So This Happened…Week of Feb. 3-9, 2025
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA (Feb. 10, 2025) — The Department of Justice announced that a former Mt. Diablo Unified School District employee has been arrested for fraud.
The federal grand jury charged Eric Rego with three counts of mail fraud, alleging a multi-million-dollar scheme involving fake invoices for electronic devices they say Rego kept and resold.
“Educating our children is our most pressing priority,” said Superintendent Adam Clark.
“Anyone who attempts to misuse funds intended for the education of our students will be held accountable. We are committed to full transparency and will continue to take decisive action to safeguard public resources and protect the integrity of our programs.” Read the complete story.
Pushing back on Trump policy: Contra Costa Congressman Mark DeSaulnier is speaking out about what he calls “a myopic and reckless decision” to suspended implementation of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program.
“The transportation sector is the leading source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United States,” he said. “Electric vehicles (EVs) are crucial to reducing GHG emissions and curbing the existential threat of climate change while also having the potential to save drivers hundreds or even thousands of dollars in gas money annually. Given the obvious benefits of EVs, it is in everyone’s best interest to make it easier for Americans to drive them.” Read the complete story.
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Bev Britton
Bev Britton graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of North Dakota and moved to the Bay Area with her soon-to-be husband Jim in 1986. She was features editor at the Contra Costa Times in Walnut Creek before becoming managing editor of the Contra Costa Sun in Lafayette in 1995. She retired from newsrooms in 2001, but an ad for the Clayton Pioneer drew her back in. The family moved to Lake Wildwood in the Gold Country a few years ago - but working at the Pioneer keeps her in touch with her old neighborhoods in Concord and Clayton.