Need A Little More Living Space? Danville’s Garden Cottage Program Underway
From the Town of Danville: Beginning Monday, August 31, 2020, the Town of Danville has begun the Garden Cottage Program, which will allow residents access to free, pre-approved, permit-ready, printable, construction plans for the building of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU). An ADU is a self-contained living unit that is usually smaller than the main home…
Terraces Of Lafayette Project Passes By 4-1 Vote
By far the most bitterly contested land use proposal to come before the Lafayette City Council in recent memory was passed by a 4 to 1 vote early Tuesday and appears on its way to construction. The Terraces of Lafayette project was passed despite continued, expressed concerns over traffic and evacuation routes in the event…
Eight Candidates Running For Three Walnut Creek Council Seats
At the November 3, 2020, statewide general election, the City of Walnut Creek will have three City Council seats up for election, those currently held by Mayor Loella Haskew (completing her 2nd term), Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Wilk (completing his 1st term) and Councilmember Justin Wedel (completing his 2nd term). Mayors in Walnut Creek are…
Nine Candidates Vie For Three Available Danville Town Council Seats
With the closing of the nomination period, nine candidates have filed to run for three available seats on the Danville Town Council in the November 3, 2020 election. Two of the three incumbents have filed to run, along with seven other candidates. The candidates who have filed their papers are (in order they were filed):…
Application Period Open For Contra Costa County Fish And Wildlife Committee
(Martinez, CA) – The Contra Costa County Internal Operations Committee of the Board of Supervisors is now accepting applications from individuals to fill two (2) At-Large Member Seats and one (1) At-Large Alternate member seat on the Contra Costa County Fish and Wildlife Committee. Existing members seeking reappointment and individuals seeking a new appointment may…
Danville Revises Weekend Hartz Closure Plan After Business Input
From the Town of Danville: At a special meeting on July 29, 2020 on Zoom, the Danville Town Council voted to modify the area of the weekend closure of Hartz Avenue in the downtown area. Council members received a briefing from Economic Development Manager Jill Bergman on how the closures are being received by the…
Gov. Newsom Planning Release Of 8,000 State Prison Inmates To Alleviate COVID-19 Threat
Aides to Gov. Gavin Newsom said his administration will release approximately 8,000 state prison inmates by August, in a bid to ease widespread coronavirus outbreaks at several state facilities and reduce pressure from lawmakers and prisoner advocates. News of the releases began to filter out just before noon Friday. Aides said the releases will be…
Lafayette’s Terraces Project Moves Ahead On 5-2 Vote By Planning Commission; Appeals Anticipated
A bitterly contested, 315-unit apartment complex earmarked for a chunk of gravelly land at the nexus of Pleasant Hill Road and Deer Hill Road inched toward fruition Wednesday with a 5-2 vote of approval from the Lafayette Planning Commission. The Terraces of Lafayette, a 22-acre project described in its initial phases as “train wreck architecture”…
Local Politics, Elections In The Year Of Pandemic
From the Contra Costa County Registrar of Voters: The Candidate filing period for offices in Schools, Community Colleges, and Special Districts is from July 13 to August 7, 2020 in order to appear on the November 2020 ballot. In the past, filing for office has been conducted in the Elections Division office. This election however,…
Developer Unholsters Possibility Of Legal Action; Pushes Lafayette’s Terraces Project Forward
The threat of a lawsuit, a scary prospect for cities and towns unable to afford any prolonged legal skirmish with monied litigants, is once again being raised in leafy Lamorinda – this time by the developer behind the Terraces of Lafayette project. An attorney for developer O’Brien Homes of Menlo Park, which has been trying to…