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Vol. 15, No. 5
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Citizens honored at town gala by Ruth Roberts
February 3, 2017
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It was an evening of glitz, glamour and celebration on Jan. 28, as residents of Discovery Bay dressed up to honor the town’s Citizen and Business of the Year at the State of the Town gala, held at the Discovery Bay Yacht Club. Honorees this year included Glenn Hoffman as Citizen of the Year; Discovery Locks & More as Business of the Year; Lisa Ackerly as Ambassador of the Year: and Byron Union School District’s (BUSD) Sara Vieira as Teacher of the Year. Vieira was not present, as she had given birth just days before the event. Hoffman was recognized for his work with the Discovery Bay Lions Club. As president of the Lions, he helped bring in more than $50,000 in fundraising dollars for local schools and
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A Lifetime Of Pearly Whites Photos by Jody Hanson, JVB Photography
MELISSA AND GLENN HOFFMAN
JEFF AND LINDA MOORE
BOB AND LISA ACKERLY
charities. “It was a very humbling experience,” said Hoffman of the honor. “Even though I knew I was nominated, the reality was overwhelming, considering the other nominees were all equal-
ly worthy of the award, in my opinion. It is nice to know that others have noticed my efforts in and around the community over the last few years.” Jeff Moore, winner of Business of the Year and owner of
Discovery Locks & More, was recognized along with retired partner Dave Ciruli for their popular business, as well as their contributions to the community. see Gala page 30A
County mulls green energy options by Kyle Szymanski Staff Writer
The Contra Costa Board of Supervisors was energized by the prospect of bringing clean, green energy to Contra Costa County through a community choice aggregation (CCA) program in 2016. Now in the new year, the board is narrowing down its choices for which outlet to use. Under CCA programs, local governments join together to provide energy to their residents. The energy is generated primarily from renewable sources, such as solar, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric and bioenergy. The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) will continue to deliver power and bill customers as nor-
“ Part of the goal here, in addition to getting a greater degree of renewable energy in the portfolio, is to do it locally; to produce here in Contra Costa and the East Bay so there is job generation and benefits here, which can be achieved by either joining MCE or joining the Alameda County effort.
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District l Supervisor John Gioia mal, with only the energy source varying. Under state law, customers are automatically enrolled in CCAs, but can opt out and stay with their original energy provider. The board appears to be leaning toward joining one of
two existing local CCA programs – either Marin Clean Energy (MCE) or East Bay Community Energy, which is based in Alameda County. The county could create its own CCA with other interest cities in the county, but the cost and time needed to
launch such a project are just two of many deterrents, board members said. Brentwood, one of 14 cities interested in the idea and one of nine to contribute money to the exploration process, has yet to formally weigh in on which option is best. Last year, Oakley officials said they plan to discuss whether they want to join the effort sometime this year. “Joining one of the existing or one of the soon-to-be-existing CCAs seems to me to make the most sense,” said District l Supervisor John Gioia. “Part of the goal here, in addition to getting a greater degree of renewable energy in the portfolio, is to do it locally; to produce here see Options page 30A
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Citizenship ceremony hosted by the Brentwood Library with Mayor Bob Taylor.
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