Clayton City Council Elections 2022

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Clayton is on the move, with new staff and projects

CLAYTON, CA (Aug. 18, 2025) — Earlier this year and throughout the spring and summer, our city manager, Kris Lofthus, ...

Guest Editorial — A façade of perfection?

CLAYTON, CA (Aug. 14, 2025) — I often wonder what our town would be like if people worked together instead ...

Still time to catch Clayton concerts, National Night Out

CLAYTON, CA (July 23, 2025) — Clayton has a busy summer schedule: Concerts in The Grove. There are only three ...

Letter to the Editor Decrying Clayton’s response to grand jury report

CLAYTON, CA (July 22, 2025) — On June 24, the Clayton City Council rejected 10 of 13 findings in the ...
High staff turnover a sign of Clayton’s decline

Clayton council ­rejects most of Grand Jury’s ­findings

CLAYTON, CA (July 18, 2025) — The City Council voted 4-1 to ignore most of the Civil Grand Jury’s report ...

Clayton passes first two-year budget; welcomes new police chief

CLAYTON, CA (July 2, 2025) — For the first time, the City of Clayton adopted a two-year budget following several ...
High staff turnover a sign of Clayton’s decline

Grand Jury lists issues with Clayton finances, governance

UPDATE: Mayor Kim Trupiano and Vice mayor Jeff Wan will serve on the ad hoc committee to prepare the city’s ...

City of Clayton introduces new Police Chief Jeremy Crone

CLAYTON, CA (June 10, 2025) — The City of Clayton is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeremy Crone as ...

Clayton council member responds to Grand Jury report

CLAYTON, CA (June 1, 2025) — This week, the Contra Costa Civil Grand Jury released a scathing indictment of the ...
Candidates for Contra Costa DA, sheriff to address voters in upcoming election forum

The Grand Jury Has Spoken. Clayton, It’s Time to Listen.

CLAYTON, CA (May 29, 2025) — In March of 2024, we ran an editorial on the front page of The ...
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