Despite past missteps, both imagined and real, City Staff and Council should be recognized for being responsive in an attempt to hire and retain quality …
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by Jonathan T Wright and Rob Schroder In a recent letter to voters, the Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters, advised an unknown number …
Despite past missteps, both imagined and real, City Staff and Council should be recognized for being responsive in an attempt to hire and retain quality …
By BILL SHARKEY III Martinez News-Gazette Columnist ITALY had ‘Il Duce’. Germany had ‘Der Fuehrer’. The United States has ‘The Donald’. The first two took …
I can safely say I have been politically aware since at least age 9. I recall trick o’treating in the city of Paramount in ’72, …
Back when I worked at the Gazette regular letter writers would routinely accuse some in our community of being “Puppet Masters”. The accusations were generally …
By BILL SHARKEY III Martinez News-Gazette Columnist ALLEGATIONS of ‘inappropriate conduct’ which have swept the nation in recent months from the White House down through …
I am writing to seek help from the community. Our home is on some acreage that abuts the hiking trail on the ridge above the …
Why did it take 2 ½ years, after the post below, for the City Council to give our Martinez Police Officers a “special” 8% pay …
The older I get, the faster time goes by. I cannot believe we are already more than halfway through summer and our kids will be …