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It was symbolic of the stuck-in-the-mud pace of progress that has been typical of the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District’s move to self-governance. The newly formed board of directors, face...
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A Brentwood City Council vote Tuesday not to permit the keeping of backyard chickens on lots of less than 20,000 square feet might not lay the issue to rest, as pro-hen advocates say they’ll probab...
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The City of Oakley invites residents to take part in two special meetings next week.
First is a presentation on the Oakley Downtown Specific Plan on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 6:30 p.m. in the City Counci...
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It was just a one-hour telephone conference call with his constituents last week, but Congressman Jerry McNerney heard and felt the economic pain of several callers worried about not getting adequa...
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The Knightsen Town Community Services District is in the process of filling an opening on its board of directors.
The CSD addresses and educates the public on issues of water quality and flood cont...
Feb 04, 2010 | 0 | 11 |
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To comply with the Water Conservation in Landscaping Act of 2006, the Oakley City Council voted to add a chapter to the city’s municipal code regarding water-efficient landscape requirements.
The n...
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The City of Brentwood has given the green light to Los Medanos College to pursue a land swap with a group of local developers for the construction of a permanent education campus on a 15-acre site ...
Feb 04, 2010 | 0 | 8 |
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To start the year off on the right foot, the Oakley City Council updated its code of conduct to make sure that meetings run smoothly and efficiently.
City Manager Bryan Montgomery said at the Jan. ...
Feb 02, 2010 | 2 | 9 |
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The Hillcrest eBART station location preferred by Antioch officials because it would accommodate transit-oriented development (TOD) is dead due to lack of funding for its $50 million additional cos...
Jan 28, 2010 | 1 | 13 |
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Henny and Penny will need to wait two more weeks to find out if they’ll be allowed to stay in a residential neighborhood in Brentwood, or if they’ll need to start a search for a new home from scrat...
Jan 28, 2010 | 0 | 8 |
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Six officials discussed the crisis of the collapsing Delta ecosystem for three hours before a packed audience at the Antioch Historical Museum Saturday morning – with little agreement on how to sav...
Jan 28, 2010 | 0 | 10 |
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While Discovery Builders’ Rosewood housing development is indefinitely postponed, the Oakley City Council approved the developer’s tentative map for the Cedarwood Estates subdivision along Knox Lan...
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Discussions surrounding the Oakley General Plan have been a hot topic in town for months. The City Council voted Tuesday to approve amendments to the General Plan, but the approved changes were not...
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Following this week’s appointment by county supervisors of the final two members the new governing board of the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, the board will hold its first meeting on ...
Jan 26, 2010 | 0 | 14 |
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Pointing to a tepid economy and worries over sewer and water capacity, the Discovery Bay CSD withheld its blessing last week on a proposed 67 home subdivision in the west end of town.
William Schra...
Jan 25, 2010 | 0 | 12 |
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Antioch’s city government is sick in bed with the fiscal flu, but it’s expected to pull through, according to Mayor Jim Davis, who chose the venue of Dozier-Libbey Medical High School to deliver a ...
Jan 21, 2010 | 7 | 17 |
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County Supervisor Mary Piepho, speaking before a dozen people at a Brentwood Chamber of Commerce meeting last week, blasted state legislators for ignoring local concerns and passing legislation she...
Jan 21, 2010 | 0 | 11 |
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The Oakley City Council has postponed its salary raise until monthly staff furlough days conclude in June.
The council adopted an ordinance in 2006 to increase each member’s salary from $300 per mo...
Jan 21, 2010 | 0 | 10 |
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You are worth $1,700 annually to your government, and government officials will soon be counting on you to make sure the money keeps coming in.
That was the message from Tessie Zaragoza of the U.S....
Jan 14, 2010 | 5 | 11 |
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Mayor Jim Davis led off Tuesday’s City Council meeting by saying, “I think it’s going to be an exciting year for all of us.” And then the mayor and council were confronted by more excitement than t...