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Breaking News: State Releases Findings in 2023 Fatal Police Shooting at Cannabis Dispensary (opens the original)
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Following an investigation that lasted more than three years, the state Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday that “there is insufficient evidence to support a criminal prosecution” of the Martinez police officers who shot and killed 20-year-old Tahmon Wilson of Oakland when they responded to burglary call at the Velvet cannabis dispensary on Sunrise Drive in the early morning hours of Aug. 18, 2023.“After conducting a comprehensive investigation into this incident, DOJ concluded that th
Council Members Grill Medical Center CEO on Lack of Community Outreach for Major Construction Project (opens the original)
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City Council members at their Sept. 16 meeting expressed frustration with an apparent lack of community outreach by Contra Costa Health (CCH) about a major, multi-year seismic retrofitting project at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) on Alhambra Avenue that was days away from beginning.After providing a presentation on the $173 million project to the council, Medical Center CEO David Culberson was grilled by Councilmember Jay Howard about why there hadn’t been more communication with
‘It Makes Me So Happy That This Event is Happening Here’: Fourth Annual Martinez Pride Celebrates Inclusivity (opens the original)
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The following article by freelance writer Tony Hicks is made possible through the financial support of paid subscribers and other donors to the newsletter. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber, if not already, for $5 per month or $50 annually to fun more local news coverage of Martinez.Subscribe now<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QcrJ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F
News You Can Use: Martinez Pride, ‘Strange Ladies,’ ‘Movie in the Park,’ Costal Cleanup, Run for Education and More (opens the original)
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The following News You Can Use roundup of events and activities in and around Martinez by David Scholz and Craig Lazzeretti is made possible by the support of paid subscribers and other donors to the newsletter. It is being made available in full to paid subscribers only. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber, if not already, for $5 per month or $50 annually, to support more local news coverage of Martinez.Subscribe nowMartinez Pride to celebrate LGBTQ+ community on Saturday</stro
MUSD Budget Picture Brightens Thanks to Significant Drop in Deficit Spending (opens the original)
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Martinez Unified School District trustees will get some positive budget news at Monday night’s school board meeting in the form of a big reduction in deficit spending during the recently completed 2025-26 fiscal year.According to a presentation on the district’s “unaudited actuals” for the past fiscal year, MUSD ended 2025-26 with a fund balance of $8.64 million, about $1.25 million above its earlier projection. The positive result was fueled by total expenditures that came in about $1.28 millio
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