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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, ...
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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 ...
Nov 05, 2009 | 0 | 15 |
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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...
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The Brentwood City Council joined the County Board of Supervisors (BOS) and the Oakley City Council in voting Tuesday to provide local control over fire protection in far East County.
By a 4-1 vote...
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The five candidates seeking to represent the 10th Congressional District break down into a group of three on the left and two on the right as revealed in a forum at Saint Mary’s College Monday nigh...
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Taking advantage of savings already realized on the new downtown civic center, the Brentwood City Council Tuesday voted to proceed immediately with the construction of a parking structure that was ...
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Nine Discovery Bay residents have applied to fill the two available CSD seats left vacant last month with the resignations of Treasurer Dave Dove and Director Shannon Murphy-Teixeira. The deadline ...
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Antioch is in danger of losing its century-old right to take water from the San Joaquin River, possibly resulting in a multi-million dollar increase in water costs for residents and businesses.
Tha...
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The Oakley City Council joined the County Board of Supervisors (BOS) and the Brentwood City Council in voting Tuesday to provide local control over fire protection in far East County.
By unanimous ...
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The City of Brentwood has completed the sale of bonds to finance the downtown civic center at a record-low interest rate of 4.97 percent, which will free up approximately $14.6 million over the 30-...
Oct 22, 2009 | 0 | 9 |
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AT&T is known nationally as a communications provider, but the company recently went before the Oakley City Council to plant a tree.
The council last week approved the installation of a 77-foot mon...
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Discovery Bay CSD meeting agenda packets will now be available to the public on the Friday before a scheduled Wednesday meeting, even after the CSD offices close.
In the past, the public has been i...
Oct 16, 2009 | 11 | 14 |
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The City of Brentwood’s sale of bonds for the construction of the new Civic Center was completed this week at an interest rate of 4.97 percent, resulting in a savings of $14.6 million off original ...
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It might have been the mightiest October storm in history that raged through Brentwood on Tuesday, but the talk in the city Council Chambers during the deluge was more about “the perfect storm.”
On...
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A plan to construct more than 12,000 houses, apartments and condos along with more than 6 million square feet of shopping centers and business parks on the old Concord Naval Weapons Station propert...