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City of Lafayette California - Almost Daily Briefing January 18 2024 18 January 2024 ( news )
City of Lafayette , state California ( By Press Release office)
Jan 18,2024
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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
Storms are headed to the Bay Area . Here’s when and how much rain they will bring - Friday through Monday could be the wettest four - day period so far this winter . ( East Bay Times )
HIGHLIGHTS FROM LAMORINDA WEEKLY
– read all the stories in this issue at
www . lamorindaweekly . com
Replacement process begins for Council Member Teresa Gerringer
Lafayette Chamber names Hollie Lucas - Alcalay Business Person of the Year
Libraries hope therapy dogs can help reading take root in young readers
Local businesses continue to struggle post - pandemic
Local farmers ' markets offer food and fun , rain or shine
Contra Costa County only system in Bay Area with no libraries open on Sundays
New Wildfire Mitigation Requirements in effect Jan . 1
The Moraga Barn - over 100 years of history in one building
After 30 years , Wilder developer is finished , hiking trail staging area eliminated
Another stellar audit for Orinda
Local author writes about his disability , many accomplishments
Police Blotter:
Lafayette Police Blotter
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Moraga Police Blotter
Lamorinda home sales recorded|
The Real Estate Year in Review
OTHER NEWS
COVID - positive Californians now allowed to attend school , work - California’s health department has relaxed its COVID - 19 guidance in ways that could have significant implications for people of all ages across the state . ( San Francisco Chronicle )
LOCAL HAPPENINGS –refer to the
Full City Meeting Calendar
Two Parks Collaborative Concept Community Workshop in Leigh Creekside Park
– January 20 at 9 am
City Council Meeting– January 22 at 7 pm
Design Review Commission– January 22 at 7 pm
Sandbag Station Information
Buy “Shop Local Lafayette” eCards to Support Local Businesses
– Bonus card promotion 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
Cupertino settles YIMBY housing lawsuit , agrees to ‘builder’s remedy’ penalty - YIMBYs are celebrating a new settlement with the city of Cupertino that offers a shiny prize for housing advocates: the promise of more homes in the Silicon Valley enclave . Last February , YIMBY Law and the California Housing Defense Fund slapped a dozen Bay Area jurisdictions , including Cupertino , with lawsuits over their failure to meet last year’s Jan . 31 state deadline for housing elements detailing how they plan to approach development in the next eight years . By 2031 , the nine - county Bay Area needs to sign off on more than 441 , 000 new homes . ( Mercury News )
It’s official: Tech billionaires are taking their plan for a new California city to voters
( San Francisco Chronicle ) Related:
California Forever To Offer $400M in Down Payment Aid for Residents of Proposed City in Solano County ( San Francisco Standard )
Dueling taxes to fund street paving could be on Berkeley ballot in November
( Berkeleyside )
Activists vow to keep installing guerrilla benches at East Bay bus stops ( Berkeleyside )
Electric energy codes are in legal limbo in San Mateo County– Over the last several years , most jurisdictions in San Mateo County have baked all - electric standards into their energy codes for new buildings , sometimes referred to as reach codes , which go beyond state - level mandates… “It’s important to understand that Berkeley’s code is very different from the ones that our cities have adopted . … It’s been adopted under their municipal code , whereas the model that our cities adopted is in the energy code , ” he said . “However , the interpretation of whether it applies to the energy - based reach codes is an open question . Cities are making their own determinations about that . Most cities in our service territories are continuing to enforce their reach codes . ” ( San Mateo Daily Journal )
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Parking rates rise at three BART stations , but customers enjoy price cuts at five other sites
As abandoned boats pile up in Bay Area waters , who’s responsible for the environmental damage?
Dramatic change in one demographic is happening in California like nowhere else
Feds are banning humorous electronic messages on highways
AND FINALLY…
How ‘citizen astronomers’ in Silicon Valley and around the globe helped NASA track a distant Saturn - sized world
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Editor’s Note: During January , there will be limited production of the Almost Daily Briefing and we’ll return to the regular frequency in February .
The Almost Daily Briefing ( ADB ) is an aggregation of links to news articles from local and regional newspapers , magazines , websites , and other news sources . Its purpose is to alert readers to current issues and affairs that may impact Lafayette . The ADB does not promote , favor , disfavor , support , reject , or endorse any position , candidate , campaign , or proposition , and nothing about the ADB , including the selection , presentation , arrangement , or content of the links presented should be construed as an advocacy position .
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