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Senator calls for second shutdown
by Kyle Szymanski Staff Writer
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REGIONAL Arguing that the state took steps to reopen the economy too soon, California State Senator Steve Glazer (D - Contra Costa) has called on Gov. Gavin Newson to reinstate a shelter-in-place order similar to the one that went into effect at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March. “With this crisis on the verge of spiraling out of control, the only question we should be asking is, what will it take to lower infection rates?” Glazer said. “At this point, we have no choice but to take tough measures, while we simultaneously act to help those in need. Our lives and our livelihood depend on us to move forward as Califor-
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randon Freel, co-owner of the Imperiale Beer Project, is working to weather the COVID-19 storm and its intricate protocols while providing customers with tempting pub food and craft beers brewed on-site. To read the story, see page 4.
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Contested housing project gets green light “ This is really a model for future
by Kyle Szymanski Staff Writer
ANTIOCH A long-debated housing project in the southern part of the city may now move ahead. Antioch leaders recently approved key documents moving forward with a planned 1,177-unit, 551-acre community west of Deer Valley Road near Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve and across from the Kaiser Permanente Antioch Medical Center. The proposal, first submitted in 2015 as a 1,667-unit concept, has been held up by residents’ and environmental groups’ concerns, formal initiative efforts governing the proposed project area, and le-
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Antioch City Councilmember Joy Motts gal actions, but now a third version that includes lots of open space and trails appears to be the charm. A cattle-grazing operation, one home and a number of barns and outbuildings currently occupy the site. “This is going to be a gem of a project,” Antioch Mayor Sean Wright said. “What an opportunity to not only build some necessary
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housing but also be able to connect that open space and make it usable for our community.” The 1,177-unit plan is expected to feature 543 single-family residential units, including 133 executive home sites, 212 medium density residential homes and 422 age-restricted (over age 55) senior units, in addition to a fire station and a 5-acre village-center area
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— accommodating up to 54,000 square feet of neighborhood commercial, office and retail space. About 43% of the project will be dedicated to open space, with the area’s southwest hill ridgelines unaltered; the Sand Creek corridor generally undisturbed; and over seven miles of trails — all leading to a one-acre trail staging area on the site’s furthest western edge that would give way to off-site East Bay Regional Park lands. The project’s approval appeared to be buoyed by its openspace-conscious approach and a slew of other guaranteed community benefits, including $2.5 milsee Housing page 22
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BRENTWOOD City leaders recently took a big step toward turning a swath of northwest property into one of the county’s key employment generators. The Brentwood City Council approved a contract of up to $348,500 with a master planning and architectural services consultant to create a master plan for the area — over 430 acres surrounded by Lone Tree Way to the north, Heidorn Ranch Road to the west, Sand Creek Road to the south and Shady Willow Lane to the east. The area — branded as The Innovation Center @ Brentwood — is considered the future jobgenerating hub and a perfect location for mixed-use development, capable of one day featuring 4 million square feet of nonresidential establishments, 8,400 jobs and 2,100 housing units, according to city estimates. “The concept of an innovation center is a next-generation business park that acts as a highly flexible, multi-tenant hub for technology, office, health care, advanced manufacturing and research-focused endusers to coexist, grow and expand,” said Senior Analyst Joshua Ewen. The master plan will build on the area’s previously approved specific plan, laying out key area elements, including in-ground infrastructure, road locations, parking areas, building sizes and other land-use, architecture and engineering details — all feeding into future marketing materials and efforts. “The idea is to take that spesee Growth page 22
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