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Vol. 18, No. 48
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City to Talking turkey declare homeless T crisis by Kyle Szymanski Staff Writer
The City of Oakley will declare a homeless crisis within its boundaries to ensure that its residents are eligible to receive state aid handed down to the county to address the problem. Contra Costa County officials had asked all 19 incorporated Contra Costa County cities to adopt a formal resolution declaring a homeless crisis in their municipalities to show support for and receive a portion of an estimated see Homeless page 30
Holiday Gift Guide To Pets
he fifth annual Turkey Trot for Schools in Brentwood took place on Thanksgiving morning. Nearly 1,700 runners participated in the event that raised money for athletics programs in the Liberty Union High School District and Brentwood Union School District. To view more photos of the event, visit www.thepress. net/multimedia/ slideshows
What you need to make the holidays happy, jolly and bright for furry family members. Page 1B
Caught In A Fire Storm
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Sheriff’s office moving to Brentwood by Tony Kukulich Staff Writer
Early next year, the Brentwood Police Department (BPD) will have new neighbors as the Contra Costa County Sheriff ’s Office (CCCSO) is relocating the Delta Patrol Station to Brentwood from its current location on O’Hara Avenue in Oakley. “We’ve heard over the years that the Delta Station may move closer to the sheriff ’s office service territory, and it sounds like that time is now coming soon,” said Oakley City Manager Bryan Montgomery. The Brentwood City Council unanimously and without much discussion approved the lease agreement for space in the Brentwood police headquarters
“ We’ve heard over the years that the Delta
Station may move closer to the sheriff’s office service territory, and it sounds like that time is now coming soon.
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Oakley City Manager Bryan Montgomery along with architectural design and construction contracts related to the move during the Nov. 13 council meeting. “This is an exciting project, a collaboration effort that’s been in the works for quite some time now,” said Brentwood Police Chief Tom Hansen during the council meeting. “We’re in the works of moving Contra Costa County Sheriff ’s Delta Station into our facility ... This is just another force multiplier
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that we’re moving into East County.” CCCSO Capt. Steve Borbely is managing the move for the sheriff ’s office and recently served a stint as the lieutenant in charge of the Delta Patrol Station. He couldn’t say exactly how long the sheriff ’s office used the current location but said it’s been at least as long as his 24 years with the force. According to Borbely, the building once housed a school, and
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when the CCCSO moved in, they shared the building with the Oakley Library until the library moved to its current location at Freedom High School. “(Brentwood police headquarters) is a more modern building,” said Borbely. “It looks like it’s a little more centrally located. Now that Oakley has built out its street lights and so forth, in my opinion, it will be a quicker response time. We don’t have to go through stop lights and so forth. We just shoot out of the southern tip of Brentwood, and we hit all the county roads, and we’re wherever we need to be pretty quick.” According to Brentwood City Manager Gus Vina, see Sheriff’s page 30A
Calling All Bands www.thepress.net/news/webextras
Antioch is accepting proposals from bands for the 2019 summer concert series.
Former Brentwood firefighter and family lose everything in treacherous Camp Fire. Page 6A
Heading To The Finals
Liberty football advances to the NCS championships. Page 21A Calendar.............................31A Classifieds..........................25A Cop Logs.............................29A Health & Beauty...............16A Holiday Happenings ......12A Milestones.........................14A Opinion...............................20A Pets........................................ 8B Sports..................................21A
Santa flying In
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Santa is coming to Buchanan Field to pass out candy canes and take pictures.