Pete McCloskey, the long-time South Bay Republican congressman, has died at the age of 96.
In a statement posted on its website, McCloskey’s law firm Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy said he died peacefully Wednesday at home in Winters.
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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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