City of Lafayette CA : Almost Daily Briefing, January 7, 2020

The Almost Daily Briefing

Published news articles from local, regional, and national media on topics of interest to the #LoveLafayette Community

LOCAL NEWS

Former County Planning Commissioner, Republican Party Chairman, attorney Don Anderson passes at 86 -Resident of Lafayette Donald Eugene Anderson passed away after a brief illness on November 24, 2019. A memorial service will be held on January 18, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, located at 2619 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612. (Contra Costa Hearld)

Schools Seek Ways to Curb Vaping Among Students -Students caught vaping more than once at Northgate High School in Walnut Creek, Calif., are required to attend Saturday 'vape school.' (Wall Street Journal)

Pier 1 Announces 450 Store Closures: Walnut Creek Uncertain -There's a Pier 1 store in Walnut Creek at 1902 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Details on closure locations have not yet been disclosed. (Patch)

Danville: County crews to perform tree removal operations on Iron Horse Trail -Crews from the Contra Costa County Public Works Department are ... and Thursday, doing so in order to improve trail user security and fire safety. (DanvilleSanRamon.com) Fate of Concord Naval Weapons Station uncertain as council weighs in on struggle between labor, developer -While labor representatives want Lennar to promise to use a certain amount of unionized labor. (East Bay Times)

Raiders in location limbo in Alameda and Napa until Las Vegas beckons -The Raiders are all but done in Oakland but there's no date for when the move will take place. (East Bay Times)

OTHER NEWS

California lawmakers try again to ban sale of flavored e-cigarettes < /a>-The measure is co-authored by 29 other legislators including Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, Steve Glazer, D-Orinda and Richard Pan, D-Sacramento. (San Francisco Chronicle) Lawn Mowers and Leaf Blowers May Go Bye-Bye If Berkeley-Style Ban Goes Statewide -California air regulators want to cut down the use of gas-powered lawn tools, arguing they could be worse for the environment than automobiles. (SFist)

And here's why, even though 2019 could've been another bad year for wildfires in California, it wasn't. (The Los Angeles Times)

LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Environmental Task Force Meeting

Get taxes done free in East, Central Contra Costa

Annual Shellie Awards returning to the Lesher

Write That Down Stationery and Gift Boutique Opens in Walnut Creek

HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION AND CITY PLANNING

LA Needs SB50 to Break the NIMBY Doom-Loop -California's SB50 is being reintroduced today. No city needs it more than Los Angeles. (Beyond Chron)

Massive housing bill SB 50 is being re-introduced; what does it mean for Long Beach? -Eliminating low-density zoning laws that are in place near transit. (Long Beach Post)

Jim Beall reintroduces affordable housing bill vetoed by Newsom -Last year's Senate Bill 5, authored by state Sen. Jim Beall, D-San Jose, aimed to support Newsom's goal of building 3.5 million housing units by 2025. (San José Spotlight)

Silicon Valley has pledged billions to fight the housing crisis. It won't be enoug h -The housing crisis, said the state Senator Scott Wiener, is 'a supply and demand issue induced by restrictive zoning.' (The Guardian)

Oakland's Measure Q Boosts Parks, Homeless Services -We've read a lot about Oakland's rising homelessness. Now voters have a chance to do something about it as well as improve the city's parks. (Beyond Chron)

Last year, Berkeley became the first city in the country to ban natural gas in newly constructed low-rise residential buildings. Bellingham, Wash., is talking about going even further: banning natural gas heating in existing homes, too. (The New York Times)

A Kansas-based developer wants to build $1,000-a-month 'affordable' housing pods in San Francisco's Mission district. They would also be underground. (ABC7)

PENSION FUNDS

San Francisco City & County Employees allocates $655 milli on -San Francisco City & County Employees' Retirement System disclosed eight commitments and investments totaling $655 million in a report. (Pensions & Investments)

Three Retirement Predictions For 2020 - Plus A Bonus Wishl ist -California's CalSaver's program has only begun its pilot program, with the first enrollment deadline, for businesses with over 100 employees. (Forbes)

CALIFORNIA MIXTAPE

California will consider 'right to housing' legislation this year

California sues billionaire over access to Martins Beach near Half Moon Bay

Uber's secret project to bolster its case against AB5, California's gig-worker law

How many vacant houses are there really in the Bay Area?

Gavin Newsom's go-to consultant: Why he keeps calling McKinsey on California government

A Santa Ana cannabis shop says its new business model beats bans in other cities

California man had a destructive bear killed. Then his Tahoe neighbors went on the attack

THAT OTHER LAFAYETTE

Lafayette Police Chief res igns -A spokesperson with the Lafayette Police Department has confirmed that Lafayette Police Chief Toby Aguillard has resigned.

AND FINALLY…

The Italian town of Cammarata is giving away free houses. The mayor is trying to boost the dwindling population.

PHOTO OF THE DAY

Lafayette resident Don Anderson passed away in November. A memorial service for him will be held on January 18, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, located at 2619 Broadway, Oakland. See Local News, above. (Photo: Contra Costa Hearld)

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