From The Press Vol. 27, No. 49
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December 5, 2025
Nunn donation protects parts of Mount Diablo An East County landmark is now better protected from any future development after Brentwood-area businessman Bob Nunn donated five acres of land to conservation organization Save Mount Diablo in memory of his father, Ronn Nunn. The project took just over three months from concept to close of escrow on Dec. 2, according to the group. “On behalf of Save Mount Diablo, I thank Bob Nunn for his generous donation of the strategic Nunn-Paulsen property to our organization in honor of his father, Ron Nunn,” Save Mount Diablo Executive Director Ted Clement said. “This property is on the slopes of Mount Diablo, and is an inholding surrounded on all sides by Mount Diablo State Park. Privately owned inholdings within public parks are
The NunnPaulsen inholding is on the northern slopes of Mount Diablo.
Map graphic courtesy of Save Mount Diablo
major land acquisition priorities for Save Mount Diablo, so we are deeply grateful that this year our wonderful supporters enabled us to complete two inholding acquisitions within Mount Diablo State Park, the ‘Balcerzak inholding’ and now the ‘Nunn-Paulsen inholding.’”
An inholding is privately owned land inside the boundary of a national park, national forest, state park, or similar publicly owned, protected area. According to a Dec. 2 press release by Save Mount Diablo, the Nunn-Paulsen inholding was one of Mount Diablo’s last privately-held tracts
of land. These privately held parcels have the potential to disrupt and threaten conservation efforts in the surrounding park if the inholdings were to be developed or poorly taken care of, see Mt. Diablo page 18A
Her library job in Brentwood Oakley Planning is all about customer support commission approves New community manager began role in August By Taylor Shepherd Correspondent
REE SATTI fore landing herself back at the Brentwood Library. Satti said her role here as the library manager is similar to that of when she was a librarian. “I provide customer service at the desk and support staff,” she said. “I also work with the city and community partners to help maintain the building, and I provide library programs and services for the public.”
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Woof Gang Bakery By Connor Robles Correspondent
The Oakley Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for Woof Gang Bakery and Animal Grooming, located at 990 Laurel Road in the Oakley Shops at Laurel Fields. Woof Gang is a chain of pet shops that feature one-onone dog grooming sessions and gourmet pet food and treats, such as protein-based dog cookies and birthday cakes, according to their website. The Oakley location will be one of more than 350 Woof Gang locations throughout the
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Ree Satti has taken over the new role of senior community library manager at the Brentwood Library. With the position previously held by Andrea Freyler, Satti took over this position in August of this year. Satti started as a library aide in the Contra Costa County library system and at the Brentwood Library several years ago. In that time, Satti moved around to a few different branches and roles be-
Coming back to the Brentwood Library several years later, Satti said she noticed a lot of the books are shifting to online, but that the community remains putting in the work of keeping the library visually pleasing, with various rooms and wall art on the ground floor. Satti encourages getting a library card and noted how simple it is to get one. Just visit in person with a photo ID and your current address for the application. Children under 18 need a parent or guardian present to apply. For more information, visit https://ccclib.org/ To find out more about applying for a library card, visit http://bit.ly/3Mfe8WW To view a video, visit www. thepress.net/multimedia
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United States, and will have an initial staff of three groomers (with the hope of hiring three more in the future) and two to three sales associates, according to senior planner Jose Cortez. Each groomer will take care of individual dogs in 90-minute sessions, in contrast to other grooming establishments, where multiple dogs may be booked in the same appointment slot. It will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. The commission unanimously approved Woof Gang’s see Planning page 18A
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