
Resident Kat...
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John Garamendi, who touted himself as the “proven Democrat” after having served as state senator, state assemblyman, deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, state insurance commiss...
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The City of Antioch is accepting applications to represent the city on the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA). The CCTA maintains a standing Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) to provide c...
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Recent Oakley City Council meetings have included a number of discussions related to zoning and housing density. On Nov. 10 a special City Council session will be held to explain and discuss Oakl...