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Letter to the Editor: The people have spoken for legal recreational cannabis

Posted onSeptember 19, 2018October 1, 2018

A recent letter to the editor in regards to legal cannabis in Martinez stated “Martinez is getting seduced into the marijuana business. It’s most apparent …

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Mayor, school board president should focus on school safety, not election law minutiae

Posted onSeptember 16, 2018

Now that Mayor Rob Schroder and school board President Jonathan Wright have teamed up on an op-ed discussing the nuances of election law (“Contra Costa …

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Column 1: Where were you

Posted onSeptember 16, 2018September 16, 2018

By BILL SHARKEY III Martinez News-Gazette Columnist WHERE WERE YOU when the twin towers in New York City came crashing down? What were you doing? …

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Letter to the Editor: No weeds in the garden

Posted onSeptember 16, 2018September 16, 2018

Martinez is getting seduced into the marijuana business. It’s most apparent motive is that we need the “money”. As in taxes, fees and whatever. It’s …

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Letter to the Editor: Why I’m supporting Measure X

Posted onSeptember 16, 2018September 16, 2018

I was part of the Citizens for Measure H, a $30,000,000 bond that the citizens of Martinez approved to rebuild our pool, upgrade our library, …

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Gipner: Measure X critical to Martinez’s future

Posted onSeptember 13, 2018September 13, 2018

Today I would like to talk about the half-cent sales tax measure that the City Council placed on the November 6 ballot. It is called …

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Letter to the Editor: Keep dispensaries out of downtown Martinez

Posted onSeptember 12, 2018October 1, 2018

For ten years Martinez has been struggling with marijuana dispensaries. Wasting valuable time in futile efforts to locate the perfect area in Martinez for such …

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Message from the Mayor: Upcoming elections

Posted onSeptember 9, 2018September 9, 2018

By ROB SCHRODER Mayor of Martinez Many of you, like my wife and I, recently received a letter from the Contra Costa County Elections Department …

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Column 1: John McCain

Posted onSeptember 2, 2018September 2, 2018

By BILL SHARKEY III Martinez News-Gazette Columnist JOHN MCCAIN, military hero, national statesman with accolades pouring in from all across the nation and around the …

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Letter to the Editor: Don’t like vote by mail

Posted onSeptember 2, 2018September 3, 2018

Dear Editor, I am one of those persons directly affected by the change to districted elections in our city. I received the letter from Joe …

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