Alameda County — This week marks the first anniversary of the start of the SCU Lightning Complex, one of the state’s largest fires in recorded history. In the aftermath of
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The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors officially asked staff Tuesday to craft an ordinance amending the county building code to require electricity to be the sole source of power for all new residential and non-residential (hotel, office and retail) buildings, while prohibiting the installation of natural gas piping.
The board voted 4-1, with Supervisor Candace Andersen dissenting. Andersen said she wanted to see more details on sustainability and infrastructure and believes homeowners should have more options. It s important they have an opportunity to weigh in, Andersen said, referring to municipal advisory councils and others in unincorporated areas.
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Carol Lee Hardiman was born Nov. 1, 1934, in Santa Rosa, California, and passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family, on April 19, 2021.
Carol spent her early years in Santa Rosa, moved to Reno for a brief time, and then settled in the Bay Area, where she attended St Josephâs School of Nursing in San Francisco. She spent five years as a nurse, working for St Josephâs in San Francisco and Kaiser Hospital in Walnut Creek.
In 1957, she married the love of her life, Buster Hardiman. They lived in Danville for 10 years, where they were blessed with six little ones, then together, built their family dream home on Morgan Territory in the foothills of Livermore Valley, with views of the Alameda hills to the east and the Pacific to the west. The family spent many cherished years together here, enjoying the beautiful backyard, sunsets and spending time with friends and loved ones.
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The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District covers the cities of Brentwood and Oakley, the Town of Discovery Bay, the communities of Byron, Bethel Island, and Knightsen, the Marsh Creek/Morgan Territory area, and all to the east of Clayton, California. (Photo courtesy of the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District)
DISCOVERY BAY, CA A Discovery Bay resident received a fine of $26,325 for an illegal fireworks show last Fourth of July holiday, the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District announced Thursday.
The fire district did not identify the person who received the fine as a result of a large-scale show in which more than 500 fireworks were fired on the holiday in 2020.