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County approves sale
This week the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors approved the sale of 610 Court Street – a building owned by the county since 1982 – to the City of Martinez. -
Mayor to address budget
Local officials are vexed with a floated proposal to cut down on the number of meetings and staff time devoted to City Council advisory panels. -
Comedy night at Campbell
Frequenters of Punchline and Cobb's comedy clubs in San Francisco won't have to travel far this weekend to catch a live stand-up comedy and music revue. -
Gaels beat Gonzaga
On Thursday night a clash between two WCC conference rivals took place at McKeon Pavilion in Moraga, when the St. Mary's Gaels hosted the Gonzaga Bulldogs.
Arts
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Beauty and the beastTale as old as time and endlessly charming
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tinker, tailor, soldier, spyMasterful spy craft, masterfully played
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Violent femmes RevisitedSmells like teen (senior) angst
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Chuck Prophet Popular rocker takes up Sunday residency
Featured
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County approves sale of 610 Court St.
This week the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors approved the sale of 610 Court Street – a building owned by the county since 1982 – to the City of Martinez.
The Board agreed upon a sale price of $378,000, which the City has 100 days to pay into an escrow account once all the paperwork is signed.
The sale paves the way for the City to continue negotiations with its exclusive partner, Southport Land and Commercial Company, on the sale of 630 Court and 610 Court as a package deal.
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Mayor to address budget, resource constraints
Local officials are vexed with a floated proposal to cut down on the number of meetings and staff time devoted to City Council advisory panels.
Members of the Parks, Recreation, Marina and Cultural Commission spent a portion of last week's meeting discussing why their work is important to residents, and came to a consensus they would fight efforts to diminish their role.
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Night of comedy to take over the Campbell
Frequenters of Punchline and Cobb's comedy clubs in San Francisco won't have to travel far this weekend to catch a live stand-up comedy and music revue.
In a one-night show called "Comedy at the Campbell," the Willows Theatre is trying out a new type of entertainment at the venue.
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Slow start as Gaels glide by Lady Dogs
On Friday night the Alhambra Lady Dogs varsity basketball team took on the Dublin Gaels. "We felt good going into the game. Last year we only lost by one point, we wanted a win this year," said Amber Limacher.
The game started out very quickly for Dublin as they jumped out to an early lead in which they went on a 14-0 run before the Lady Dogs put points on the board, nearly six minutes into the first quarter. "I don't know what happened, I don't think we carried over enough momentum with us as we should have after the win against Freedom," said Limacher.
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Family thanks rescures
A unique group of emergency first responders, nurses, firefighters and police officers gathered at the Martinez Yacht Club on Tuesday to reunite with the boy whose life they saved.
Terry Clark and her four-year-old son Brendan Flaherty, as well as dozens of family members and friends, hosted the reunion to personally thank the emergency personnel who reacted with speed and precision after a near-fatal incident last summer.
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Proponents of RDA look to growth alternative
Gov. Jerry Brown's 2012-2013 fiscal year budget, released this week, lauds the elimination of redevelopment agencies, saying the move will "increase funding for schools, police, fire, and other core local services."
Supported by a December California Supreme Court decision upholding the elimination of RDAs across the state, Brown's effort to ax tax-increment financing has met with mixed reaction in Martinez.
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East bay trailblazer, Hulet Hornbeck, dies at 92
The man's nonagenarian body may have finally worn out, but his name will continue to guide Contra Costa hikers during their enjoyment of rejuvenating nature in the hills above Martinez.
Moreover, his legacy will live on in the heart of every resident and visitor who seeks solace in the thousands of acres of wild greenbelts that grace the region thanks to Hulet Hornbeck.
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JV Lady Dogs pour it on against Matadors
On Tuesday night the junior varsity Lady Bulldogs played their first DFAL home game of the season against the Miramonte Matadors."I was excited, being our first league home game, we wanted to do well," said Hailee Herndon.
The game started out with Alhambra's Cara Mecure winning the initial tip but the Lady Dogs were unable to convert on their first possession with the ball. The Matadors looked strong early and went right to the basket for sure fire points, but were fouled in the process and sent to the line.
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Reflecting back on 2011
As we embark upon 2012, the Gazette reflects on 2011 and the news stories that filled our pages with each passing month. It was a year of two major, contentious civic debates – one over medical marijuana dispensaries and the other over a high-end, ridge-top housing development on pristine land in southern Martinez.
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Activists to contest 'Open Carry' gun law
When Governor Brown signed AB 144 into law in October, the bill came to his desk sponsored by the California Police Chiefs Association, among other public safety organizations.
Effective as of Jan. 1, the new law was written by California legislators in 2011 as an effort to stop people from visiting their local coffee shop or shopping mall while packing heat.
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Supreme Court upholds RDA ban
In news particularly relevant to Martinez residents – in light of the city's decades-long, contentious history with the topic of redevelopment agencies – the state's highest court last week pronounced that it was indeed legal for California lawmakers to disband all RDAs.
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Varsity Dogs get win over John Swett
The Alhambra Bulldogs varsity basketball team played host to the John Swett Indians on Thursday night in the final pre-season game before DFAL league play starts on Tuesday.
The game started off great for the Bulldogs as Jack Higgins sank his first shot of the night a three-pointer. The next possession saw Blake Martin put in a layup, giving the Dogs a five-point lead to start the game.
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Business
Seasoned trainer takes Fightkore to next level
When it comes to Mixed Martial Arts Sean Sharkey has been around a lot of Martinez blocks.
Sharkey, the owner of the newly opened Fightkore on Main Street, has owned a gym of some sort dating back to 1993 when he first opened up the doors at his Green Street location. A few years later Sharkey moved over to Ferry Street, then to Ward Street, which was his gym's location until earlier this year.
Arts
Violent Femmes revisited
The year was 1983. I was trapped in one of those moldy Haight Street thrift stores on a stifling hot San Francisco Sunday afternoon. You know the kind with the too-cool-for-the-room retail clerk giving off surly looks to anyone who'd dare cast a lingering glance in her vicinity. Just when I was about to scream, "Get me out of here," this song came blasting over the speakers. "Why can't I get just one kiss, why can't I get just one kiss/believe me there'd be some things that I wouldn't miss/but I look at your pants and ... I need a kiss."
Local Voices
Martinez deserves better
TROUBLED is the best way I can express my feelings over two proposed real estate developments in our community. One is the major change in plans for the Berrellesa Palms development for seniors, which has now been changed by the developer due to financing issues.
The second is the proposed town house development on Muir Station Road, which had its plans reviewed last week by the Design Review Committee of the City – it's called Laurel Knoll.
