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City backs Scaring up homeless the season funding T by Kyle Szymanski Staff Writer
The cities of Brentwood and Oakley recently put their support behind Contra Costa County’s attempts to secure grant funding to assist the area’s homeless but stopped short of declaring homeless crises in their own jurisdictions. County officials had asked all 19 incorporated Contra Costa County cities to adopt a formal resolution declaring a homeless crisis in their municipalities to show support for and receive a portion of the county’s estimated $7,196,770, expected to be handed down by the state through its Homeless Emergency Aid Program. The Oakley City Council adopted a
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his year, a record 29 scarecrows were displayed in City Park for the annual Scarecrow in the Park competition. Members of the city’s youth and arts commissions judged the entries, with the winners as follows: first place – Gru and minions from Created By You Art Studio; second place – Jack Skellington from the G6 Kids; third place – Don’t Trash Our Future from Ms. Lily & Friends Preschool; fourth place – D.I.G. from Delta Informal Gardeners. To view more photos of the event, visit www.thepress.net/ multimedia/slideshows
Residents compete for bragging rights at Hot Rods 4 Paws’ pieeating contest. Page 8A
Planting The Next Chapter
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see Homeless page 22A
WaterFix debated in public hearings by Tony Kukulich Staff Writer
Last week opponents and proponents of the California WaterFix Project squared off against one another again, this time during three days of hearings and public comments as the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) attempted to determine if WaterFix, aka the Delta tunnels project, is consistent with the Delta Plan. By the end of the hearings, WaterFix opponents delineated a number of perceived shortcomings in the plan while proponents argued that it’s based on proven science and economics and is necessary to secure reliable water for a significant portion of the state’s population. Required by the 2009 Delta Reform Act, the Delta Plan is a comprehensive, long-term manage-
“ The Delta is more than a conduit in a plumbing system ... this Delta Stewardship Council is charged, in large part with protecting (the Delta). Please deny DWR’s request to affirm its consistency determination.
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ecosystem. These goals must, according to the plan, be achieved in a manner that protects and enhances the unique cultural, recreational, natural resource and agricultural values of the Delta as an evolving place. For WaterFix to continue down the path toward breaking ground, DSC needs to certify that the project is consistent with the Delta Plan.
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The California Department of Water Resources (DWR), the agency tasked with implementing WaterFix, filed for a certification of consistency with the DSC on July 27. In August, nine appellant groups representing more than 20 different agencies and organizations submitted appeals asserting that WaterFix is inconsistent with the Delta Plan. “The Delta Reform Act gives the (Delta Stewardship) Council two options: to uphold an appeal and remand the project at issue to the project proponent, or to deny an appeal and allow the project to proceed,” explained Brittany Young, DSC information officer. Before the hearings got underway, three of the seven DSC councilmembers – Susan Tatayon, Maria Mehranian and Ken Weinberg – re-
Geraldine Stanton of Flowers by Gerry retires after 45 years as East County’s florist. Page 4A
Bowl Game Blowout
Liberty takes down Heritage 49-0 in annual Brentwood Bowl football game. Page 1B
see WaterFix page 22A
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BART is moving ahead with plans for 800 new parking spaces Antioch station.
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