Editorial: Prisoner release a criminally dumb idea Of all of the dumb plans that have come out of Sacramento in recent years, the dumbest – and most dangerous – is the plan to release tens of thousands of prisoners onto the streets of California i...
Guest Comment: Giving people a voice: a Capitol experience Jan. 27, 2010 It’s near midnight and time to go home to my apartment 10 blocks east of the Capitol. The crowds have dispersed, and the long hall connecting the Senate Chamber to the north and th...
Guest Comment: City should condone more coops Last night’s City Council meeting was a roller-coaster of highs and lows for those of us supporting the proposal to amend Brentwood’s chicken ordinance. In the end, we were disappointed to see the...
Editorial: Yes, East County, there is a Santa Claus Santa is understandably a little tired today as he gets set for a long winter’s nap after having spent the night bringing toys to children around the world. So we’ve decided to put on a Santa cap ...
Guess Comment: Police oversight board a bad idea An open letter to the Antioch City Council: I am a retired police officer and I have owned my private investigative company since 2002. I specialize in conducting investigations for the Peace Offi...
Editorial: Rehire Hyde, scratch oversight board idea Two years ago Antioch’s violent crime rate jumped 31 percent, the largest increase of any big city in California. In 2008 assaults increased another 7 percent and there were two more rapes than th...
Editorial: Politics of destruction crippling Discovery Bay The dictionary defines the expression “collateral damage” as “damage unintended or incidental to the intended outcome.” It originated with the United States military, but one need look no farther ...
Editorial: Counting our East County blessings There is much to bemoan and complain about in today’s world: two years of the Great Recession with its double-digit unemployment, high gas prices, high taxes, ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,...
Guest Comment: Effort to recall councilmen will continue Let me first say that we are not opposed to the officials’ decision to build a civic center, just its location of choice. The majority of us were even in favor when we first heard of the plans. Ho...
