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of unknown distance that lasts until the
early morning and has been known to eliminate
many from the competition.
And that’s just the fi rst day.
“The competition is recognized as a
world-class event,” Sgt. Jonathon Adams
told the students as he introduced Broussard.
“This man is one of the most elite soldiers
in the U.S. military.”
The soft-spoken Broussard, 25, talked
briefl y about his life at Liberty and the
profound changes he underwent after joining
the Army. He described the rigorous
training all Rangers go through, a regimen
designed “to get you to quit,” he said. It’s
Darwinian theory at its fi nest, he said, adding,
“If you’re not performing up to par, we
don’t need you.” Less than 30 percent of the
people who try to become Rangers actually
make it.
Students then peppered Broussard
with questions, one of the fi rst of which was
“Who was the teacher who helped you the
most while you were here?”
His unhesitating response, “Mrs.
(Rhonda) Snover,” was roundly cheered,
and a messenger was sent to fetch the stillactive
Snover from her classroom for a tearand-smile-fi
lled reunion.
In answer to other questions, Broussard
told students not to worry about
popularity because “all that disappears the
second you graduate.” He said he thinks it’s
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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.
• Develop East County BART, eBART, ferry
service, Amtrak and other rail options.
• Advocate for increased transportation
funding at the federal, state and regional
level.
harder on a soldier’s family – such as his
wife, Jessica – than on soldiers when they’re
away, and that training (which one person
had referred to as “brainwashing”) was in
reality just the “active adoption of a chosen
lifestyle. You learn what being a man is
all 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 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 be-
fore returning to his base at Ft. Benning,
Ga. Between tours overseas, the former
high-schooler-in-need-of-a-wake-up-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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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
• 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,
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.
especially on the freeway routes. It is desirable,
however, to ensure that point-to-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.
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
Brentwood Press No. 02-1273
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-
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.
Photos by Richard Wisdom
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. Above, Staff Sgt.
Broussard, the winner of the Army’s 2008 Best Ranger
competition, shows Liberty students the margin by
which he graduated from the school in 2001.
“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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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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