The Real C h r is t mas Story! New faces to lead Brentwood Vol. 24, No. 50
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December 16,2022
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ByJake Menez Staff Writer
BRENTWOOD The Brentwood City Council introduced personnel changes during the Dec. 13 meeting as Vice Mayor Johnny Rodriguez and Councilmember Karen Rarey stepped down to make room for new members Patanisha Davis Pierson and Tony Oerlemans. Additionally, Councilmember Susannah Meyer was unanimously appointed to be the new vice mayor. They accomplished this during the first time the council had gathered in person with the public since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s good to be back,” was a sentiment expressed by numerous people in council chambers.
by Chris Campos Staff Writer
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Patanisha Davis Pierson (second from left) and Tony Oerlemans (second from right) were welcomed to the city council as part of the Dec. 13 meeting. The transition from the 2020/’22 council into the 2022/’24 began with the former unanimously voting to certify the results of the November election that saw Pierson and Oerlemans elected to represent districts 2 and 4 respectively.
“I would just like to congratulate our newest council members,” Rarey said. “You guys ran a great race, and you guys are in for a whirlwind.” Following the certification of the see Brentwood page 18A
Oakley names new mayor By Chris Campos Staff Writer
OAKLEY The city appointed a new mayor, Aaron Meadows, and welcomed two new City Council members Suzanne Shaw and Hugh Henderson on Tuesday night. As the new wave arrived, the City Council and staff also hailed the long service of outgoing Randy Pope and former mayor Sue Higgins with praise, gifts, proclamations and a tear or two. The 12 years that the two council colleagues worked together saw a long list of changes in the city. Pope, a police officer with the
Incoming mayor Aaron Meadows and Vice Mayor Anissa Williams took the oath of office at the Dec. 13 meeting.
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MARTINEZ The Contra Costa Sheriff’s Department will join most other local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body cameras for its deputies after approval from the Board of Supervisors for a $12.5 million contract with Axon Enterprise, Inc. The contract covers body-worn cameras, incar camera systems, storage and software from Jan. 1, 2023 to Dec. 31, 2032. The funding came from the county’s Measure X tax program. According to a staff report, the total cost of agreement is $12,503,168; with an annual cost of $1.2 million. By entering into a 10-year agreement, the Office of the Sheriff will be saving $5 million over the term of the agreement.The Board of Supervisors has approved an allocation of Measure X funding for this program in the amount of $1.3 million annually through June 30, 2024. Contra Costa Sheriff David Livingston said Monday:“For over five years, I have been asking the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors for funding to equip all of my deputy sheriffs with body-worn cameras. The Board finally provided funding recently through Measure X, the county’s half-cent sales tax measure. I am proud to say we expect the Sheriff’s Office body-worn camera program will be fully implemented in the coming months. In addition, our vehicles will be outfitted with in-car video cameras. Our goals are greater transparency, increasing the public’s safety, and increasing officer safety. Cameras help with all of those important goals.” The Office of the Sheriff will be requesting continued Measure X funding later. If the Board of Supervisors does not approve continued funding, the Office of the Sheriff will attempt to identify other funding sources.
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