Governor Newsom Signs Bill Ending Single-Family Zoning In California

On September 16, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 9, aimed at streamlining housing approval and loosening zoning restrictions in an effort to spur housing construction in California. SB9, by Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, will have a significant impact on lots with single-family zoning. SB 9 now allows for; A…

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Danville Executives Charged In Alleged Attempt To Defraud Tennessee Valley Authority

Prosecutors say the Danville company allegedly sought more than $300,000 in fraudulent incentive payments from TVA through software installation in Rutherford County Schools From the Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Middle District of Tennessee: NASHVILLE – A seven-count indictment unsealed Friday charged two Danville, California men with conspiracy to defraud the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)…

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Shaking Off The Beat – And Listening To People We Meet

Back in the bad old days, the boys and girls with ink in their bloodstreams would depart the newsroom for a night walk around town, currying favor with doormen, nightclub owners, cab drivers, cops and semi-respectable ladies of the evening who knew where the “bodies were buried.” Some referred to them as “buzzer nights” –…

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Two-Alarm Blaze Burns Through Lafayette Home Thursday

Firefighters from throughout Lamorinda turned out to battle a fiercely burning fire racing through a two-story home at 3462 Golden Gate Way in Lafayette early Thursday morning. The firefighting effort was hampered, evidently, by a large number of stored items inside the residence. The home’s lone occupant was able to leave the residence and is…

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DA Becton Taps Arnold Threets For Chief Of Inspectors Post

From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton announces today Arnold Threets is the new permanent Chief of Inspectors for the District Attorney’s Office. Chief Threets previously served as the Acting Chief and Assistant Chief of Inspectors. Prior to joining the DA’s Office in 2019, Chief…

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Antioch Arson Suspect Hoped To “Dry Off” When He Set Fire, Investigators Say

From Con Fire: On-Scene Collaboration with Antioch PD Results in Arrest of Walking Trail Arsonist CONCORD, CALIF., Sept. 15, 2021 – Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) today announced its fire investigators, working with Antioch Police, made an arrest yesterday in an intentionally set fire along a walking trail in Antioch. William Melendez,…

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Broken Water Main Causes Semi-Sinkhole In Moraga Tuesday

A broken water main burbled to the surface of Constance Place in Moraga Tuesday, sending a steady stream of water into drought-sleepy Moraga Creek and prompting a frantic effort to stanch the flow. Moragans, unwilling to utter the word sinkhole after a previous experience with one that garnered attention when it collapsed to life at…

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COVID-19 Proof Of Vaccination Or Test Required For Some Contra Costa Businesses

From County Public Health: Contra Costa County joined San Francisco, Berkeley and other communities across the U.S. today with a countywide health order that increases COVID-19 safety in restaurants, gyms and other indoor businesses where there is elevated risk of the virus spreading. The new order, effective September 22, requires patrons of these businesses to…

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Is Traditional-Minded Contra Costa Ready To Go Thoroughly Modern?

For years culmination of the suburban idyll has included purchase of a low, sprawling single-level ranch home or blockish two-story traditional in which local families could raise their families behind manicured lawns and aggregate entryways. We’ve been asking if there isn’t a worthwhile alternative to the timber-gobbling traditional suburban domicile. Perhaps something more modern? Capable…

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