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about, you get to see different
leadership styles, and pick what
you want.”
Between classes, as he walked
to the PE coach’s room for a
break, Broussard said he thinks
his life at Liberty, including trying
to get playing time as a 6-foot,
1-inch, 140-pound “beanpole,”
helped him develop the tenacity
that has served him so well as a
Ranger. He also credited Snover
with helping him get through
school.
“She pulled me aside and told
me, ‘You need to wake up,’” he recalled.
Snover said she rememberd
Broussard as a “deep thinker” and
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cused group of parents and their laughing
offspring.
One parent, who asked to remain
anonymous pending his test results, conceded
that the questions were defi nitely
tougher than he had anticipated.
“It’s been a few years since I studied
this,” he said in his defense.
Which was exactly the point said
Maslen. “This is just a fun way for parents
to see what their children are studying in
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• 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.
• 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
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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.
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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
said she still has an essay he wrote.
“I’m incredibly proud of him, but
I’m not surprised,” she said.
Broussard was scheduled to
visit other area schools and take
some time off before returning to
his base at Ft. Benning, Ga. Between
tours overseas, the former
high-schooler-in-need-of-a-wakeup-call
is about 18 months from
attaining a master’s degree, which
he will apply in his career as a
physician’s assistant.
Broussard will attend the
Brentwood City Council meeting
next Tuesday to be honored by
the city, and other offi cial commendations
are in the works.
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school and to understand the level of learning
their students are working at,” she said.
“It’s also just a nice way for them (parents)
to get involved in their children’s education,
and to get them to participate in parent’s
night.”
The Tour D’Excelsior program was an
entertaining twist on the traditional end-ofthe-year
event. The family-friendly evening
included the standard classroom visits but
featured plenty of interactive activities, such
as Historical Jeopardy and a Foods Fear
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
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.
Brentwood Press No. 02-1273
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.
Factor game, as well as a Macarena Dance
competition sung with helping verbs and
storytelling.
Not to be outdone, the drama department
offered a sneak peek at the school’s
spring production of “The Wizard of Oz,”
complete with a pug dog in the role of
Toto.
The Excelsior Band provided the musical
entertainment, and Straw Hat Pizza,
Loard’s Ice Cream, slushies and candy
booths were available.
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
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-
“We hope that you will enjoy this evening’s
activities, which we tried to make a
little different and entertaining,” said Excelsior
Principal Benjamin Scinto during his
welcoming address.
As for Davis and her son Jacob, mom
prevailed with a respectable eight correct
answers.
“Not bad, not bad,” she said. “I’m going
to start working on my (chore) list.”
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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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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.
Liberty High
teacher,
left, Rhonda
Snover
has a tearful
reunion
with Staff
Sgt. Michael
Broussard,
who, in
answer to a
student’s question,
named
her as his most
infl uential
teacher at
Liberty.
Photo by
Richard Wisdom
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
Brentwood Press No. 02-1273
Publish: May 9, 16, 23, 30, 2008
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