Editorial Staff JUST A FEW years ago, supervisors tried to douse a few political firestorms by erasing possible affordable housing sites from the update of the countywide plan. It worked, for a couple of years — if you consider ignoring a pressing issue a good approach. The county now faces a state requirement to designate […]
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Thursday, Feb. 18, the Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning hosted Redwood City planner Dan Zack to give his presentation: “Delightful Density: Strategies for Comfort, Convenience, and Choice in the Cities of the New Reality.”
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On February 9, Concord residents expressed their overall support for the Concord Naval Weapons Station Reuse Plan while insisting that natural resource, jobs, and housing protections be improved before adoption.
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Williamson Act properties at risk of development.
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Rowena Coetsee An initiative that would pave the way for Brentwood to annex hundreds of acres moved forward last week when proponents submitted signatures to elections officials in hopes of getting the measure on the June ballot. The proposal would establish Brentwood’s own urban limit line, replacing the county’s present line with a more expansive
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Joel Selvin One of the highlights of the annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival every year takes place out of the sight of the public, at the cast-and-crew dinner and jam session on the Saturday night of the three-day free concert in Golden Gate Park, where Berkeley bluegrass bandleader Laurie Lewis presides over a roomful of
Laurie Lewis garners fans with grace, not glitz Read More »
Tracy Seipel Two separate appointments by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday sparked controversy. In a 4-1 vote, supervisors named former Sunnyvale Councilman John Howe to a key board with power over property tax assessment, despite pleas from County Assessor Larry Stone that Howe was not qualified. Only Supervisor Liz Kniss agreed
San Jose –UCLA Professor Donald Shoup is coming to San Jose to talk about his book, The High Cost of Free Parking, on Wednesday, February 24. “Getting the price of parking right will do a world of good,” says Shoup. “It will reduce cruising for parking, it will reduce air pollution, it will make pedestrian life better…and maybe even slow global warming.”
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Greg Feere, Melissa Hippard, Rosanne Nieto, Samuel Tepperman-Gelfant Concord stands poised to take an enormous step that will shape the East Bay for generations: creating a community on the long dormant land of the Concord Naval Weapons Station. Whether this is a leap to a better tomorrow or a plunge to an uncertain future depends
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Check out this DIY Hike created for you by Greenbelt Alliance. Get to know your local greenbelt!
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On two upcoming Tuesdays, Feb. 9, and Feb. 23, the Concord City Council will consider the Environmental Impact Report and the preferred reuse plan for the Concord Naval Weapons Station. Unfortunately, the preferred plan for the redevelopment of the naval station only gets it about half right.
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