Opinion

Column One: Up, Up and Away

Opinion

By Bill Sharkey III
Gazette Columnist
Tuesday April 24, 2012

Column One

FAREWELLS are sad/happy affairs ... sad someone is leaving, but happy if they are moving on to another opportunity of their choosing. Such is the case of our wonderful Managing Editor, Jenny Croghan, who will leave the Gibson Publications organization after eight years, including here in Martinez. She will continue in the publications industry in a new field.

Season Ticket

Opinion

By Chuck Nan
Gazette Contributor
Thursday April 12, 2012

Céspedes Makes Real
Impressive Debut with A’s

Yoenis Céspedes has put his name into select company in Oakland Athletics franchise history with his outstanding start to the 2012 season. He has now hit three home runs in his first four games with the team and now joins a list that includes Jack Cust, Mark McGwire, Reggie Jackson and Jimmie Foxx. What is also impressive for Céspedes is that all four of his hits this season have gone for extra bases, all three home runs have been hit with at least one runner on base and that he has gone from batting seventh in the A’s lineup to hitting cleanup.

Downtown Perspectives: Wandering around the marina, river mud and downtown

Opinion

Wednesday April 11, 2012

 

By Harlan Strickland

Gazette contributor

 

As this column has consistently set forth, whatever can be done to increase the flow of affluent visitors wandering around Main Street is a step in the right direction for the downtown. Whether it's a matter of visiting boaters, boaters who trailer in to the boat ramps, owners who berth their boats here, or live-aboards, the Marina offers exactly that type of clientele. Our Marina is something that neither Walnut Creek nor Pleasant Hill will ever have. We should do whatever we can to make the Marina an attractive destination for boaters.

Column One

Opinion

By Bill Sharkey III
Gazette Columnist
Wednesday April 11, 2012

 

Column One

MAIN STREET – the suggested/proposed changes being kicked around sound pretty exciting. Every time we drive up/down Main Street with the "out croppings" I vividly recall the clamor on that street during the bustling times of the '30s, '40s and '50s, until the "big guys" came to Contra Costa County's central area and "stole" Penny's, Montgomery Ward, Karl's and Kirby's shore stores, Western Auto, etc.