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Vol. 15, No. 22
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Students Standing up for the Delta suspended over campus water fight by Ruth Roberts Staff Writer
More than 20 seniors at Liberty High School have been suspended following a campus mob scene last week, which involved as many as 1,000 students and resulted in several injuries and one hospitalization. What began as a lunchtime water-balloon fight on Friday, May 26, quickly escalated into a frenzy when groups of primarily senior students began throwing water bottles. Liberty staff acted quickly to intervene and the police were called to the scene to break up the crowd. “Two to three students were injured by flying water bottles (and) sustained minor injuries,” said see Suspended page 30A
June 2, 2017
Celebrating Men Today
From legal counsel to retirement clubs, East County offers many avenues for success. Page 1B
Taking It One Day At A Time Photo by Richard Wisdom
J
oy Rogers of Discovery Bay was one of nearly 200 residents who attended the recent Delta Stewardship meeting in Sacramento to protest the Delta Tunnels project. There are multiple organizations committed to preserving the Delta. For more information on Save the California Delta Alliance, visit www.nodeltatunnels.com. For more information on Restore the Delta, visit www.restorethedelta.org.
Jose Cordon found his place in the world through a program for troubled youth. Page 5A
Balfour Road widening project set to begin Falcons Fight by Kyle Szymanski The traveling lanes and shoulders along a 3-mile stretch of road between Sellers Avenue in Brentwood and Bixler Road in Discovery Bay will be widened to 12 feet and 6 feet, respectively, beginning in early June or July.
Photo by Tony Kukulich
Staff Writer
Crews will soon begin a twophase, roadway-widening project along Balfour Road in unincorporated Brentwood, which is expected to improve safety for motorists and bicyclists. The project – slated to increase the size of the travel lanes and shoulders of a 3-mile stretch of road between Sellers Avenue in Brentwood and Bixler Road in Discovery Bay – will begin in late June or early July and last until the end of November, said Adelina Huerta, project manager. The current 18- to 20-foot roadway width will be expanded to 36 feet, including a 12-foot-wide travel lane, 6-foot-wide shoulder and 2-foot-wide shoulder backing in each direction. The stretch of
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roadway sees significant daily traffic as a commuter route to Highway 4. “The project will improve this segment of Balfour Road by providing standard travel lanes and shoulder widths that meet current county design standards,” said Julia R. Bueren, public works director. The work also calls for leftturn pockets to be added on the eastern and western segments of Balfour Road at the intersection of Balfour and Byron Highway,and a left-turn pocket on the western segment of Balfour at the intersection of Balfour and Bixler Roads. “The widened shoulders will provide a driver-recovery area and a bike lane in each direction of travel on this segment of roadway,” Bueren said. The work will be completed in see Balfour page 30A
New BART Chief www.thepress.net/news/webextras
Carlos Rojas, BART’s newest chief of police was recently sworn into office.
To The End
Freedom High School softball team falls in North Coast Section semifinals. Page 23A Calendar............................... 7B Classifieds..........................28A Cop Logs............................... 6B Entertainment..................13A Food.....................................12A Health & Beauty...............14A Milestones.........................21A Opinion...............................22A Pets......................................18A Sports..................................23A
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CCTA has announced an exciting partnership with Scoop Technologies.