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August 12, 2011

Main Street restaurant deals OK’d Cultivating community Carpaccio’s, La Costa to anchor new development by Samie Hartley Staff Writer

Oakley’s vision for a vibrant, revitalized downtown continues to gain steam as the city council approved development agreements for two new restaurants. The council unanimously approved a deal with Manuel’s Five Star Restaurant, Inc. to relocate Antioch’s Carpaccio’s Restaurant to 3070 Main St., and also agreed on a deal with Campestre Corporation to relocate popular taqueria La Costa just east of its current Main Street location in Oakley Plaza.

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John and Jessica Scoles and Laura and Cole Broaders enjoy a meal at Carpaccio’s in Antioch. Carpaccio’s will relocate to Oakley next year. La Costa has been operating in downtown Oakley for more than 20 years. Its new fa-

cility, featuring indoor and outdoor seating to accommodate approximately 200 guests, is ex-

pected to be better than ever. “The La Costa restaurant that exists on this site presently will continue to be open all the way through construction and would not close until such time as the new building is built,” said City Manager Bryan Montgomery. “We want to make that clear. The clientele at La Costa, almost everyone (city staff) in this room, should know that the restaurant will remain open.” Montgomery also stressed that adequate parking will be available for La Costa’s customers during construction. Once the new restaurant is built and the La Costa staff has settled in at the new location, the old building will be torn down to make way for a public plaza, which will include a water feature. As part of the deal, the city will contribute a $111,000 grant see Main Street page 26A

Jewish congregations are finding East County fertile soil for the flourishing of a great culture and religion. Page 1B

Ready to respond The public is invited to help the city celebrate the grand opening of a new state-of-the-art fire station. Page 3A

Dialed in to dreams

Fundraiser planned for wounded warrior by Justin Lafferty Staff Writer Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Fye, an East County native, lost half of his left leg earlier this year in Afghanistan after stepping on an explosive device, but his positive attitude is invincible. Fye, whose family lives in Antioch, was a bomb technician serving his fourth tour of duty in the U.S. Air Force. His job involved searching for improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and destroying them to secure the area for his fellow troops. The Pittsburg High graduate, 30, already had a bad feeling about May 27. The day before, he lost two of his friends to IED explosions. During the process of searching for the explosives in the Kandahar Province of Afghanistan, Fye stepped on one. The blast cost him the lower part of his left leg and shattered his right leg. He’s currently recovering at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas and will soon begin physical therapy and be fitted for a prosthesis.

Fye and everyone around him knows it could have been much worse. “All I was missing was part of my leg and my other leg was damaged, but I still have it,” Fye said. “I was alive and thankful to be going home to my family.” A former member of the Pittsburg High Marching Band, Fye has gone through seven surgeries and incredible amounts of pain, as his right leg is being reformed and strengthened with steel rods. Fye credits the support of his family and friends as crucial in getting him through this rough patch. His high school sweetheart wife of 11 years, Nicole, has been an important force in his recovery, as have their four children. Nicole actually arrived at the medical center a day before he did. “I couldn’t make it through this without her,” Daniel said. “She’s been an amazing support throughout the whole thing.” Daniel’s siblings – Josh, 27, and Sara, 19 – have also been with him. Sara, Daniel’s mother Janice noted, took all her college classes online see Wounded page 26A

Three local baseball players are on the roster for the Area Code games, a national showcase of talent. Page 21A

Photo courtesy of Daniel Fye

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Fye, an East County native, is currently recovering from an explosion that cost him half of his left leg and badly injured his right leg.

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