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City of Lafayette California - Almost Daily Briefing January 3 2024 03 January 2024 ( news )
City of Lafayette , state California ( By Press Release office)
Jan 03,2024
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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
Nominate Outstanding Lamorinda Youth For County Hall Of Fame Awards - Nominees must be 12 - 18 years old and demonstrate exemplary behavior in one of five categories . ( Patch )
Deadly mushrooms are blooming across the East Bay - Death caps and Western destroying angels , both common in the Berkeley area , thrive after rainfall , the East Bay park district warns . ( Berkeleyside ) Related:
There’s a fungus among us: East Bay district puts out its annual wild mushroom warning ( Local News Matters )
HIGHLIGHTS FROM LAMORINDA WEEKLY
– read all the stories in this issue at
www . lamorindaweekly . com
Lafayette welcomes new mayor , Gina Dawson
Senior Services touts successes at recent council meeting
Community invited for input on design concepts for two Lafayette parks
It ' s a bird , it ' s a plane . it ' s a restroom!
Town switches gears with traffic engineering consultants for Moraga Road Traffic Safety Study
Moraga Library bird event garners "rapt" interest from attendees
Rheem Valley Shopping Center on track for new grocery store
MOFD announces annual reorganization of board and committees
Orinda ushers in new mayor and vice mayor; planning director to retire
New owners at Serika , Theatre Square
Free gutter covering available to residents of Orinda and Moraga
Free community service for older adults , a Lamorinda Sunrise Rotary tradition
Lamorinda Village holds ninth annual Afternoon of Gratitude
Police Blotters:
Moraga Police Blotter
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Orinda Police Blotter
OTHER NEWS
California Legislature starts 2024 session in big budget hole - After three - and - a - half months at home , California legislators return to Sacramento today for a seven - month session where a budget deficit and the election will be top of mind . ( CalMatters )
LOCAL HAPPENINGS –refer to the
Full City Meeting Calendar
Public Art Committee
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
Hundreds of new Bay Area housing units could be left sitting vacant as they await PG&E equipment - A shortage of key electrical components is creating delays for developers across California . ( Mercury News )
Oakland wants to make it easier for community groups to slow traffic - Improving city infrastructure , like implementing a road diet to reduce vehicle speeds and give bike riders and pedestrians more space , takes time . Each stage , from planning and designing to funding and constructing , can take months or years . Unfortunately , this has postponed many new road projects that can save lives . To speed things up , the Oakland City Council is urging the city’s Department of Transportation to change how it approves “encroachment permits” that are necessary for many temporary traffic calming projects . ( The Oaklandside )
S . F . tax on empty homes faces legal challenge - A tax approved last year by San Francisco voters on thousands of vacant homes in the city now faces a legal challenge by real estate groups after a judge declined to dismiss their lawsuit . ( San Francisco Chronicle )
State OKs major insurance company to raise homeowner rates by 20% in California - State Farm is expected to increase its average rate for homeowner insurance policies in California by 20% next year , under a proposal approved last week by the Department of Insurance , records shows . ( Sacramento Bee ) Related:
State plans pricey fixes to California’s broken insurance market . Are homeowners on board? ( Mercury News )
California’s largest home insurer to hike rates this year ( San Francisco Chronicle )
These California counties are suddenly seeing population gains — is it a post - COVID rebound? - A rise in population mostly occurred in Bay Area and other Northern California counties , with the exception of San Diego . ( Sacramento Bee )
An underlying tension: Why affordable housing is so hard to finance - Virtually every affordable housing project starts with new market - rate housing , including fees and ties to economic downturns . ( Sacramento Business Journal )
New California housing laws aimed to streamline building process take effect in 2024 - State Sen . Scott Wiener’s ( D - San Francisco ) two new laws , SB 423 and SB 4 , set the tone of housing legislation in 2023 , where ripping out barriers and boosting incentives for housing construction emerged as the dominant theme . ( CalMatters ) Related:
These New California Housing Laws Are Going Into Effect in 2024 ( KQED )
The Rise of the Forever Renters - Renters are changing savings patterns , sparking new developments , and inspiring businesses , from contractors that help out with renovations for renters to high - end fixtures that are easily removed from one dwelling to the next . ( Wall Street Journal )
M
IXTAPE
This Bay Area quake fault is far more dangerous than previously known , new mapping shows
San Jose councilmember granted restraining order against owner of popular Instagram page
Sierra Nevada snowpack at lowest level in 10 years: What it means for California’s water supply
Smoke exposure from California’s wildfire - busting controlled burns is raising concerns
California new laws for 2024: Workers get more paid sick days
California’s consumer savings cut in half during pandemic
California becomes first state to offer health insurance to all eligible undocumented adults
No more ‘retarded , addict’: New 2024 laws remove words from official state language
The 9 - 5 workday is now a myth for many workers . It ' s affecting productivity
MEANWHILE IN ANOTHER LAFAYETTE
While Lafayette Indiana is starting to plan for their bicentennial , Lafayette Parish in Louisiana is wrapping up their
yearlong celebration of the 200th anniversary of the signing of state legislation creating the parish - Time capsules containing letters , photos , T - shirts , video recordings and other items commemorating Lafayette Parish ' s Bicentennial were dedicated Thursday . The time capsules are expected to be opened in 50 years ( 2073 ) and 100 years ( 2123 ) .
AND FINALLY…
The UK’s top court said AI systems can’t be the inventor behind a patent . Even if robots make something new ,
they don’t have the same rights
as humans under current law .
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Editor’s Note: Happy New Year! During January , there will be limited production of the Almost Daily Briefing and we’ll return to the regular frequency in February .
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