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Super variety marks Super Sunday venues
by Kyle Szymanski
Jan 31, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The San Francisco 49ers are in the Super Bowl for the first time since 1994, and anticipation for the game in East County will reach a climax Sunday at kickoff. Thankfully for football fans, East C...
Oakley Council weighs library improvement parcel tax
by Samie Hartley
Jan 31, 2013 | 3 3 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
The Oakley City Council’s discussion regarding a proposed library improvement parcel tax has been continued to Tuesday, Feb. 12. The organization Friends of the Oakley Library approached the City C...
Oakley Cop Log: Jan. 14-Jan. 20
Jan 31, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Jan. 14 – Vehicle accidents with property damage occurred on the 100 block of Carol Lane and on Neroly Road at O’Hara Avenue. Jan. 15 – Vehicles were towed from Carol Lane at Main Street and from t...
It’s academic
Jan 30, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Oakley Councilmember Diane Burgis attended the recent League of California Cities’ New Mayors and Council Members Academy in Sacramento. The annual event provides training on the role of elected o...
School district accepting IntraDistrict transfers
Jan 30, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
In order to balance enrollment among the comprehensive school sites in the Liberty Union High School District, attendance areas for Liberty, Freedom and Heritage high schools were established. Stu...
Oakley Cop Log: Jan. 7 - Jan. 13
Jan 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Jan. 7 – Trespassing was reported on the 1500 block of Gamay Circle. Jan. 7 – On the 5000 block of Kelsey Lane, a subject was cited for violating the terms of his probation. Jan. 7 – On West Cypres...
Frazier gearing up to represent East County
by Samie Hartley
Jan 24, 2013 | 2 2 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
Like many East County residents’ commute, Jim Frazier’s begins before the sun rises. He leaves his Oakley home around 6 a.m. to represent East County residents in Sacramento as the newly elected st...
On the Dais: Ferry service, mayoral rotation considered
by Press Staff Reports
Jan 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Antioch City Council The plan to bring ferry service from the San Francisco Bay to Antioch is gathering steam, according to a report presented to the Antioch City Council by consultant Victor Car...
La Grande offers fairy-tale wedding venue
by Samie Hartley
Jan 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
When little girls dream about their wedding day, they picture themselves gliding down a petal-strewn aisle in a flowing beaded gown as soft candlelight reflects off their misty eyes and beaming smi...
O’Hara Avenue under construction
Jan 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Construction improvements on O’Hara Avenue between Kay Lane and Vintage Drive are now underway. The improvements will widen the asphalt on the west side of O’Hara Avenue and include the installatio...
Rare salmon sightings stir excitement
by Kyle Szymanski
Jan 17, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Naturalist James Frank is accustomed to seeing animals, but when he witnessed a video of one of the first salmon seen in Marsh Creek in 54 years, it filled him with excitement. “The video is really...
Skimming scammers out to swipe your cash
by Samie Hartley
Jan 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Protecting your personal information comes with the territory of living in the digital age of the 21st century. We guard our passwords and shred our mail to keep our private information undisclosed...
Oakley council to discuss leadership rotation
by Samie Hartley
Jan 17, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
The Oakley City Council will revisit its decision to appoint Kevin Romick as the city’s 2013 mayor and Carol Rios as vice mayor. Councilmember Randy Pope asked the council at last Tuesday’s meeting...
Encouraging signs for real estate
by Ruth Roberts
Jan 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
After suffering through the greatest loss since the Great Depression, the housing market appears to be on the rise . In the past three to six months, residential listings are up, building permits ...
Falcons beat Liberty in league opener
by Michael Dixon
Jan 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Freedom didn’t put on an offensive or shooting display in its recent Bay Valley Athletic League opener at Liberty. But its defense and inside presence were dominant all night, paving the way for a ...
Dealing with rejection
Jan 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Freedom Sophomore Jailyn Brown rejects a shot during the Falcons’ recent 49-21 victory over Liberty that opened their Bay Valley Athletic League season. Freedom senior Elsa Ross lit up the Lions f...
Oakley Cop Log: Jan. 14
Jan 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Jan. 1 – Malicious telephone calls were made to a resident of the 100 block of Oak Villa Court. Jan. 1 – Vehicle accidents with property damage were reported on Main Street at Malicoat Avenue, ...
De-lighted win
Jan 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Congratulations to Janis Prado of Oakley, who won The Press’ 2012 Christmas Lights Contest. Her classic color display celebrated the spirit of the season with subtle, structured design and won her ...
Snapshot of local New Year’s Eve
by Charlotte Cusack
Jan 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
It’s a little after 10 p.m. on New Year’s Eve – and the party was just getting started. Eager to evade the forthcoming “witching hour,” as he called it, a cook at Mike’s Beef ’N’ Brew in Oakley was...
Deadline looms for Delta Plan Project
by Ruth Roberts
Jan 03, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
As the threat of a peripheral canal looms, and the deadline for public comment on the Delta Plan Final Draft approaches, Discovery Bay resident Jan McCleery wants residents to know there is still t...