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Deal advances plan for Fire Station 90 Brentwood looking into selling land to county By Jake Menez Staff Writer
Fire Station 90, the proposed fire station to be built on Lone Tree Way and Windy Springs Lane, may be moving ahead following a 5-0 decision from the Brentwood City Council to have staff look into the sale of a necessary parcel of land to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. Discussion of the topic took place during a closed session meeting of the City Council on Sept. 8, with City Attorney Thomas Lloyd Smith reporting the results of the discussion afterward. “Vice Mayor [Pa’tanisha] Pierson made a motion to spend staff time and attention on the proposed transfer of
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Concept art of the proposed Fire Station 90 to be built on Windy Springs Lane. property located at 6691 Lone Tree Way to work with Contra Costa County Fire Protection District to negotiate price and terms of proposed transfer,” he said. The council’s decision comes after weeks of discussion, with residents, the
city and the county Board of Supervisors weighing in on the topic and the perceived need to have a fire station at that location to better serve Brentwood and the surrounding cities. “We all want the same thing: a safer community. Building these sta-
‘This conversation has gone on way too long’
Domestic violence rises, DUIs a priority, police chief says
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Golden Heart Gallery on Second Street has been a lightning rod for the discussion surrounding tattooing downtown. Members of the City Council say they have been tattooing despite the business type not being approved for the area. explained. Meyer had noted in previous discussions that she has tattoos. “It’s self expression, and I think that is absolutely something that people should
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The Oakley City Council voted 4-0 to appoint Oakley Realtor Adam Sterud to the Planning Commission. Sterud will serve out the rest of Yared Oliveros’ term as planning commissioner that ends in February 2027. The Council also heard a report from Police Chief Paul Beard that noted a consistent rise in domestic violence reports over the past three years and
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Tattoo studios may soon be making their mark on downtown Brentwood following the Sept. 8 City Council meeting in which the council voted 3-2 to allow four body art studios to operate downtown with some stipulations. Mayor Susannah Meyer and Councilmember Jovita Mendoza were the dissenting votes. “This has never been about tattoo parlors, for me, as far as not being appropriate,” Meyer
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tions is a process, and it involves early coordination with city staff, feedback, adjustments, and patience,” District 3 Supervisor Diane Burgis wrote in her Aug. 28 newsletter. At the time, Burgis derided the city, framing the council as uncooperative and urging East County residents to pressure the council into agreeing to the sale during the Aug. 25 meeting of the Board of Supervisors. “The taxpayers should be asking the city of Brentwood, ‘Why are you making this take so long? Why are you making it so expensive,’” Burgis said during that meeting. “The people that are living in East Contra Costa…are having to carry some of these costs for Brentwood, and it’s not fair.” Burgis and Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire)
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he documented the police department’s focus on combating drunken driving. Police report: increased domestic violence, DUI focus While most crime statistics are dropping or have not changed between the first half of 2025 and the first half of 2026, reports of domestic violence have increased by 27 percent from 49 incidents to 62 in that time, part of a longerterm trend that has persisted for three years, Beard said. Since domestic violence often takes place behind closed doors in private homes, increased police presence is not always a deterrent to it. Because of this, the Oakley see Oakley page 20
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