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Martinez News-Gazette Feb. 14, 2020
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Sturgeon come ashore at Waterfront Park
(Zach Seal, Martinez coordinator of community development, left, and Andrew Dunn, Pecos League Commissioner, unveil the Martinez Sturgeon banner Saturday at Waterfront Park’s Field 3. Photo by Ken Mitchroney) Pecos League commissioner Andrew Dunn visited Waterfront Park Tuesday morning. At the city’s annual State of the City breakfast Dunn revealed the Martinez teams new nickname […]
Martinez street preservation plan
5-year street preservation plan, with street names and details [pdfjs-viewer url=”https%3A%2F%2Fmartinezgazette.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F02%2FExhibit_A_-_5-year_Pavement_Preservation_Plan_and_2020_Street_List.pdf” viewer_width=100% viewer_height=1360px fullscreen=true download=true print=true]
Martinez Scouts lose camping equipment to thieves
Martinez BSA Troop 429 lost camping gear and supplies when their storage locker was burglarized last month. The Troop storage unit at Public Storage on Pacheco Ave. was vandalized and thieves took a Camp Chef stove, propane tank, several tents, tarps, and other camping gear. “The Scouts use this equipment on a monthly basis and […]
Refinery transaction complete, ‘Martinez Refinery Company’ born
PBF Energy Inc. announced today that it completed the acquisition of the Martinez refinery, and related logistics assets, from Shell Oil Products US. The purchase price for the assets was $960.0 million plus the value of hydrocarbon inventory. The company will operate as ‘Martinez Refining Company’. “We welcome Martinez’s professional workforce to the PBF family,” said PBF’s […]
County Health Department is closely monitoring new coronavirus
Contra Costa Health Services is working closely with its partners and other health systems to track the situation locally. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and public health agencies across the U.S. are monitoring this new disease. There are no confirmed cases of the novel (new) coronavirus […]
Intermodal pedestrian overcrossing update
The new elevator which provides access to the Pedestrian Bridge on the north side of the railroad tracks is now installed. While the elevator is complete, the plans call for the exterior of the elevator tower to be wrapped with glass. In December of 2019, the general contractor for the project, Gordon N. Ball, learned […]
District 5 Supervisor candidates forums
Meet Candidates for Supervisor Feb. 10 in Martinez Meet the District 5 candidates for the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on February 10 in Martinez. Federal Glover, Gus Kramer, and Sean Trambley are running for election on March 3 to represent District 5, which includes Antioch, Pittsburg, Martinez, […]
Martinez Police Blotter November 16-31
On November 15, 2019 at 10:00 am, Officer Lucido contacted a 51-year-old man from Martinez, in the parking lot of 7-11, 3520 Pacheco Boulevard. He was arrested for a $5,000.00 misdemeanor warrant for drug possession. He was also arrested for possession of meth and violating probation. He was booked into the Main Detention Facility (MDF). […]
