Can Kids Cut Pollution of 1000 Cars?

One school bus can hold up to 80 elementary students or 50 middle school students. That can reduce a lot of pollution caused by cars that wait in long school drop-off lines. And as school buses become equipped with more efficient exhaust systems, the benefits for cleaner air are even greater. Definition: TrafFIX— 16 buses …

Fourth Bore Lore—No More!

You, the voters of Contra Costa, made this project happen. Over 71% of you passed Measure J in 2004, extending a one-half percent sales tax for Contra Costa County transportation projects. The first dollars to fund a project from Measure J, attracted a myriad of small amounts. But the light changed to green when we …

Danville Adopts New Currency

We challenge you to circulate our coveted new coins. If you own a Veterans Memorial Building Challenge Coin, thank YOU for thanking our soldiers who have served tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. We just distributed an additional 15 coins at our Welcome Home Ceremony on December 27! It has always been youth who …

Solid Waste—Teach Your Children Well

It’s the holidays! They are filled with battery operated remote toys, cameras, dolls and baby walkers. So where do YOU recycle your old batteries? Hopefully, you march behind the Energizer bunny to the town offices, to your local drugstore, or to an e-waste recycling day. P-l-e-a-s-e do not deposit batteries anywhere else! I grew up …

Drought Resistant Water: An Oxymoron That Benefits You

“Purple” sprinkler heads dot the landscaping like small flowers in the grass—at Emerald Glen Park, in the park strip in front of my son’s town homes and at many golf courses. These highly visible colors are required by law to identify recycled water systems-so that thirsty hikers and picnickers won’t accidentally drink from the spigots. …

It's a Change in Culture: The Fight Against Unforgiving, Invisible Invaders

I heard an insider’s view of the swine flu last week from one of our valley leaders. Ok, he called it H1N1, but names are hard to change, especially abbreviations with no connection to the real world. Dr. Muntu Davis, the Deputy Health Officer & director of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention for the Alameda …