When Lowes Comes to Town, Piedmont Lumber Burns Down

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About the Author

Resident of Contra Costa Since 1978

Pete Bennett arrived in Contra Costa in June 1978 where he began working for local contractors where he created work by hustling leaves, pushing paint, endless runs to the dump, moving dirt and grime while turning sweat into money.

Along the way he went for his dream of owning a woodworking shop but the shop grew rapidly after leasing a small 1000 SF shop in Concord in less than a year he purhchased an existing shop on Shary Circle.

He used to wear suits, shirts with collars but has been wearing C-Collars

By 1987 his "woodworking shop" expanding to 9000sf with millions in future revenue on the horizon when tragedy struck in a personal injury case in the Matter of Bennett v. Southern Pacific

He lost his suits when his dry cleaner committed suicide around the time he was appearing on CNN

His business eventually collapse in connection to rouge police officers connected to the City of Pittsburg where Bennett was forced out of business by external forces.
One key factor was the pattern of incidents and breakins which included Arson

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