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City of Lafayette California - Almost Daily Briefing February 29 2024 29 February 2024 ( news )
City of Lafayette , state California ( By Press Release office)
Feb 29,2024
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The Almost Daily Briefing
Published news articles from local , regional , and national media on topics of interest to the #LoveLafayette Community
LOCAL NEWS
Contra Costa Suspends All - Electric Requirement For New Buildings - The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors suspended enforcement Tuesday of its requirement that most new buildings be constructed as all - electric buildings in the wake of a court ruling . ( Patch ) Danville Awards Downtown Catalyst Project Contract - The Town of Danville awarded a contract to GradeTech , Inc . a Livermore - based construction company , for the Downtown Master Plan Catalyst Project , a $4 . 1 million project to enhance the downtown . ( Patch )
HIGHLIGHTS FROM LAMORINDA WEEKLY
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www . lamorindaweekly . com
Lafayette’s Transportation Circulation Commission presents long list of accomplishments - Presenting to city council the Transportation Circulation Commission’s highlighted 2023 accomplishments and 2024 work plan , committee chair Bart Carr on Feb . 12 said , “Probably our biggest accomplishment in the year was the Local Road Safety Plan , which is really the centerpiece action supporting our Vision Zero approach to traffic safety . ”
Discussion continues regarding Housing Element and Res Tower - City Manager Niroop Srivatsa in her bi - weekly update at the Feb . 12 council meeting , said the city had received the third review letter from the State Department of Housing and Community Development ( HCD ) . The six - page response indicated Lafayette’s sixth Cycle Housing Element requires additional revisions .
John A . Coleman is 73rd Lafayette Citizen of the Year - John A . Coleman marked 50 years of service to Lafayette this year , since in 1974 he earned the rank of Eagle Scout from Scouts BSA Troop 243 , launching him into a life of community service .
Town Hall Theatre presents film in honor of International Women ' s Day
Inga Miller announces she will not run for reelection on Orinda City Council
Moraga ' s teachers rally for fair wages
Poll workers prepare for March primary
Moraga officials attend ' Mayors and Council Members Academy '
SMC Museum of Art features three new art exhibits
Lafayette - Moraga trail ' s mini ' Waterfall '
Higher Ground ' s new wellness center offers something for every ' body '
Orinda Police Chief gives update on low property crime in the city
Local expert addresses hot topic of home insurance availability
Art Gallery at Wilder reopens to public
Moraga resident ' s mission: Keep Moraga clean and beautiful
Lamorinda Arts Council welcomes Ali Kozoll as new Executive Director
Applications for Grand Jury service sought
Longtime editor is leaving Lamorinda Weekly
Police Blotter:
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Moraga Police Blotter
Lamorinda home sales recorded
OTHER NEWS
California’s urban runoff flows down the drain . Can the drought - plagued state capture more of it? - California fails to capture massive amounts of stormwater rushing off city streets and surfaces that could help supply millions of people a year , according to a new analysis released today . The nationwide report , by researchers with the Pacific Institute , ranks California ninth nationwide among states with the most estimated urban runoff . Rainwater flows off streets and yards into storm drains that eventually empty into waterways and the ocean — carrying pollutants picked up along the way . ( CalMatters ) Related:
How back - to - back California storms are erasing fears about state’s water supply ( San Francisco Chronicle )
COVID boosters strongly recommended for older adults this spring , CDC says
- Older adults should consider getting another COVID - 19 shot this spring , even if they already received the latest vaccine in the fall , advisers to the U . S . Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday . ( San Francisco Chronicle )
LOCAL HAPPENINGS –refer to the
Full City Meeting Calendar
Emergency Preparedness Commission
Transportation & Circulation Commission
Public Art Committee
Environmental Task Force
Buy “Shop Local Lafayette” eCards to Support Local Businesses
– Bonus card promotion still underway
Lafayette Planning Applications Received
Major Development Projects Map
Lafayette Community Information & Emergency Radio AM 1670
Shop , Dine & Gather in Lafayette
HOUSING , TRANSPORTATION AND CITY PLANNING
California homebuilding permits drop , but decline was less than US slide - California builders filed 111 , 221 permits last year ( No . 3 among the states ) . That was off 6% from 2022 – but that dip was still the 16th - best performance nationally . Of those California permits , 57 , 959 were for single - family houses ( No . 4 nationally ) – off 8% in a year ( No . 31 ) . California multifamily permits totaled 53 , 262 ( No . 3 ) – off 3% ( No . 16 ) . ( East Bay Times )
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Contra Costa Elections Dept . : “Mail - In Ballots Provide More Security To Elections , Not Less
3 Earthquakes , Including 4 . 9 , Strike Off Northern CA Coast
Magical season for Miramonte High School women ' s soccer team
Tech boom has slowed , but there are still more Silicon Valley jobs than before the pandemic
Berkeley to fund study on Alta Bates closure impact , local health needs
Opposition mounts to AT&T’s plan to stop landline service in most of Bay Area
Seniors and disabled no longer eligible for PG&E’s portable battery program
Deadly Texas wildfire torches 1 million acres – the largest blaze in state history – as more infernos rage out of control
MEANWHILE IN ANOTHER LAFAYETTE
Lafayette Reels from Storm Damage: Power and Communications Disrupted
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Construction on the Wea Ridge Water Tower is behind schedule - weather , concrete shortages and defective valves caused delays , causing the City to pay an additional $42 , 000 to keep engineering firm on the site to observe and inspect the continued work .
AND FINALLY…
NASA is looking for people to test out its Mars simulator
– four people will be put in a 3D - printed Mars simulation for a year .
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