Friday, February 01, 2002

Contra Costa Times - News. School accessibility tops Mt. Diablo bond wish list Seven years after the federal government's deadline to make public buildings handicapped accessible, the Mt. Diablo Unified School District has a $16 million backlog of work to ensure disabled students equal access to classrooms and programs. (Feb. 1) [Contra Costa Times-News]  3:28:30 PM

Brentwood News. Hearing on Delta sale postponed OAKLEY -- There's still time for the public to weigh in on the proposed sale of 1,200 acres of Delta land to CalFed. (Feb. 1) [Brentwood News] 6:42:08 AM

Brentwood News. City addresses need for affordable housing BRENTWOOD -- The city is focusing on how to ensure more homes will be built for low-income residents. (Feb. 1) [Brentwood News]  Affordable housing is a community responsibility yet the only residents being asked to provide it (pay for it) are new homebuyers....the cost of their new home will rise to pay for the inclusionary units (low income housing) the builder is required to include in the project.  I've never understood why, in the pursuit of affordable housing, local governments adopt policies that make 90% of new housing more expensive to make 10% affordable - and little or nothing is asked of the existing community. 6:35:52 AM