East Bay book drive for Malawi orphans
June 23, 2008
John F. Kennedy University and Voice Flame Writers is holding a book drive thru end of July for school children in Malawi, Africa. With more than a million orphans, many dream of owning just one book. To donate, Read more
Newspaper Guild on shaky ground at Bay Area News Group
June 18, 2008
The recent vote 104-92 vote authorizing the Newspaper Guild to represent qualified Bay Area Newsgroup employees, mostly reporters, may herald potential labor strife. According to Editor and Publisher, Read more
Acoustic Tuesday Concerts at Concord’s Todos Santos Plaza in July
June 16, 2008
McNerney war chest doubles Andal’s cash on hand
June 16, 2008
Open Secrets reports rookie Democratic incumbent, Pleasanton’s Jerry McNerney, of California’s 11th Congressional District, comes out of the June Primary with apx twice as much cash on hand as Republican challenger and former legislator, Dean Andal of Stockton. Read more
Housing group targets upcoming Concord Naval Weapons Station Reuse meeting, June 14
June 12, 2008
The Coalition for a Sustainable Concord (East Bay Housing) is asking community members to attend and voice their opinions at the upcoming Community Advisory Committee (CAC) Workshop meeting on issues pertaiing to development of the Concord Naval Weapons Station (CNWS) and the Reuse Plannning process. The CAC meeting will be held Saturday, June 14, from 9:00 a.m. to noon, at the Concord Senior Center located on Parkside Drive. Read more
CBO Center offers seminars on fundraising, organization and board development seminars
June 9, 2008
See information from the CBO Center for upcoming seminars designed help non-profits build fundraising prowess, build accountable organizations, and build muscular boards. Read more
Roadwork on Marsh Creek Road near Clayton, Jun 9-19
June 3, 2008
View Larger Map Contra Costa County Public Works Department will perform road work on Marsh Creek Road from Camino Diablo Road to the Clayton city limits at Pine Lane on June 9 through June 19, 2008 between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Motorists can expect possible delays of 20 minutes or more and are encouraged to use alternate routes.
Contra Costa Times continues campaign finance coverup
June 2, 2008
The Contra Costa Times continues to allow its political reporter, Lisa Vorderbrueggen, to avoid full disclosure concerning her complete refusal to cover the subornation of the electoral process in Contra Costa County by special interest Independent Expenditures. In an comment (#34) posted on her blog, Lisa Vorderbrueggen does nothing but dissemble and tell tall tales to avoid admitting the truth that she was either played by campaign managers posing as her friends or she is a bent reporter that lets her political bias inform her decisions about what to write about or not. Read more
Board of Supervisors’ 40% OPEB solution not good enough; defeat Piepho and Glover
May 28, 2008
At a recent CoCo Tax meeting, Daniel Borenstein of the Contra Costa Times, presented a summary of his detailed OPEB research. Even if the BOS makes good on its promise to prefund $20 million; Even if it ever gets around to adding a $588 million chunk by 2022-23; Even if it can pay $100 million dollars a year thereafter; Even if the County implements the proposed benefits changes to unrepresented workers, the County would still be $54 million short of 40-percent funding and still leave a 60 percent or $1.042 Billion balance due. Furthermore, even if the BOS added the same benefits changes to unionized employees, the County would still owe $705 million after 30 years. This is simply not acceptable. Read more
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