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	<title>Political Blotter &#187; Contra Costa County</title>
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		<title>Consultant prematurely mails stormwater election flyers</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/02/09/consultant-prematurely-mails-stormwater-election-flyers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contra Costa County]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[conrtra costa community clean water initiative]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The nearly 30 people who testified Tuesday before the Contra Costa Board of  Supervisors against a proposed new stormwater fee  arrived home later in the day to find an unpleasant surprise: A fold-out mailer promoting the countywide fee election that had been approved just a few hours earlier. Critics immediately called the public hearing on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BART director won&#8217;t seek Contra Costa supervisor seat</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BART Director Joel Keller will not challenge Contra Costa County Supervisor Mary Nejedly Piepho, saying he wants to stay around to see through the construction of eBART into east Contra Costa County. &#8220;I helped start eBART a number of years ago and I am going to stay at BART and see it through,&#8221; said Keller, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CoCo supervisor candidates report early cash</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contra Costa County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contra Costa politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012 primary election]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The cash is beginning to trickle into the into the campaigns of Contra Costa County supervisor candidates and the incumbents seeking re-election. See below a dollar rundown of the candidates for Contra Costa County supervisor who filed campaign finance disclosures as of Dec. 31, 2011. (Download the full documents for yourself at the Contra Costa [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perata opts out of Contra Costa supervisor race</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contra Costa Board of Supervisors]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[candace andersen]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Don Perata]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tomi van de brooke]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After weeks of discussions with local leaders and reviewing the results of an internal public opinion poll, former Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata says he will not run for Contra Costa County supervisor. Perata sent a note to supporters, which said, &#8220;Thank you for your interest in my ambition to run for county supervisor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stepper steps out of CoCo supervisor contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contra Costa Board of Supervisors]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2012 election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[candace andersen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gayle Uilkema]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Danville Town Councilwoman Karen Stepper will not run for Contra Costa County supervisor. &#8220;I&#8217;ve been looking at it all week and making calls,&#8221; Stepper said. &#8220;But the timing and the need to have a strong candidate in the (San Ramon Valley) and not split up the vote contributed to my decision not to run.&#8221; Stepper [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Chevron-Man&#8217; shows up at Contra Costa offices</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contra Costa County]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A mysterious masked man appeared in front of Contra Costa County offices in Martinez this morning, carrying a sign that said &#8220;Hungry! Need your paycheck.&#8221; Ahem.  Turns out it wasn&#8217;t exactly a homeless man down on his luck. It&#8217; was a guy in a Chevron costume, of sorts, with money coming out of his ears [...]]]></description>
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		<title>East Bay political calendar</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/12/12/east-bay-political-calendar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/12/12/east-bay-political-calendar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[jack roddy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[karen mitchoff]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do crab, fixing California and Sarah Palin have in common? They are all subjects of upcoming political events in Contra Costa County. Check them out. BRENTWOOD Rancher Jack Roddy, developers and farmers Ron and Bob Nunn and Tim Argenti with Allied Waste will host a re-election fundraiser on Dec. 15 for Contra Costa Supervisor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Danville mayor will run for Contra Costa supervisor</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/12/09/danville-mayor-will-run-for-contra-costa-supervisor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/12/09/danville-mayor-will-run-for-contra-costa-supervisor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2011 election]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Danville Mayor Candace Andersen will run for Contra County supervisor in 2012. She hopes to succeed retiring Supervisor Gayle Uilkema of Lafayette, who opted to leave office after seven terms rather than seek re-election in a newly drawn District 2 that encompasses the San Ramon Valley and Lamorinda. “We have reached a point in time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contra Costa steps away from imposing contract</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/12/06/contra-costa-steps-away-from-imposing-contract/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/12/06/contra-costa-steps-away-from-imposing-contract/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contra Costa County]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contra Costa County supervisors on Tuesday extended for one week contentious labor talks with a coalition of its five large public employee unions, putting off a vote to impose a contract. Click here to see full story. &#8220;We have some optimism that we can reach an agreement before the board&#8217;s next meeting,&#8221; Contra Costa County [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contra Costa receives $500,000 DOE solar grant</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/12/06/contra-costa-receives-500000-doe-solar-grant/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/12/06/contra-costa-receives-500000-doe-solar-grant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rep. George Miller]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Contra Costa economic development partnership was awarded a $521,529 Department of Energy grant to help streamline and digitize the permitting process for solar system. Read on for the news release issued earlier today: A clean technology initiative of the Contra Costa Economic Partnership has been awarded a major grant through the U.S. Department of [...]]]></description>
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