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6 Candidates Vie To Replace Martinez Mayor After 2 Decades
Mayor Rob Schroder is retiring after first getting elected to the council the same year Bill Clinton won his second presidential term.

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Mayor Rob Schroder is retiring after first getting elected to the council the same year Bill Clinton won his second presidential term.

Winds of 20-30 mph are expected, with gusts up to 45 mph, in higher elevations.
Residents not affected by the order are also encouraged to get a flu vaccine, especially first responders.
BART is making a push to move people to the apps or "old style" paper tickets with the availability of plastic Clipper cards affected.
Pleasant Hill City Council member Ken Carlson and BART board member Debora Allen will square off Nov. 8 for the District 4 seat.
The attempted assault was reported Oct. 6 when the victim said a man tried to force her into an elevator at the Walnut Creek BART station.
The road closure was from the Napa city line to Salvador Avenue, with one lane open to allow residents access.
The ordinance allows law enforcement to arrest or cite participants, passengers, organizers and spectators.
The District Attorney's Office determined deadly force was justified in the shooting of domestic violence suspect Eduardo Martinez.
The National Park Service has been providing water tanks and troughs along with mineral licks for the elk throughout Tomales Point.
Walnut Creek City Councilman Kevin Wilk called them "awful, vile leaflets" and said "we must unite as one community to push back on this."
"We strongly encourage everyone to get all the vaccines they're eligible for."
The company said it used similar measures to deter more than 12,000 people from booking an entire home listing during Halloween last year.
Crews successfully prevented the fire from spreading to the other duplex unit.
The collision happened in a parking lot at the Sharon Heights Shopping Center.
The stolen items were from Dick's Sporting Goods in three Northern California cities, Petaluma police said.
At question for Jayson Woodbridge is 80 acres of hillside land on two parcels in Calistoga that "was utterly destroyed by the Glass Fire."
It was at least the second mountain lion to be in a Bay Area back yard this week.
Traffic is reduced to one lane through the project area which is just west of U.S. Highway 101 in Cotati.
"This funding will be used to save lives across our county."