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Ashby BART housing: Berkeley advances 174-unit affordable project
A proposal to replace a parking lot at the Ashby BART station with an affordable apartment building and a dozen townhomes that would provide a rare opportunity for low-income buyers to own property in Berkeley took a key step forward this week. The Berkeley City Council unanimously agreed Tuesday night...
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61-year-old California grocery bakery to close, affecting 92 workers
California’s grocery industry is facing another shutdown as major chains continue reshaping their operations. Safeway plans to permanently close its commercial bread plant in Richmond, affecting 92 employees. The facility…
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Vacaville Drug Plant to End Manufacturing, Cutting Dozens of Jobs
4941 Allison Parkway — Approximate Site of Manufacturing Wind-Down. DesigneRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. is permanently ending manufacturing at its Vacaville site, a move that will eliminate dozens of jobs in stages through mid-November while a small crew remains to support the site wind-down. The company operates a pharmaceutical manufacturing site at 4941 Allison Parkway, Suite B. An Oct. 21 WARN notice associated with the company appears in the state's EDD log.
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Safeway Bakery in Richmond, Calif., To Close Dec. 30
The Safeway grocery chain will close a bakery in Richmond, Calif., on Dec. 30, idling 92 employees, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed last week with the state. The plant, which opened in 1965, supplied bread and baked goods to Bay Area Safeway stores. According to SFGate,...
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Flight School Faces $2.4M Fine Over Temperature Gauge
The FAA proposed a $2,388,500 civil penalty Friday against Stratus Aviation LLC, which operates Wings Flight School in Vacaville, California, for allegedly operating an unairworthy aircraft. According to the FAA’s announcement, the violations involved a Cessna 172M Skyhawk used by the flight training provider. The FAA says the school...
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West Oakland Plan Calls for 90 Affordable Homes on Cleared Brush Street Lot
A recently cleared parcel near San Pablo Avenue and Uptown Oakland is now the site of plans for a seven-story apartment building with 90 homes, 89 of them deed-restricted as affordable for low-income households. The proposal at 2101 Brush Street, in West Oakland’s Ralph Bunche neighborhood, would set aside one unit for an on-site property manager.
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Planning Board Approves Zoning Changes to Address Commercial Vacancies, South Shore ADUs
During its meeting on Monday, October 26, the Planning Board approved Zoning Text Amendments that will streamline the entitlement process for new businesses to open up along Park and Webster Streets. It also approved a Planned Development Amendment to the South Shore Beach and Tennis Club to convert a portion of the property’s existing commercial and office facilities into residential space.
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Report: Gas leaking into idled flare system caused Richmond’s rotten egg smell
Chevron says hydrogen sulfide-containing hydrocarbon gas leaked into part of its Richmond refinery’s flare system, causing the rotten-egg odor that spread across Richmond last week. The section of the flare system had been shut down and isolated for scheduled maintenance, according to a 72-hour report