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MAY 9, 2008 COMMUNITY THEPRESS.NET | 25A
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jobs in East County than employed residents.
As a result, the volume of traffi c between
now and 2030 is expected to increase
49 percent on the freeway portion of Highway
4, increase by 108 percent on Marsh
Creek Road, by 82 percent on the surface
street portion of Highway 4 through Oakley
and Brentwood, by 145 percent on
Highway 160, by 22 percent on Vasco Road
and by 66 percent on Kirker Pass Road.
To help head off some of this congestion,
the action plan outlines several goals:
• Widen Highway 4 from Loveridge Road
to the Highway 4 Bypass; complete the
Highway 4 Bypass; extend James Donlon
Boulevard west to Kirker Pass Road; widen
Highway 4 through Oakley, Brentwood,
Byron and Discovery Bay; complete Highway
84 and build Highway 239.
• Manage future development in East
County so that it minimizes impacts on
regional roads and encourages the use of
non-automobile transportation.
• Aggressively pursue projects on freeways
such as metering at on-ramps; freeway service
patrol; vehicle detectors and closedcircuit
TV for real-time traffi c monitoring;
changeable message signs; and highway
advisory radio.
• Expand park-and-ride lots across East
County.
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When asked whether she was scared, realizing that
she was following a car containing people who were
armed and dangerous, the mother of two said, “I was
very calm at the time and then after the suspects were
taken into custody, it was just a sense of relief.”
Seven people, one of whom was shot in the foot,
were arrested on a variety of gun and assault charges.
For her bravery, Souza was presented with a Citizen
Service Citation by Police Chief Jim Hyde at the April 22
City Council meeting.
“A lot of people would run” in a situation like that,
said Hyde. “She actually stayed in the scene and followed
the vehicle. It showed a lot of responsibility on her part.
From the men and women in the police department and
the community of Antioch, we just want to say thank
you, Renee.”
The audience in the council chambers and the council
members gave her a standing ovation.
After the applause died down, Souza said, “It’s just
my honor. As a code enforcement offi cer we always rely
• Develop East County BART, eBART, ferry
service, Amtrak and other rail options.
• Advocate for increased transportation
funding at the federal, state and regional
level.
• Provide improvements that encourage
walking and bicycling.
• Expand bus service within East County
and between East County and other regions.
• Promote more employment development
in East County.
While all of these measures might help
Highway 4 become less of a nightmare at
rush hour, it’s unlikely it will ever become a
commuter’s dream.
“Anticipated growth that has already
been approved is likely to be faster than the
ability of local jurisdictions and Caltrans
to provide capacity relief,” the study states.
“It is unreasonable to expect that uncongested
conditions can ever be achieved in
a single hour.
“Travelers in urban and suburban
areas have come to accept peak hour congestion,
especially on the freeway routes. It
is desirable, however, to ensure that pointto-point
travel time be kept to a tolerable
maximum, that HOV (high-occupancy
vehicle) lanes be fully utilized, and we encourage
transit ridership.”
Vasco Road is also expected to remain
a signifi cant problem.
“It is clear that additional highway capacity
is needed in this corridor to accommodate
anticipated growth both in eastern
Contra Costa as well as Alameda County,”
the study states. “It will be diffi cult to provide
an increase in capacity for a variety of
reasons, including high cost and concerns
about environmental impacts.”
Perhaps the best news for those lucky
enough to land a local job is that the future
of job growth in East County’s is looking
bright.
“Compared to other locations in the
Bay Area, East Contra Costa is likely to
become increasingly attractive in terms of
labor force and land, assuming the transportation
system is there to provide access
for commuters and enable goods movement,”
the study states. “Brentwood, Rural
East Contra Costa, Antioch, and Pittsburg
(are) among the top six locations (in the
Bay Area) in terms of percentage change
in jobs from 2008 through 2030.”
The East County Action Plan is being
circulated for comments by agencies
and the public before being adopted, possibly
in June, by Transplan. It’s available at
www.transplan.us. Comments are due by
noon on Friday, May 16. E-mail them to
John Cunningham at jcunn@cd.cccounty.
us.
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that needed to be funded.
“I’m very hopeful that the proud fathers
project will give us a lot of bang for
our buck and will teach a lot of young men
the skills they need to become productive
members of society and teach young boys
and daughters how to conduct themselves
in our society.”
Not so fortunate in its funding request
was Monument Crisis Center,
which asked for $2,408 for its food and
nutrition program in Concord. It received
no funding, a neglect that Sandra Scheer
said she hoped the council would rectify
next year when the grant money is again
dispensed.
The food pantry helped feed nearly
10,000 people in the past year, 162 of them
from Antioch, she said. About a third are
single mothers with children who are living
on $800-$1,200 per month income.
“They come to us not only hungry
for food but hungry for education, tutoring,
mentoring, nutrition help, our domestic
violence restraining order clinic,
a whole host of services we have to support.”
A factor that might have worked
against her organization is that, due to
limited funding, Kalinowski preferred to
fund Antioch organizations fi rst.
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LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the
Planning Commission of the City
of Brentwood will, at 7:00 p.m. or
as soon thereafter as the normal
course of business permits on May
20, 2008 hold a public hearing to
consider the following:
An application for a conditional use
permit (CUP 08-15) to operate a
restaurant known as It’s A Grind
Coffee House within an approximately
1,500 square-foot tenant
space located on the northeast corner
of Balfour Road and John Muir
Parkway at 2261 Balfour Road,
Suite A within the Balfour Retail
Center (APN 019-150-097).
Applicant: Ryan Perez
Said hearing will be held at the
City Council Chambers, 734 Third
Street, Brentwood, California.
Further information may be
obtained from Assistant Planner
Tim Nielsen [(925) 516-5151 or
tnielsen@ci.brentwood.ca.us]
in the Community Development
Department of the City of Brentwood,
104 Oak Street, Brentwood,
California 94513.
Before any court challenge of Planning
Commission decisions, you
are required to appeal the decision
to the City Council no later than
the time period provided under the
City’s Municipal Code. In addition
you may be limited to raising only
those issues you or someone else
raised at the public hearing described
in this notice, or in written
correspondence delivered to the
Brentwood Planning Commission
at, or prior to, the public hearing.
Brentwood Press No. 02-1273
Publish Date: May 9, 2008
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the
Planning Commission of the City
of Brentwood will, at 7:00 p.m. or
as soon thereafter as the normal
on the police department to back us up. It’s just an honor
to back up the police department as well. My bosses
Ryan Graham and Denise Skaggs just encourage us to
work together (with the police), and this is a good example
of working together.”
Mayor Don Freitas said, “I often say public service
is a noble calling. And I just want to underscore and
want you to know that we very much appreciate not just
the police department but truly the community for going
above and beyond the call of duty. Thank you very
much.”
Souza has lived in Antioch for 18 years and been a
code enforcement offi cer for the past two years. Much
of her job has involved responding to complaints from
residents about properties with overgrown vegetation,
inoperative vehicles in public view and illegal banners.
“As community enforcement offi cers, we put ourselves
in potential danger every day dealing with property
owners,” she said in an interview last week. “So we count
on the police department to back us up whenever we feel
we are in immediate danger, which they have done quite
course of business permits on May
20, 2008 hold a public hearing to
consider the following:
An application for a conditional use
permit (CUP 08-10) to allow an
on-sale liquor license for the 760
Cigar Lounge & Boutique, located
in an 851-square-foot tenant space
at 613 First Street, Valverde Plaza
(APN 013-100-005).
Applicant: Keith Piacente
Said hearing will be held at the
City Council Chambers, 734 Third
Street, Brentwood, California.
Further information may be
obtained from Senior Planner Jeff
Zilm [(925) 516-5136 or jzilm@
ci.brentwood.ca.us] in the Community
Development Department
of the City of Brentwood, 104 Oak
Street, Brentwood, California
94513.
Before any court challenge of Planning
Commission decisions, you
are required to appeal the decision
to the City Council no later than
the time period provided under the
City’s Municipal Code. In addition
you may be limited to raising only
those issues you or someone else
raised at the public hearing described
in this notice, or in written
correspondence delivered to the
Brentwood Planning Commission
at, or prior to, the public hearing.
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Publish Date: May 9, 2008
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File #F-0003129-00
The name of the business (es):
Original Zin Located at: 2520
Winged Foot Road In: Brentwood,
CA 94513 Is hereby registered by
the following owner(s): Zinelas,
LLC, 2520 Winged Foot Road,
Brentwood, CA 94513. This
business is conducted by: a
Limited Liability Co. The registrant
commenced to transact business
under the fi ctitious business name
or names listed above on: N/A.
Signature of registrant: Garabaldi
J. Laranang, Managing Member
This statement was fi led with
Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of
Contra Costa County on: April 25,
2008 By: Courtney Munn, Deputy
Expires: April 25, 2008
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Publish: May 9, 16, 23, 30, 2008
NOTICE OF
CITY OF BRENTWOOD
PLANNING COMMISSION
WORKSHOP
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the City of Brentwood Planning
Commission will hold a workshop
on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 6:00
PM to review and provide input
on the proposed draft Brentwood
Boulevard Specifi c Plan, consisting
of approximately 436 acres located
along the Brentwood Boulevard
(State Route 4) corridor from Delta
Road on the north to Second Street
on the south. The project includes
a proposed General Plan Amend-
a bit. It was just nice to be able to help them out as well.
We know they would be there for us in a heartbeat.”
One of the times Souza needed a police backup was
when she was towing vehicles off of private property.
“The owner was aware we were going to do this,” she
said. “(But) when we were there, he became irate and
said he would kill himself before we would take his vehicles
away. The police offi cers ended up having to taser
him and take him to the hospital.”
To reduce the potential for violence, code enforcement
offi cers no longer hang a violation notice on the
door of a residence or try to make direct contact with
the resident. Instead, the offi cer visits the property, notes
the violation and sends a notice of violation letter to the
resident and the property owner (if they are different).
Souza’s act of heroism is actually the second by a
city employee in recent months. At the March 25 council
meeting, two public works employees were recognized
for having foiled the attempted robbery of an elderly
woman by four young females.
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ment (GPA 08-03) and Rezoning
(RZ 08-05) and consideration of a
Draft Environmental Impact Report
prepared in accordance with
California Environmental Quality
Act requirements.
Said workshop will be held at the
City Council Chambers, 734 Third
Street, Brentwood, California.
Further information may be
obtained from Senior Planner
Winston Rhodes [(925) 516-5150
or wrhodes@ci.brentwood.ca.us]
in the Community Development
Department of the City of Brentwood,
104 Oak Street, Brentwood,
California 94513.
Brentwood Press No. 02-1273
Publish Date: May 9, 2008
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The name of the business (es):
CM Landscaping & Maintenance
Located at: 68 Lexington In: Brentwood,
CA 94513, Mailing: P.O.
Box 2024, Brentwood, CA 94513 Is
hereby registered by the following
owner(s): Carlos Morales, 89
Lexington Street, Brentwood, CA
94513. This business is conducted
by: an Individual The registrant
commenced to transact business
under the fi ctitious business name
or names listed above on: 5/5/08
Signature of registrant: Carlos
Morales This statement was fi led
with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk
Of Contra Costa County on: May
5, 2008 By: H. Franklin, Deputy
Expires: May 5, 2013
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Publish: May 9, 16, 23, 30, 2008
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