In an uproarious session of the Orinda City Council on Monday, May 13, residents of Orinda and other Bay Area communities expressed strong opposition to plans requiring local communities to build high-density, high-rise housing in Orinda and elsewhere. [click to continue…]
Concord Mayor Dan Helix, Councilman Ron Leone, and Tim Grayson have one thing in common. All were registered Republicans who recently bolted the Party. It is speculated that in the case of these office holders, being a member of the GOP has proven to be a handicap not only for holding local non partisan posts, but also in dealing with political matters outside of city limits. Can the new state GOP chairman turn Republican prospects in California around? [click to continue…]
California Speaker John Perez (D-Los Angeles) says California law that created an agency to oversee national health care reforms granted it sweeping authority to conceal spending on the contractors that will perform most of its functions will meet California Constitutional requirements. Covered California plans to spend nearly $458 million on outside vendors by the end of 2014, covering lawyers, consultants, public relations advisers and other functions. [click to continue…]
I just returned from watching the demolition of the Pleasant Hill Dome theater – very sad. It’s doubly frustrating in that last Monday evening I was compelled to cast the deciding city council vote to deny the last-minute appeal by the Save The Dome group. [click to continue…]
Bill Gram-Reefer is Editor & Publisher of Halfway To Concord, founded in 2004. Halfway To Concord is the leading online source for community-driven political news, events, and opinion for Contra Costa County and the San Francisco East Bay.