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Another sewage spill jolts Discovery Bay

Published 11/13/2008 - 1:24 p.m. PDT

Workers clean up an estimated 20,000-gallon raw sewage spill on Highway 4 at Discovery Bay Boulevard Monday. Preliminary investigation revealed that the cause might have been a burst pipe.

Another raw sewage spill, this time on Highway 4 near Discovery Bay Boulevard, has spread an estimated 20,000 gallons of wastewater onto the streets and nearby golf course, leaving beleaguered town officials to wonder when such incidents will end.

Oakley plans 10-year celebrations

Published 11/13/2008 - 1:37 p.m. PDT

One of three alternatives for a logo that will help commemorate Oakley’s 10th anniversary next year. Click SLIDESHOW to see the other two options.

Oakley is getting ready to party like it’s 1999. On Monday night the City Council discussed plans for a year-long celebration of the 10th anniversary of the city’s incorporation that will kick off at the annual Cityhood Celebration on July 4.

Median eBART station likely

Published 11/13/2008 - 12:36 p.m. PDT

It’s looking like the future Hillcrest Avenue eBART station will be located in the Highway 4 median, but just where in the median has yet to be decided.

CSD to weigh in on Frank’s Tract project

Published 11/13/2008 - 1:30 p.m. PDT

The California Department of Water Resources is proposing a plan to improve the health of the Delta ecosystem by installing flow gates at Three Mile Slough and/or West False River.

As residents and local agencies throughout East County continue to grapple with the details of a proposal backed by the state and federal governments to improve water quality and habitat conditions in the Delta, the Discovery Bay CSD Board is preparing to respond to a state agency’s request for public input on the Frank’s Tract Project.

Rink to provide Holiday on Ice

Published 11/13/2008 - 12:26 p.m. PDT

Dirk Davis and fiancée Lynn Roberts stand in what is now an empty lot next to The Streets of Brentwood. The lot will become a winter wonderland when the Holiday on Ice skating rink opens on Nov. 24. The rink will be open through January.

With just a little more than a week left before the opening of her outdoor skating rink, what’s keeping Lynn Roberts awake at night are not visions of sugarplums. Instead, what’s dancing inside the head of the former professional ice skater are twinkling lights, frozen ice and 450 pairs of rental skates.