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High-voltage victories

The East Diablo Lightning 93 made the short list of local teams whove reached the states Sweet 16.

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Casualties of road protocol Bicyclists will honor their comrades and urge motorists to share the streets.

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Flu restraints lifted, schools open

Schools throughout the county reopened this week earlier than expected following the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) an-nouncement Tuesday that a suspected strain of the swine fl u, or H1N1 virus, was less virulent than originally feared.

What I can tell you is that we are no lon-ger closing schools and that we are following the guidelines of the CDC, said Kate Fowlie, spokesperson for the Contra Costa County Health Services Department. However, we are still recommending that anyone who is sick stay home.

At press time, a total of 11 cases of the H1N1 virus were confi rmed in Contra Costa County. In East County, two schools Brent-wood and Lone Tree elementaries closed their doors on Monday, May 4, following one probable case at each of the schools. Later in the week one case was confi rmed at Edna Hill Elementary, but the school has, and will re-main, open.

The CDC relaxed its guidelines this week, stating that schools should remain open as long as the number of absences doesnt affect the schools general operation.

Superintendents from local districts, in-cluding Byron Union, Brentwood Union and

Liberty Union High School, sent letters home to families reassuring them that the situation was being carefully monitored.

Dana Eaton, director of student services for the Brentwood Union School District, said he received the call from the county health de-partment on Saturday, May 2, and within 45 minutes all 8,300 families in the district had

been notifi ed of Brentwood Elementarys planned closure Monday morning.

We have a great autodial system that sends messages in Spanish and English and we were able to get the word out very quickly, said Eaton. At this point we havent had any

by Ruth RobertsStaff Writer

see Flu page 21A

Markstein unveils distribution plant

In 1919 Albert Markstein bought a horse, wagon and six cases of beer and started his own business making beer deliveries to bars, restau-rants and stores in Oakland. Ninety years later his great-granddaughter built a $15 million, 126,000-square-foot facility off East 18th Street in Antioch to make beer deliveries in Contra Costa and Alameda counties.

Hundreds of people and a Budweiser Clydesdale horse braved a gentle rain last Fri-day afternoon to offi cially welcome the business, which outgrew its facility of 30 years in Pittsburg along Highway 4, bringing 125 full-time employ-ees and much-needed tax dollars to Antioch.

Ten years ago during the heady dot-com boom, the relocation of a beer distributor sev-eral miles down the road might not have received much notice. But in a down economy, this rare piece of economic good news was as welcome as a tall, frosty Bud on a 100-degree day in August, bringing out a state senator plus current and for-

mer council members to the ribbon-cutting cer-emony and receiving well wishes from the state attorney general and state treasurer.

We are just very happy to be in Antioch, said Laura Markstein, president of Markstein Sales Company. Its a great location for us and everybody has been welcoming.

Laura is taking over control of the compa-ny from her father Robert, who took over con-trol of the company from his father Albert, who with his two brothers took over control of the company from their father Albert, who bought the horse, wagon and six cases of beer and sur-vived Prohibition by selling cider, soft drinks and near beer.

There are two reasons for the companys longevity: attention to customer service and Americans unquenchable thirst for beer, even in or perhaps because of a punch-drunk economy.

I really believe in providing the best cus-tomer experience we can out there and do what

by Dave RobertsStaff Writer

see Markstein page 21A

Photo by Richard Wisdom

Lone Tree Elementary School Principal Wanda Apel peeks around the corner at her schools empty playground this week. The school was closed Monday and Tuesday after receiving probable con rmation of a case of the swine u.

Photo by Dave Roberts

A Budweiser Clydesdale horse was on hand to lend celebrity star power to the Markstein grand opening in Antioch last Friday.

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Aerial observances

The citys Memorial Day festivities will feature a visit from some vintage war birds .

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Weathering the storm for a cure

Battling wet and windy weather, more than 500 people came out to support Oakleys inaugural Relay For Life last weekend. Taking the track at Freedom High School were 34 teams that raised more than $60,000 to benefi t the American Cancer Societys research to fi nd new treatments for the millions who fi ght cancer.

Event co-chairperson and cancer survivor Joe Ballard said the event was a huge success, setting the foundation for even bigger events: Despite the rain, there where no problems at all. Everything went smoothly; everyone had a great time. People came together and they did it with style. These people walked the track for the entire 24 hours in the rain-soaked fi eld.

Cancer does not sleep. Im proud to live in this community, and Im even more proud of the people who supported this event, and will support it more in the years to come.

The dark skies didnt damp-en the spirits of Oakleys Relay for Life participants, above, who battled the elements to help raise money for cancer research. Hundreds of Relay for Life walkers passed by the Fight for Cure Garden, far left, during the 24-hour event. Kris Clark, center, team coordinator for B.A.T.B.O.C. (Bringing Awareness To Beat Out Cancer), takes cover with the rest of her team at Oakleys Relay for Life event.

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A group of Discovery Bay friends, above, recently cleaned out their closets and their neighbors and coworkers closets as well for a worthy cause. Gently worn business suits, shoes and attire were gathered during a recent get-together at Julie Rathbuns house in Discovery Bay. The women collected two large coat racks of clothes, 27 pairs of shoes and 16 purses. All proceeds will be donated to Wardrobe for Opportunity and the Bay Area Womens and Childrens Center. Way to go, ladies!

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Photo by Dave Bruntz

Within the last year, a bicyclist was killed on Davison Drive in An-tioch and another was injured in a hit-and-run incident on Lone Tree Way at Canada Valley Road.

To honor and remember those who have been injured or killed while cycling on public roadways, many Antioch bicyclists will participate in the international Ride of Silence on May 20 beginning at 7 p.m. The ride is short, made at no more than 12 mph and in silence. Cyclists who have lost someone will wear black armbands, and cyclists injured by automobiles will wearing red arm-bands. The event, which will take

place simultaneously worldwide, was inaugurated in 2003.

In Antioch, cyclists will meet in the parking lot at Antioch City Hall, ride a short loop and return to City Hall. No sign-ups or fees for partici-pation are required.

This isnt critical mass, or a demonstration against automobile drivers, said cyclist Curtis Corlew, who is assembling the Antioch ride. Its a way to remember those weve lost, and at the same time its a plea to the non-cycling public to share the road with us.

For more information, visit www.rideofsilence.org.

Remembrance ride

The third season of the 2econd Saturday series of free events kicks off May 9 at City Park in Antioch with the Rivertown Moonlight Movie in May, featuring an outdoor screening of the Oscar-winning WALL-E, the G-rated Disney/Pixar animated fi lm about a robot who teams up with his friends to save the Earth.

The movie begins at about 8:30 p.m. Papas Kettle Korn will be on hand, selling sweets and treats, and event attendees are strongly encour-aged to bring blankets and/or chairs.

The movie starts at dusk, but we hope people will show up early so their kids can play on the one-of-a-kind, community-built playground before settling in for the movie, said Brian Nunnally, economic develop-ment analyst for the City of Antioch and one of the events planners.

The 2econd Saturday events are hosted by Rivertown merchants with support from the City of An-tioch. For more information, visit www.rivertownevents.com or call 925-779-6168.

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The sound startled me, as if someone had crept up from behind, fl ung out a sheet of canvas and snapped it like a bedspread. In that high and windswept place, it could be only one thing: the sound of a birds wing. A large bird.

I wheeled on my heel and scattered glances skyward. Nothing; not a creature in sight. The only other place to look was down. Way down.

I was standing at 1,360 feet above sea level, my back to the cliffs edge on Flag Hill at Sunol Regional

Wilderness, my calves still burning from an attempt to beat my personal best time to the top. I had been looking north, watching the twin fangs of Maguire Peaks puncture a sky of palest blue, when the wing churned the air behind me. I spun around, looked up and around at empty sky, took three long strides over to the sandstone escarpment and looked down.

There, 200 feet below, black against searing green, sped the classic

confi guration of a turkey vulture, wings half-folded. The bird and the human watching him from on high must have caught the same cool blast from the southeast, for just as I felt it whip my face and nearly tear off my cap, the raptors 6-foot wingspan snapped fully spread like a drag chute behind a space shuttle. The big bird shot upward for a moment, stabilized and hung absolutely motionless above the steep meadow about a hundred feet below me muscle, feather and hollow bone leaning in immaculate balance against the teeth of the breeze.

The raptor must have swooped up Flag Hills south face, crested the ridge and found himself right on top of me. Airspeed spent, his best option was to execute a twisting bank and dive. I thought back to a similar encounter a quarter century ago at Kettle Moraine in Wisconsin. I was hiking a trail that split a rolling prairie from an old oak forest when a turkey vulture curled low around a bank of oaks not 30 yards ahead. Like the bird at Sunol, he hadnt been expecting a human to materialize right in front of him. Instead of barnstorming me, he had fl inched, lost airspeed and decided to reverse course. Quill and

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see Raptor page 15AViewed from the apex of Flag Hill, the twin spires of Maguire Peaks rise above the rolling terrain of Sunol Regional Wilderness.

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The thunder of vintage war birds will augment the crack of 21 rifl es, the fl utter-ing wings of doves, the roar of veterans motorcycles and the solemn silence of prayer at the annual Memorial Day ob-servation in Oak View Memorial Park this year.

Set for Monday, May 25, the event has grown larger each year. This year, in addition to the speakers, music, dove re-lease, gun salute, laying of a wreath and more, the Collings Foundation Wings of Freedom Tour will fl y by with a trio of World War II aircraft: a Boeing B-17 Fly-ing Fortress (heavy bomber), a Consoli-

dated B-24 Liberator (also a heavy bomb-er), and a North American P-51 Mustang (fi ghter). The B-17 is one of only nine in fl ying condition in the United States. The B-24J and dual-control P-51C Mustang are the sole remaining examples of their type fl ying in the world.

Oak View Memorial Park is located at 2500 E. 18th St. in Antioch. The Me-morial Day observances will begin at 10 a.m. The precise time for the fl yover has yet to be determined. Look for a full schedule of events in next weeks Press, or log on to www.antiochthunder.org for more details.

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Brand-new park stretches its wingsBlue Goose Park, the childrens play area

with the whimsical name, opened last month amid cheers along the OHara Avenue cor-ridor from neighbors who have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the farm-themed play park.

Brentwoods 54th public park was named for the Blue Goose packing shed company that gathered the areas apricots and other fruits in the 1900s. In honor of the regions ag-ricultural heritage, the park is farm-themed, from the climbing structure in the shape of a red barn and the ride-on spring toys fashioned as barn animals to the climbing wall (created to look like a large rock) and the rope-scaling structure painted a deep barn-red.

The main attractions however, are the towering water features: fanciful fl owers in brightly colored reds, yellows and greens, de-signed to cool and delight on the hottest of days.

Weve been getting such a kick out of watching the kids play and enjoy this park especially the water aspect, said Barry Margesson, landscape and facility supervi-sor for the City of Brentwood. I know that when the park was being designed, planners were really pushing for the water feature and the whole farm theme. Its a fun and unique play area.

On one unseasonably cold and blus-tery day last week, the spray feature at the

park was turned off (good news for parents wondering if the water button could be ac-cessed by little hands) but for the children who braved the elements, there were plenty of other places to play.

Weve been waiting for this (park) to open, said Matt Durfl inger, accompanied by his children Skylar, 5 and Landen, 3. There

is lots of different stuff to play on, and my son is into Spiderman right now, so the rope climbing works for a spider web. Its a nice park.

Steve Larocque, who lives just a few blocks away from the Blue Goose, said the park has quickly become his 2-year-old daughter Rachels playground of choice.

This is our favorite park, said Larocque. Its got all this great climbing stuff and slides and water. She (Rachel) gets very excited when we come here. The fact that we live just a few blocks away is also a huge bonus. Well be here a lot this summer.

Blue Goose Park is located at 1765 Adams Lane, just off of OHara Avenue.

by Ruth RobertsStaff Writer

Above left, the new Blue Goose Park in Brentwood takes its name and the design of its play structures from the citys agri-cultural heritage: Blue Goose was a longtime fruit-packing facility along what is now Brentwood Boulevard. Above right, Faith Villanulva, 6, sprints through jets of water at the recently opened Blue Goose Park in Brentwood as Sarah Lacastro, 8, and Faiths brother Ethan, 9, get ready to follow.

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This cash-strapped city is putting its money where its mouth is over concerns that the planned Hillcrest eBART Station and surrounding development will result in traffi c congestion in Oakley and provide inadequate parking for eBART riders.

Although Oakley has laid off its Planning Commission and closed City Hall one day per month to save money due to a budget shortfall, the City Coun-cil agreed last week to pay a law fi rm $325 per hour for advice on legal options after eBART concerns were not addressed to the councils satisfaction.

The outside counsel (Remy, Thomas, Moose & Manley) is being hired because City Attorney Bill Galstan has a confl ict of interest, having once also been the city attorney for Antioch, where the planned eBART station and nearby transit village would be located.

On Nov. 3, Oakley City Manager

Bryan Montgomery sent a letter to BART commenting on the draft environmental impact report (EIR) for the eBART sta-tion. It asked for more information on the anticipated ridership and its impact on the amount of parking at the station, which Oakley feels is very inadequate, as well as the traffi c impact on local roads.

The response in the fi nal EIR states there will be fewer daily riders in the year 2030 at the Hillcrest eBART station (8,200 riders) than currently at the Pittsburg/Bay Point BART Station (10,000), but more parking spaces at Hillcrest (2,600 spac-es) than there are at Pittsburg/Bay Point (2,000).

It also states that a little more than one in fi ve of the riders will come from Oakley, while nearly half will come from Antioch and about a quarter from Brent-wood. Tri Delta Transit will provide in-creased bus service from far East County to the Hillcrest Station.

That response did not satisfy Oakley offi cials, so on April 14, Community De-velopment Director Rebecca Willis wrote a more detailed letter to Antioch Assis-tant Economic Development Director Victor Carniglia that emphasized Oak-leys concerns about the increased traffi c

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congestion and decreased safety the city fears will occur on rural, two-lane Oakley Road, which may become one of the main routes to the station and transit village.

Willis pointed out that the transit vil-lage would be a major development, pos-sibly including 1 million square feet of retail space, 1.2 million square feet of of-fi ce space and 2,500 apartments and con-dos. The children living in the village will likely be attending the K-8 Orchard Park School in Oakley walking, bicycling and being driven to and from school on Oak-ley Road.

Oakley Road is currently a two-lane, rural road without sidewalks from High-way 4 to Live Oak Avenue, Willis stated. We feel the EIR does not adequately address the impacts to traffi c and circu-lation, including safe routes to school, that may be caused by the change in land use (to a transit village). Therefore, it is unknown if Oakley Road is adequate to handle the traffi c in its present condition or needs to be expanded to accommodate the change in use.

The station/village plan shows Oak-ley Road becoming a four-lane thorough-fare on the west (Antioch) side of the An-tioch Bridge but remaining two lanes on the east (Oakley) side of the bridge. Why is there no longer a need for four lanes of traffi c, a median and sidewalks within the Oakley City limits? Willis asked.

She concluded by asking Antiochs City Council to not approve the EIR and station/village plan until these concerns

are addressed. But the Antioch council did approve those at its April 14 meeting after Carniglia said he thought the EIR adequately addresses Oakleys con-cerns, but as a courtesy he would meet with Oakley offi cials to further discuss them.

In a phone interview Tuesday, Carni-glia said that he has been talking with Oakley offi cials. I think where we have been going with this thing is probably working toward a memorandum of un-derstanding between the two cities, he said. Essentially coming up with a strat-egy to talk about how to address their concerns when actual development does come forward out in the area.

The plan was not an actual devel-opment plan. We dont have any devel-opment applications in. The concerns they raise relate to how things would be handled when actual development came in. Thats been the focus of what we have been talking about. I am not sure exactly where its headed, but one likely result would be an MOU between the two cit-ies to address the issues they raise in their letter.

Despite the Oakley council having just given the OK to bring in legal muscle, Montgomery emphasized comity in an e-mail when asked to comment on the situation: We have been meeting with the folks from the City of Antioch on the Hillcrest EIR, and it looks like we are on a path to resolve our concerns. We have a good relationship with them and are con-fi dent things will work out.

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I had come to the hill that day to get my systems in tune for a long and hard Yosemite trek in mid-May. Conditions at Sunol were ideal for a swift ascent: cool, breezy no need to break stride pulling out a second water bottle. Though the climb is no walk in the park, the beauty paired with Flag Hills beast is sweat equity you can take to the bank: a giddy glimpse back down the valley cut by Alameda Creek; beyond, a sweep of Mission Peak, Calaveras Reservoir and the acute undulations of Sunol Wilderness in gradations of green too subtle to register. If the hike is killer, so is the scenery. That I had fallen 40 seconds short of my best time didnt bother me a bit.

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PLAs boost quality, save moneyIgnorance and bias can be a very dangerous com-

bination, especially when you misrepresent the truth, as in Union-only agreement will cost taxpayers by Kevin Dayton, the non-union, out-of-town ABC (Associated Building Contractors) representative.

I would have hoped for a little research and some up-dated facts and dates, but sadly we heard the same old hot air with bogus, factless propaganda.

To set the record straight, the ABC represents only non-

union contractors, and they have opposed every PLA (Project Labor Agreement) in Contra Costa County and have failed every single time. They also opposed Davis-Bacon regulations, which are supported by the NAACP, National Womens Political Caucus and the Mexican American Unity Council. The ABC also tried and failed to lower the wages of California apprentices.

Federal, state and local governments for the last six decades have utilized PLAs. In Contra Costa County alone, there has already been over $14 billion in projects constructed with a PLA, including the new Brentwood Water Treatment Plant, and signifi cantly every project has

been completed on schedule, on budget and more impor-tantly, done safely.

On the other hand, ABC non-union contractors are responsible for some of the most inferior construction projects in Contra Costa County. The most recent failure was the new Rodeo Hills Elementary School, better known as the School from Hell, which is literally falling apart, with millions of dollars in repairs and litigation. John Swett Unifi ed School District voted 5-0 to use a PLA on all of its future projects because of this boondoggle failure, over the objection of Kevin Dayton, Nichole Goering and Eric Christen of the ABC.

Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall actually doubled the projects costs to taxpayers with shoddy non-union construction, litigation, and the project went two years over schedule. The Contra Costa County Board of Su-pervisors voted unanimously to use PLAs on their future projects over the objection of Kevin Dayton and the ABC. The Contra Costa County PLA has been in effect for six years; all projects have been on schedule, on budget and no litigation.

The infamous USS Posco Steel Project in Pittsburg was in fact the worst ABC-built project in the history of Contra Costa County. It was a $300 million modernization project. It had a $100 million cost overrun; out-of-state

workers were killed on this project. OSHA even came in and actually shut the project down because of major health and safety violations.

Local union building tradesmen and tradeswomen had to be brought in at a cost of approximately $60 mil-lion to fi x this plant that wouldnt operate. I almost forgot the non-union ABC out-of-state contractor on this project also ended up trying to sue the owners of USS Posco. Could this be why PLAs are so successful and widely used throughout Contra Costa County to prevent these disas-trous types of non-union construction projects from ever occurring again?

In fairness and openness I would like to invite the Brentwood mayor, City Council members and the Brentwood Press to inspect the various union building trades apprenticeship schools and then compare this to the ABC non-union training programs. You will then have a clearer perspective as to why our congressional representatives, Board of Supervisors, city councils, water districts, school boards, refi neries, power plants and local offi cials have all used and voted to support PLAs, which have been proven to be of benefi t and cost savings to our local taxpayers.

Greg Feere is the CEO of the Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITORSupervisors, do your job

Editor:They still dont get it. After attend-

ing the supervisors emergency meeting on Tuesday the 28th, I came away with the thought what is wrong with these people?

They want to put the blame on the dis-trict attorney for doing his job. The supervi-sors are responsible for this mess. For the past 12 years they have catered to the unions and given wage and benefi t packages that have been obscene. Retirement and medical benefi ts that are ridiculous.

Instead of putting money aside, they gave it away like drunken sailors and thought they could do it forever, despite the advice of actuaries. It is time to end this

madness. They are in negotiations with sev-eral unions, but the unions say the supervi-sors are not negotiating and the unions are more than willing to take cuts and get this over.

I have a suggestion: a 20-percent cut in pay across the board. Shift a larger portion for benefi ts to the employees, including retirement. I know it is rough, but we need to get back to reality here. They should consider they had it good for a long, long time, but these are bad times and getting worse!

Supervisors, do your job. The 20-per-cent cut in pay should include you. The district attorney just took a cut in pay; it is required of you, too. It shouldnt hurt too bad you just gave yourselves a 50-percent increase a while back!

Martin FernandezAntioch

A plan for progressive reformEditor:

I am writing to introduce myself to the residents of Congressional District 10, which includes Antioch. I am a Dublin resi-dent, husband and father of two, San Fran-cisco investigator and longtime churchgoer. I am running for Congress because I believe it is time for everyday working people to take back the reins of power in Washington.

Ive got a clear plan for bringing an activist agenda to Congress. Ill fi ght to end the drug war, to bring our soldiers home, for equal federal rights for all citizens, and for labor protections in all trade deals. Big bank bailouts are bad business for all of us, and at the top of my agenda will be progressive

economic reform to protect the working class.

Around District 10, youll hear my plans for turning the economy around for people like me and my family people like you and your family and for changing the American health care system and fully fund-ing our public schools.

And I expect to hear from you. Your thoughts and ideas are as important as any citizens, so please share them. My e-mail is [email protected], and my cell phone is 925-895-3744. We are all in this together, and we get the government we are willing to fi ght for. Thank you.

Adriel HamptonCongressional Candidate

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Dont let unions break BrentwoodEditor:

As a non-union contractor, I am great-ly concerned about the City of Brentwoods consideration of incorporating the PLA (project labor agreement) into its upcoming Civic Center project.

Our fi rm currently employs 35-40 persons, many of whom live in Brentwood, due to its affordability, excellent quality of life and proximity to work. The PLA issue is a job killer for these people, as it intends to unfairly require bidders to either be union contractors or forces them to join unions in order to work on these projects. In its purest sense, this is restraint of trade, and more-over, hurts the very residents of Brentwood, your constituents.

This says nothing of the added cost with no appreciable benefi t to the city or

the taxpayers who pay the bill. In nearly all cases where PLAs have been instituted, cost overruns and marginal quality issues have been the norm.

Unions are quick to point out that their contractors are craftsmen and that non-union fi rms are the equivalent of two guys with a mower in the back of a pick-up, driving around looking for their next cash job. This ridiculous analogy could not be further from the truth, and is proven out time and time again on competitive bidding projects around the country. In nearly all cases, the successful (competitive) bidder not only completes the project on time and per specifi cation, but most importantly, under budget.

The primary difference between union and non-union projects is cost. Like the auto industry, non-union fi rms are not burdened with the legacy costs of so many poor decisions by the union upper echelon that neither understands the line-level worker nor cares to. Their primary concern is continuing to line their special-interest coffers with as much money as they can garner off the backs of the workers, which continues to enslave them for decades to come.

The unions broke GM and Chrysler through their outrageous demands, non-cooperation and inability to understand that open competition breeds quality, success and cost savings to the city and the taxpayer.

The question is: can the City of Brent-wood really afford to let the unions do the same here as they have in Detroit?

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A sampling of recent law enforcement activity reported by East County police departments.BRENTWOODApril 26, 1:12 a.m. At a business on Lone Tree Way, an unidentifi ed person stole a 12-pack of beer.April 26, 1:25 a.m. Three unidentifi ed persons stole three bags of chips from a business on Lone Tree Way.April 26, 6:51 a.m. An unidentifi ed person broke into a business on Brentwood Boule-vard and stole cash and a digital camera.April 26, 12:17 p.m. A subject was seen within 100 yards of a residence on Pinegrove Way in violation of a domestic-violence restraining order.April 26, 2:46 p.m. An unidentifi ed person set fi re to a play structure on San Jose Avenue.April 26, 5:18 p.m. A resident of Sand Creek Road reported that a subject made several threatening telephone calls to her.April 26, 11:33 p.m. An unidentifi ed person stole a vehicle from the front of a residence on Elm Street.April 27, 7:46 a.m. On Brentwood Boulevard, a spare tire exploded, causing damage to ve-hicle.April 27, 12:53 p.m. An unidentifi ed person stole laundry from a business on Walnut Bou-levard.April 28, 8:21 a.m. A resident of Amberleaf Way reported that more than 20 online ac-

counts were opened in her name.April 28, 3:31 p.m. An unidentifi ed person stole a wallet off a counter at a business on Brentwood Boulevard.April 29, 8:40 a.m. At the Brentwood Police Department, a subject turned in a weapon in response to a court order.April 29, 4:25 p.m. A four-car rear-end col-lision occurred on Balfour Road at Foothill Drive.

April 29, 7:37 p.m. On Brentwood Boulevard at Sunset Road, a subject stopped for a vehicle code violation was found to be under the in-fl uence of a central nervous system stimulant. He was arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.April 30, 3:55 p.m. On Deer Creek Lane at Fawnbrook Drive, two license plates were dis-covered lying in the grass.April 30, 10:24 p.m. On Walnut Boulevard,

an off-duty deputy spotted a trailer that had been reported stolen. The victim responded and took possession of his trailer.

To view the Brentwood Police Depart-ments public logs on the citys Web site, visit www.ci.brentwood.ca.us/department/pd/reports/index.cfm.ANTIOCHApril 30, 2:48 p.m. Antioch resident Desean Dyer, 19, was at Williamson Ranch Park on Lone Tree Way with several friends when he was jumped by a single black male adult, who started beating Dyer with an unknown object. Dyer fl ed one way and his assailant another. When offi cers of the Antioch Police Department arrived, all parties had vacated the scene. A short time later, the department received a call that the victim was at Kaiser clinic suffering from injuries to the back of his head and multiple injuries to his face. Based on the seriousness of his injuries, he was transported to an area hospital. Hos-pital staff advised that one of the injuries might have been the result of a gunshot. Dyer is expected to recover. As of press time, the investigation into this matter is ongoing and no arrests have been made. Those with information regarding this incident should call the Antioch Police Department dispatch at 925-778-2441.

For information on law enforcement in Antioch, visit www.ci.antioch.ca.us/citygov/police.

COP LOGSFROM EMERGENCY SERVICES DISPATCH LOGS Three unidentifi ed persons stole three bags of chips from a business on Lone Tree Way.April 26, 1:25 a.m., Brentwood


In this current economic climate, I am certain that the answer is no.

George Peter Forni IIConcord

Make concessions in bad timesEditor:

It is interesting to see the cat-and-mouse game between the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors and the DAs Offi ce. The typical scare tactic used to threaten loss of life and property when budgets are cut. I remember recently that the DAs Offi ce secured a handsome raise for the staff. Now it is asked to lay people off.

While our local government is play-ing with each other, the public is becoming more and more frightened. The antisocial thieves are lurking in the shadows to see which county they can steal from with-out recourse. Publicly threatening to stop prosecuting crime is the same as when fi re districts and police districts threaten more fi re-related deaths or murders unless they get more money.

The fact remains that unless the public-servant sector becomes more effi cient and less demanding of tax dollars, these types of threats will never end. We will be taxed out of our homes. When I say generous, go to www.cocotax.memberlodge.org/content/documents/document.ashx?docid=11555.

There are over 1,500 county employees making more than $100K. The fi rst page starts with someone at $590,000 and contin-ues with a mirage of salaries over $200,000 a year. The supervisors themselves just raised

their salary over 60 percent.What is more important than all of

the above is that everyones got an excuse why they deserve more. Tell that to the thousands of people losing their homes. Tell that to the homeless camps sprouting up. Then, in addition if you are an employee of Contra Costa, you can double dip. Toward the end of your retirement (at only 50 years old!) you can spike your annual retirement income. This pyramid-type scam will cost our children dearly to correct unless it is banned immediately.

I strongly compliment Contra Costa DA Robert Kochly for taking the fi rst step in the right direction by offering to cut his pay 10 percent in order to help offset budget problems in these economic times. His gesture will help keep lowlife predators from having a fi eld day in our county. Now if only other respectful department heads, unions and politicians would step up to the plate like Mr. Kochly, there would be no budget crisis but merely a budget adjust-ment.

Do not get me wrong: when times are better, give it back to those employees. This is what the private sector has to do without a choice in order to stay afl oat. What makes our public employees better? Receive in good times, make concessions in bad. More people will keep their jobs and the public will be more satisfi ed with government.

John A. GonzalesKnightsen

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Union-only outrage must endEditor:

Any Brentwood City Council member who does not support all workers having the right to work on the $75 million, taxpayer-funded Brentwood Civic Center should resign from offi ce now before we even hit the next election cycle.

On these local construction projects, taxpayers like me want the best bang for their hard-earned dollar, and the only way to ensure that is to reject union-only Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) across the board. I did not help elect a City Council just so they could be pushed around by a bunch of union bosses who want a monopoly on all our work. No way.

Mayor and Brentwood City Council members, you had better understand what this warning means. Your community mem-bers are watching and counting on you to protect us from unfair, union-only PLAs.

Brentwood City Council members and the mayor have to decide: Do they believe in the politics of business or the business of politics? The politics of business would dictate that they do the right thing and weigh the best interests of Brentwood citizens against their own ideological agenda while fostering fair and open competition. The business of politics would demand that they carry on with their myopic attempts to secure union-only monopoly agreements (PLAs) no matter what the cost to Brent-wood taxpayers. So which one is it?

This consideration of trying to get the $75 million Brentwood Civic Center to be

union-only is an outrage and needs to end. Dont allow our city to become another Vallejo or Richmond, where union bosses hold all the power and elected offi cials are mere stooges for their corrupt ways. Put Brentwood taxpayers and citizens ahead of discrimination and waste. I must implore you to look beyond their lies. Realize that PLAs will only cripple our Brentwood community.

Lisa HuntBrentwood

PLA OKEditor:

I am a local Electrical Contractor and I am completely in favor of a PLA for the upcoming Brentwood Civic Center.

Beth MillerDiscovery Bay

Puzzling PLAEditor:

We live in America! A PLA amounts to discrimination by special-interest groups. I dont get it.

Tim OBrienSacramento

Support for PLAEditor:

I totally support the mayor and City Council for doing the PLA study on the Civic Center. We dont want to face that same failure that occurred on the Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall, which doubled construction costs and involved a two-year delay on the project.




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More recently, there was the newly con-structed Rodeo Elementary school, known as the school from hell, which is literally falling apart. Both projects were the result of poorly qualifi ed non-union contractors and unskilled non-union workers.

Ben Cerruti needs to do his homework and a little research because the Public Works rules and regulations do not allow a union-only agreement. Plus, the City of Brentwood and the Contra Costa Water District just fi nished our 110-percent suc-cessful Brentwood Water Treatment Plant with a Project Labor Agreement under schedule, on budget and with fi rst-class local construction workers.

Ken VanBuskirkBrentwood

End the vendettaEditor:

I would like to thank Mr. Dawson for speaking out for the regular residents of Discovery Bay. For years now I have seen the same letter writers dividing our commu-nity, and its about time someone stood up against them.

This group of people has never used its excessive amount of free time and resources to improve our community. It is time for this vendetta against the Piephos and against any-one that stands up for progress to come to an end. Discovery Bay is a wonderful commu-nity and we all should be proud to live here.

I think its time we start drafting men and women like Mr. Dawson to run for the CSD and help bring real change to Discov-ery Bay. Thank you again, Mr. Dawson, and

thank you, Discovery Bay Press, for printing a different point of view.

Kevin DavisDiscovery Bay

Smoking gunEditor:

This responds to Brian Dawsons May 1, 2009 (Orchestrated mudslinging) letter to the editor.

It is no secret that I emphatically dis-agree with the political beliefs and tactics of our elected representatives, David and Mary Piepho. However, no one can tarnish their reputations. Only they can do that.

As usual, Brian, you do not point out any factual errors in Don Flints letter. You merely obfuscate and divert, which gets us nowhere.

Incidentally, how can your smoking gun (my document) be acquired from you by the Press readers? I would not want anyone to miss having it.

William R. RichardsonDiscovery Bay

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Brentwood will, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the normal course of business permits on May 19, 2009, hold a public hearing to consider the following: An application for a design review (DR 09-04) for a 2,491 square foot Jack in the Box restaurant and a conditional use permit (CUP 09-02) for its drive-through component. The center is generally located at the northeast corner of the in-tersection of Balfour Road and Fairview Avenue.Applicant: Stantec ConsultingSaid hearing will be held at the City Council Chambers, 734 Third Street, Brentwood, California.Further information may be obtained from Associate Planner Debbie Hill [(925) 516-5135 or [email protected]] in the Community Development Depart-ment of the City of Brentwood, 118 Oak Street, Brentwood, California 94513.Before any court challenge of Planning Commission decisions, you are required to appeal the decision to the City Council no later than the time period provided under the Citys Municipal Code. In ad-dition you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence de-

livered to the Brentwood Planning Com-mission at, or prior to, the public hearing.Brentwood Press No. 02-1273Publish Date: May 8, 2009

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Brentwood will, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the normal course of business permits on May 19, 2009, hold a public hearing to consider the following: An application for a conditional use permit (CUP 09-10) to operate a beauty salon known as Salon Vitor, within a 2,439 square-foot tenant space in the Brentwood Junction shopping center located at 6560 Lone Tree Way, Suite D (APN 019-010-059).Applicant: Sansome Paci c PropertiesSaid hearing will be held at the City Council Chambers, 734 Third Street, Brentwood, California.Further information may be obtained from Assistant Planner Tim Nielsen [(925) 516-5151 or [email protected]] in the Community Development Department of the City of Brentwood, 118 Oak Street, Brentwood, California 94513.Before any court challenge of Planning Commission decisions, you are required to appeal the decision to the City Council no later than the time period provided

under the Citys Municipal Code. In ad-dition you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence de-livered to the Brentwood Planning Com-mission at, or prior to, the public hearing.Brentwood Press No. 02-1273Publish Date: May 8, 2009

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Brentwood will, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the normal course of business permits on May 19, 2009, hold a public hearing to consider the following: An application for a conditional use permit (CUP 09-04) to place an off-site directional sign for the Grace Bible Fellowship on private property located on the east side of the intersection of McClarren Road and Walnut Boulevard (APN 012-170-006).Applicant: Grace Bible FellowshipSaid hearing will be held at the City Council Chambers, 734 Third Street, Brentwood, California.Further information may be obtained from Senior Planner Jeff Zilm [(925) 516-5136 or [email protected]] in the Community Development Department of the City of Brentwood, 118 Oak Street, Brentwood, California 94513.

Before any court challenge of Planning Commission decisions, you are required to appeal the decision to the City Council no later than the time period provided under the Citys Municipal Code. In ad-dition you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence de-livered to the Brentwood Planning Com-mission at, or prior to, the public hearing.Brentwood Press No. 02-1273Publish Date: May 8, 2009

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Brentwood will, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the normal course of business permits on June 2, 2009, hold a public hearing to consider the following: An application for the development of an approximately 5.26-acre site, with a project known as the Rock of Brent-wood church, located south of Grant Street, east of Adams Lane, and west of Lone Oak Road. The applicant is re-questing approval of a design review (DR 08-20) and a conditional use permit (CUP 08-31) to allow the construction of a 20,687 square-foot multi-purpose building, a triplex totaling 4,413 square feet, a parking lot, landscaping, and re-lated improvements. A mitigated nega-

tive declaration has been prepared for this project, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), to assess potentially adverse environmen-tal impacts.Applicant: Mark DukeSaid hearing will be held at the City Council Chambers, 734 Third Street, Brentwood, California.Further information may be obtained from Assistant Planner Tim Nielsen [(925) 516-5151 or [email protected]] in the Community Development Department of the City of Brentwood, 118 Oak Street, Brentwood, California 94513.Before any court challenge of Planning Commission decisions, you are required to appeal the decision to the City Council no later than the time period provided under the Citys Municipal Code. In ad-dition you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence de-livered to the Brentwood Planning Com-mission at, or prior to, the public hearing.Brentwood Press No. 02-1273Publish Date: May 8, 2009

RIGHT TO FARM DISCLOSUREThe City of Brentwood has declared its policy to protect and encourage agricultural operations in its General Plan and has adopted a Right to Farm

Ordinance. If your property is located in the City, near an agricultural op-eration, you may at times be subject to inconvenience or discomfort arising from those operations, including noise, odors, fumes, dust, smoke, insects, the operation of machinery (including air-craft) during any time of day or night, the storage and disposal of manure, and the ground or aerial application of fertilizers, soil amendments, seed, herbicides, and pesticides. These and other similar in-conveniences will not be considered a public nuisance if they are conducted according to proper and accepted cus-toms and standards. The Right to Farm Ordinance establishes a grievance pro-cedure to help resolve any disputes be-tween agricultural operators and their neighbors. This is only a summary of the Right to Farm Ordinance. If you wish further information about the meaning or effect of the ordinance or the grievance procedure set forth in it, please contact the Citys Community Development De-partment at 118 Oak Street Brentwood, CA 94513 or call (925) 516-5405.Brentwood Press No. 02-1273Publish Date: May 8, 2009

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Brentwood will, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as

the normal course of business permits on June 2, 2009, hold a public hearing to consider the following: Consideration of the Draft Supple-mentary Environmental Impact Report (Clearinghouse No. 2000122013) and Response to Comments regarding a proposed amendment (RZ 09-01) of the Agriculture Land Conservation Ordi-nance, Chapter 17.730 of the Brentwood Municipal Code.Applicant: City of BrentwoodSaid hearing will be held at the City Council Chambers, 734 Third Street, Brentwood, California.Further information may be obtained from Hazel Wetherford [(925) 516-5106 or [email protected]] in the Community Development Department of the City of Brentwood, 118 Oak Street, Brentwood, California 94513.Before any court challenge of Planning Commission decisions, you are required to appeal the decision to the City Council no later than the time period provided under the Citys Municipal Code. In ad-dition you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence de-livered to the Brentwood Planning Com-mission at, or prior to, the public hearing.Brentwood Press No. 02-1273Publish Date: May 8, 2009

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more cases, and our philosophy is to rely on the expertise of the health department; we followed their directions to a T.

But for parents like Kristin Croteau, news of the schools closure was met with mixed emotions.

We were a little shocked when we got the call that the school was closing, and at the very beginning of all this, it was a better safe than sorry kind of attitude, said Cro-teau, who has two boys at Brentwood El-ementary. But I did have to take the week off and work from home, so that was a little tough. But its just one of those things that happens; you make adjustments.

Wee Care Childcare Development Center in Brentwood was also forced to make adjustments. Since the facility serves families from Brentwood Elementary, when news of the schools closure was announced, Wee Care Director Adrianne Lough made some hard decisions.

Our policy started out that families with students at Brentwood Elementary could in fact bring their children here un-til we had more information, said Lough. But as I contacted and began speaking

with the county, they advised those fami-lies not to come here, so I had to send some children home, which you hate to do.

Our parents have been so cooperative and understanding, but its been an ordeal. You are on all sides of the fence because you want to help the parents, but you also dont want to get into the hyper-frenzy of what is happening, but you also want to be respect-ful and responsible. Its been hard.

Local hospitals such as Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch set up triage tents outside their facilities over the week-end in order to accommodate the infl ux of residents fearful they might be ill with the virus. According to Angela Lombardi, spokesperson for Sutter Delta, the staff saw an increase in walk-in traffi c last week from patients with fl u-like symptoms.

We did activate our hospital incident command system, which means that we go into emergency mode, said Lombardi. Our numbers were that on Sunday, May 1 we saw approximately 200 patients any-thing over about 160 is considered above normal traffi c, so we did see an increase. But we have now resumed normal operat-ing procedures and we are so proud of how

our employees and staff have handled the situation. Our care has been seamless and transparent.

When news of the schools early re-openings were announced Tuesday, offi cials such as Antioch Superintendent Deborah Sims breathed a collected sigh of relief.

I was pleased to announce to the Lone Tree school community that the school would re-open. I would like to ex-press my sincere appreciation for the staff and parents at Lone Tree Elementary for their support and cooperation during this time, wrote Sims in a press release.

Throughout the episode, nervousness and fear even among health care profes-sionals prompted at least one premature diagnosis.

In Oakley, a suspected case of the H1N1 virus turned out to be a false alarm when the pediatrician of a sick child at Oak-ley Elementary School prior to the return of swab tests reported that the child most likely had contracted swine fl u. Results later showed that the child not only tested nega-tive for the swine fl u; she hadnt contracted any kind of fl u. Rick Rogers, Oakley Union School District Superintendent, said the ex-

perience should serve as a cautionary tale.Im not going to armchair quarter-

back the decisions that were made, said Rogers, but I believe that the lesson is that we should take a look at what we did and how we handled the situation for the future. Its a wobbler; if there is a question (about whether to close a school), you are always going to err on the side of student safety and the publics well being, but I think we can all learn from this experience.

As for the missed school days, Eaton said the Brentwood Elementary students will not need to make up for the lost time. Brentwood Elementary will fi nish out the year at the same time as the rest of the dis-trict. We will not extend the school year.

All of which is good news for parents such as Susan Wallace, who has two chil-dren at Brentwood Elementary. Im a stay-at-home mom, so I was easily able to keep my boys home, but it defi nitely affected what Ive been able to get done at home, she said. I think Brentwood did a great job of notifying us about what was going on and I appreciate it. But Im ready for them to go back to school; Im not quite ready for summer yet.

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we can to earn our customers respect and loyalty, said Laura Markstein. We are do-ing fi ne. Even in these tough economic times, people still have that one little pleasure and want to be able to buy a six-pack of beer.

The chances are that if youve imbibed a Bud, Bud Light, Michelob, Corona, Stella Artois, Becks, Bass Ale, Sierra Nevada or Black Diamond beer in East County, it fi rst passed through the Markstein facility before passing through your digestive system.

Although beer is in her blood, Laura Markstein didnt originally plan on joining the family business. In 1991 she was attend-ing med school when her father asked if she could help out on her summer break with the companys public relations. Soon she was

working in every aspect of the business and transferred to St. Marys College, where she earned a business degree.

Shes now 43 and has been in the family business for 17 years. Her 22-year-old brother Ian and recent college-graduate daughter Jes-sica are getting involved as well with perhaps some day her 10-year-old son Ethan joining them.

Our plan is to, hopefully, keep it for the generations to come, said Laura. Its incred-ibly rare that you can have a family-owned business thats lasted for 90 years and have it pass from generation to generation. Its a real blessing. My grandfather always taught me to give back to the community that has given you so much. I will continue to keep the legacy going.

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Laura Markstein gets

ready to cut the ribbon last Friday for the

grand opening of the $15 mil-lion Markstein Sales Company

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ous and overwhelming support of Nines restaurant and its manager, Frank Silva. My co-chair and I met with him in early January and they really came to the party with a level of generosity and grace that was overwhelming. I was astounded. We all spent months planning this event.

The Ron Nunn Elementary Par-ents Club held its inaugural Spring Fling at Nines on Saturday, May 2. This was intended to be a community event, and boy was it! As the rain poured Saturday morning, I didnt know if it was all going to work out. After several very stressful hours I started to crack.

The General Manager at the Nines, Ray Wunder, and his staff of amazing managers (Lisa and Kym) glued me back together and we all rallied to make the event one to remember. MamaLuke! was so gen-erous with its time and put on quite a show. Nines Executive Chef Vince Moore laid out the spread, and the food was delicious. Thousands of dollars worth of community-donated items were raffl ed and auctioned

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in our education system, and the fear and realization of more next year, it was so important for us as a board to go out with a bang and really leave our positions wit

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