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City of Lafayette California - Almost Daily Briefing January 30 2024 30 January 2024 ( news )
City of Lafayette , state California ( By Press Release office)
Jan 30,2024
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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
Strong storm to engulf entire Bay Area in heavy rains . Here’s a timeline - Tuesday will be the last calm day before a major Bay Area storm arrives Wednesday . Meteorologist Anthony Edwards explains what rain and wind impacts could look like . ( San Francisco Chronicle ) Related:
Get Ready! It’s Supposed To Rain For At Least The Next 6 Days ( Claycord )
OTHER NEWS
Health Secretary Becerra defends CDC’s COVID isolation guidance that California shortened - U . S . Health Secretary Xavier Becerra defended federal COVID isolation guidelines Monday that California earlier this month announced it was deviating from to shorten the amount of time people who test positive should stay home — a change that so far hasn’t led to a new spike in cases . California officials earlier this month shortened the recommended isolation period following a positive COVID - 19 test from five days to one — 24 hours without fever . ( Mercury News )
LOCAL HAPPENINGS –refer to the
Full City Meeting Calendar
Emergency Preparedness Commission– February 5 , 2024
Transportation & Circulation Commission– February 5 , 2024
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
Fresno is easiest city in California for Gen Z to buy a home , study says . It’s still not easy - A report published by Point2 , an online real estate marketplace , determined the places where Gen Z — defined as adults under 25 years old — has the best and worst chances of buying a home . The study ranked 100 big cities in the United States based on earnings , employment data , and examining housing markets . ( Yahoo!News/Fresno Bee )
ADUs: 3 Bay Area Families Share Their Stories - Aging parents , shifting needs . These families in Castro Valley , Dublin and Orinda have already navigated the territory . ( Patch )
Home hardening micro - grants approved for Nevada City - The program’s objective is to deploy funds to reduce the occurrence of three common forms of ember intrusion into homes during a wildfire . 100 homes will be eligible for $100 in reimbursement through the program . ( The Union )
The Town That Took Downtown Renewal to the Next Level - Decades ago , business leaders in Morristown , Tennessee , came up with a radical infrastructure plan to rescue their struggling Main Street . Here’s how it worked out . ( Bloomberg CityLab )
Can a National Zoning Atlas Chart a Way Out of the US Housing Crisis? ( Bloomberg )
PENSIONS
New California ruling targets pension ' spiking ' as retirees appeal for relief - When the California Supreme Court upheld Brown’s Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act in July 2020 , it directed the state’s 20 county - run pension funds to comply with it . The law reduced the potential retirement income of government employees hired after 2013 by changing pension formulas . It also restricted a variety of financial incentives that had counted toward workers’ pensions , including standby pay and large amounts of accrued vacation . ( The Bakersfield Californian )
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AT&T Looks To Eliminate Landline Phone Service For Most Of The Bay Area , Northern California
New , quieter Pickleball equipment takes a swing at the sport’s noise problem
Avian flu is devastating farms in California’s ‘Egg Basket’ as outbreaks roil poultry industry
What’s happened since California cut home solar payments? Demand has plunged 80%
Here’s why gas always costs more in California
New York is lapping San Francisco in the return - to - office race
MEANWHILE IN ANOTHER LAFAYETTE
West Lafayette Police Department says it ' s saving the city fuel costswith the purchase of five new hybrid Ford Explorers .
AND FINALLY…
New York City Set to Launch ‘Department of Sustainable Delivery’ - To regulate the e - bikes , mopeds and motorbikes that New Yorkers rely on for delivery services , Mayor Eric Adams announced a new city agency for micromobility oversight .
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