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AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Vol. 28, No. 35
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August 28, 2026
Oakley City Proposed Brentwood street Council improvements hit speed bump reappoints Residents, City Council balk at $5 million cost
Residents of Lone Oak Road in Brentwood implored the city to not go through with proposed modernization efforts that they said would reduce the street’s rural charm.
By Jake Menez Staff Writer
“We’re happy with the way things are. Please leave us alone,” one Brentwood resident who lives on Lone Oak Road implored the City Council during their Aug. 25 meeting. They were discussing potential changes to the road. After hearing appeals from residents who live along the street, the council voted 5-0 to have staff take more time to look into ways to cut down on speeding and other traffic concerns that would not disrupt the residents’ life there. The catalyst for this discussion had been efforts from residents to curb issues with speed-
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ing and other traffic concerns. According to the agenda packet, the council had discussed the topic on Feb. 24, when they requested an update on reported school cut-through traffic and speeding occurring in the area and conducted traffic studies to determine whether or not the road met the criteria for the in-
stallation of a speed bump. It did not. In March, the city installed additional signs on the street to remind drivers of the 25-mileper-hour speed limit. The presentation by city staff on Aug. 25 included potential solutions to the traffic problems, such as creating a cul-de-sac to close the north end of Lone Oak
Road to through traffic where it currently connects with Grant Street or installing speed bumps along the stretch of road to deter speeding. Residents who live on Lone Oak Road balked at both proposed solutions, particularly the latter, which would require see Brentwood page 18
Permanent Daylight Saving Time – and how it can change our lives
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According to local farmers, moving to permanent Daylight Saving Time would give picking crews a little bit of extra time in the mornings during the summer.
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permanently enforce Daylight Saving Time, eliminating the need to change our clocks twice a year. The U.S. would see later sunrises and sunsets in the winter. In California, that could mean sunrises as late as 8:20 a.m. in the winter, and an extra hour of daylight in the evening. This has prompted questions on how life, work and health could be affected if the act is passed in the Senate and made into law. Farming and livestock According to the History
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members for Districts 2 and 4 By Connor Robles Correspondent
The City of Oakley might have an extra $31,000 or more that it can spend as it wants to after it local elections in Districts 2 and 4 were not needed because the incumbents– Mayor Hugh Henderson and Councilmembers Shannon Shaw – ran unopposed. According to City Clerk Kim Snodgrass, an election would have cost the city $31,000 to $50,000 per district based on county election data. This money would have been taken from the city’s General Fund, and can now be reappropriated if desired, according to City Manager Joshua McMurray. But since that money won’t be spent on election, Shaw suggested that the money be redirected to the new Oakley Library project. McMurray said he would bring it back as an agenda item in a future meeting. The new decision is a result after the Oakley City Council voted 4-0 to reappoint Henderson as the councilmember for District 2 and 3-0 to reappoint Shaw as councilmember for District 4. Shaw recused herself from the vote pertaining to herself, while Councilmember George Fuller was absent. The council chose to hold a vote to reappoint the members because see Oakley page 18
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