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Man guilty of school threats
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Freedom reigns!
by Tony Kukulich
The Press’ special section offers tips to guarantee a smooth, happily-ever-after event. Page 1B
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The man who threatened violence against students and staff at Freedom High School over several months last fall was sentenced this week in Contra Costa County Superior Court. Tristen Amir Curl, a 20-year-old resident of Oakley and Austin, Texas, pleaded guilty to stalking and making criminal threats, both felony offenses. Curl was immediately sentenced by the Honorable Judy Johnson as part of a negotiated disposition to the case. “The sentencing of Mr. Curl will hopefully bring some closure to the Oakley community,” said Kelly Manke, principal of Freedom High School. “I am proud to be the principal of Freedom High School and will continue to work with our students, staff and local resources to ensure safety is our top see Guilty page 26A
Gearing Up For Relay Photo by Tony Kukulich
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tudents prepare to receive their diplomas during Freedom High School’s graduation ceremony at Falcon Stadium in Oakley, Saturday, June 8. The class of 2019 had 630 graduating seniors. To view more photos of the event, visit www.thepress.net/ multimedia/slideshows
Vote on urban limit line will go to public by Kyle Szymanski Staff Writer
A group of local developers has cleared the first major hurdle in expanding Brentwood’s urban limit line (ULL) to accommodate a large residential development project that includes various other elements. Longtime Brentwood farmer and developer Ron Nunn, a development team member behind the proposed changes, confirmed this week that hired signature-gatherers have collected more than the required 3,500 verified autographs needed for the Brentwood City Council to put the question before voters. “We feel good about it,” said Bob Nunn, son of Ron Nunn and a fellow development team member. “We think it’s a good
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“The thing people have to understand is the council does not have a choice of not taking it to the voters. Some people are saying ‘don’t let this happen.’ Well, they don’t have a choice. The signatures have been verified, the voters have a right to speak.
” Brentwood City Manager Gus Vina
opportunity for the city.” Qualifying the ballot measure aimed at moving Brentwood’s ULL — the mark at which urban development must stop — is a first step in a proposed 815-acre, 2,400 residential-unit project situated north of Balfour Road, east of Deer Valley Road, and west of the
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Shadow Lakes and Brentwood Hills neighborhoods. The area in question is currently Ginochio family land used for cattle grazing and dryland farming for the last 150 years. Ron Nunn has a contract with the Ginochio family to develop the property. The Brentwood City Council will convene on June 25 to decide
whether to put the ULL expansion question before voters this November, or in November 2020, or to slightly delay the decision by requesting a special report be compiled to further explore the proposal, including its fiscal impact, consistency with the city’s general and specific plans, and how it would affect infrastructure funding, ag lands, open space and traffic congestion. If the report is requested, the council’s decision on when to pose the question to voters would be delayed, with the report created within 30 days. The developers would be required to pay for the election and report costs if the council decides more information is needed, City Manager Gus Vina said. see Vote page 26A
Heading To The Big Show
Three East County baseball players drafted by Major League teams. Page 17A Calendar.............................27A Classifieds..........................21A Cop Logs.............................25A Entertainment.................... 9A Food....................................... 8A Milestones.........................15A Opinion...............................13A Pets......................................10A Sports..................................17A
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