The Press 08.11.2023

Sand Creek Rd. project moves forward

By Melissa van Ruiten Staff Writer

After being held up by the discovery of a golden eagle nest, the final segment of the Sand Creek Extension project between Highway 4 and Heidorn Ranch Road in Antioch has finally broken ground, Tuesday, Aug. 8.

“As you may know, the project was supposed to have started back in March. However, Fred and Wilma (the eagle pair) slowed us down a little bit. I’m happy to report that the golden egglet has since left the nest,” Brentwood Mayor Joel Bryant quipped.

The final phase consists of extending Sand Creek Road approximately 2,300 feet west from its current terminus off of Highway 4 to connect with Heidorn Ranch Road. Initially, the extension will be one eastbound lane and one westbound lane. Other improvements include street lights, electricity and water, and a fullwidth bridge across Sand Creek.

The remaining improvements, which consist of one lane in each direction and the landscaping of the median and parkways, will be constructed by the developers of the adjoining properties, according to the City of Brentwood’s most recent Capital Improvement Program report.

“Unfortunately, we’ve been delayed approximately three months now,” said Allen Baquiler, Brentwood’s interim city engineer.

“That, of course, has repercus-

sions on the timing of the project, with the rain coming, and the contractor having to deploy additional crews to make up time, because we are still trying to hold a completion date of May of next year.”

Delays come with higher costs. The initial planned cost that had been approved was about $8 million. In order to keep the project moving forward on schedule, it will now cost the city an additional $700,000-$800,000, according to Baquilar. Between the East

Officials broke ground on the final segment of the Sand Creek Road extension in Brentwood the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 8. The extension will connect Sand Creek Road to Deer Valley Road in Antioch.

Contra Costa Regional Fee and Finance Authority (ECCRFFA) contribution of $4.1 million and the allotted amount from prior development impact fees, Brentwood will have no issue covering the additional cost.

After a decade of planning, the earlier construction phases between Deer Valley Road and Heidorn Ranch Road, along the city limits, were completed. Once this

see Project page 22

Historic spot to give way to development

By Hemananthani Sivanandam Correspondent

The sole, rundown market on Davis Camp will be demolished soon as the city prepares to clear the last standing ground symbol of the Dust Bowl migration to be sold for development.

Historians and residents, however, say they hope the city will create a commemorative sign to honor the site’s rich historical background.

Oakley reviewing police error

They also hope there could be a dedicated space on the Davis Camp site that provides pictures and information on the list of other camps and packing sheds that were around to honor the legacy of the migration period.

There were eight other camps, apart from Davis Camp, and 16

The last vestige of a historic Dust Bowl-era agriculture site in Brentwood will be demolished to make way for new development.

packing sheds in Brentwood back in the 1930s, according to the East Contra Costa Historical Society.

The camps were B.G. Camp, Marsh Ranch Camp, Fisher Camp, Hubbard Camp, Carin Camp, Butler Camp, Periller Camp, and Oakley Camp.

Brentwood City Manager Tim

Ogden said the matter will be discussed further on Sept 26 following the direction of the City Council to come back with a detailed plan and ideas to have a commemorative plaque or monument sign on site.

For now, Ogden said a former market on site will be demolished later this year, which will lead to the widening of Brentwood Boulevard.

“The sale could be out for offers this fall. The property is not zoned for a park but rather for housing or commercial. So based on new state laws, the site cannot be zoned down from housing to a park, although a park could be incorporated into the eventual hous-

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By Jeff Weisinger Staff Writer

Oakley police Chief Paul Beard and Freedom High School principal Steve Amaro both took to the stage in Freedom’s theater Tuesday morning to explain what happened in the school’s parking lot Friday morning when a 17-yearold student was taken into custody after bringing a gun on campus a day after a big fight in the parking lot.

Beard also addressed a self-admitted error that the police department made when it was originally reported that juvenile hall would not take the 17-year-old male and he was instead released home to his mother.

“If I were to tell you that I was upset over this, please understand that’s an understatement,” Beard said to those in attendance at Amaro’s “Coffee with the Principal” meeting.

“What should have happened is that we should have taken the kid into custody, and we did. It was at see Error page 22

Photo by Melissa van Ruiten

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OW IS YOUR CHANCE TO SPEAK UP AND VOTE for your favorite Brentwood business or person.

Who is your favorite hairstylist, doctor, dentist, personal trainer or loan officer? Where do you get your car fixed? Who’s your dog groomer, painter or plumber? You get the idea – now get voting! We list 200 categories to help you weigh in on the Best of Brentwood.

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1. Vote for Brentwood-based businesses only.

2. Vote for a minimum of 10 categories.

3. Provide your name, email and phone number on the ballot.

4. Full-sized, 11x17 photocopied newspaper ballots are OK, but entries must be written by hand in ink. Additional single copies available at The Press.

5. When voting for a person, enter the person’s FULL name AND their company’s name.

6. When voting for a company, enter the company’s complete name.

Women’s conference message: Get involved politically

By Savannah Pecknold Correspondent

“We need fresh faces and great ideas,” said Jennifer Quallick, Deputy Chief of Staff to County Supervisor for District 2, Candace Andersen. “These are vacancies that need a voice.”

Shauna Polk, Commissioner for Contra Costa Commission for Women and Girls (CCCWG) added, “Being engaged and doing your part and really making a difference is almost more important than being elected. Just being here in this first step is amazing.”

These were just two of the recommendations from women in leadership positions at a recent State of California Commissions Appointments Workshop presented by California Women Lead (CWL), at Brentwood City Hall.

According to the Center for American Women and Politics, only about 30% of California’s elected officials are women. Due to the lack of representation of women in legislation, the CCCWG and the CWL urge women to do more for their communities and let their voices be heard. Out of 467 positions, there are more than 50 vacancies in the state’s boards and commissions — empty slots that CWL encourages to be filled with more women. More women in government will permit more inclusive, well-rounded policies that produce more impactful solutions on state and local levels, the women said. Vacancies can be found at www.gov.ca.gov/appointments/.

Catherine Baker, FPPC Commissioner

of California Women Lead, gave each of the seven people who attended a take-home packet with a guide on how to get appointed.

“California Women Lead is the longest in existence bi-partisan organization dedicated to getting women in appointed and elected leadership positions all across the state, local and state-wide,” Baker said. CWL has trained and mentored thousands of women across California on the appointment process, and their mission is to engage women to get them in leadership positions. This is about being a part of the solutions, she added.

According to Baker, many women haven’t realized that they have the ability and expertise to help build a more inclusive future for California. Women’s unique experiences and perspectives are a part of the key to fair

and just policymaking because their voices are in positions where they can be heard. “What irks you?” Baker asked to get her listeners thinking, “What’s important to you?” The first step in the journey to getting appointed is recognizing your values and why doing something about it matters, she said. There are four parts to the process: research, assess your readiness, apply, and seek support.

• Identify the issues that are important to you.

• Research the commission, such as: travel needs, meeting times, board members, and its background. Consider if you represent the commission’s values and policies.

Baker said that those who tend to be more successful in getting appointed often

have stronger support systems, whether that be from family, board members, local elected officials, coworkers, or others. The more support given during the application process, the higher the chance of getting appointed.

Dena Acosta-Beere, a real estate agent from San Francisco who attended the seminar, said, “Now that my son is going into TK, I have all this free time to fill, to focus on my passions. I applied for the Concord Planning Commission because I honestly didn’t like how things were going in the city and in my district. We have a lot of multi-family housing, immigrants, and ESL citizens, and you can see it in our district, our streets, sidewalks, everything. That’s why I wanted to try to get on the City Planning Commission and maybe start there. Now I see there are so many opportunities within the city, county, and state levels. I’m kind of exploring where I want to be, but advocating for children is a big part of what I want to do.”

There are a variety of opportunities to serve the community, and getting appointed on commissions and boards can get more voices out there and into policymaking.

For more information about the Contra Costa Commission for Women and Girls, contact them at cccwomenscommission@ gmail.com or visit womenscommission.com.

For more information about California Women Lead and their mission, contact them at admin@cawomenlead.org or visit cawomenlead.org.

To view a video, visit www.thepress.net/ multimedia

At the State of California Commissions Appointments Workshop at Brentwood City Hall on July 29, Joey Smith, Faye Maloney, Catherine Baker, and Shauna Polk explained the appointment application process and encouraged women to be more involved in the political process.

Photo courtesy of Savannah Pecknold

Antioch missionaries evacuated from coup

By Melissa van Ruiten Staff Writer

When Cornerstone Christian Center in Antioch gathered their mission team for a trip to Niger, located along the edge of the Sahara Desert in north-central Africa, they never imagined how the trip would end up unfolding – a safe rescue from a coup d’etat.

The mission team, which consisted of 11 members from Cornerstone, two from a church in Florida, and two from a church in Georgia, were traveling to Niger to put on a camp for 250 children, according to Lead Pastor Steve Miner. Miner and a board member had made a “scouting trip” in 2022 to familiarize themselves with the area and make sure that it was safe for the group.

“We thought that it would be a perfect opportunity,” Miner said, “so we started planning it last year.”

In April 2021, Niger saw Mohamed Bazoum become president in Niger’s first democratic transfer of power since independence in 1960. Measured by fatalities, 2021 was a record year for violence. The number of political violence incidents increased further in 2022, but the lethality of the violence has steadily declined since then, with a significant overall decrease in fatalities last year. In the first six months of 2023, political violence decreased by an estimated 39% when compared to the previous six-month period from July to December 2022, according to The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project.

The mission team, whose members

ranged from 11 to 74 years old, embarked on what was scheduled to be a week-long trip on July 20. For the first six days of camp, everything was great. However, when they returned to their lodging on the outskirts of Niamey, Niger’s capital, they were confronted with some disturbing news from family members back in the U.S.

On Wednesday, July 26, military officers detained elected President Bazoum during a coup d’état.

“We heard there’s been a coup from people back in the States,” Miner said. “So, we didn’t even know about it, and we were right there in Niamey…so that’s how we found out about it.”

Miner said that you couldn’t even tell that there was unrest, and everybody in the area just continued to go about their day-to-day life. Other missionaries who have been in the area for several years talked about how this was the seventh coup they’ve been through. Compared to others, this was relatively peaceful, with the

Cornerstone Christian Center’s mission team traveled to Niger, only to end up stuck for several days following a coup d’etat. They were evacuated safely with help from legislators and the U.S. State Department.

Presidential Guard holding Bazoum in the presidential palace. The team decided to hold the last day of the camp, as planned, and everybody showed up, according to Miner.

And then the country’s borders closed, leaving the team in a predicament.

“We never, as a team, felt unsafe,” Miner said. “The hardest part for us was the families back home. They hear things and they see these news reports, and they’re seeing things being burned. We didn’t even see smoke! All the Nigerians were just doing life!”

As the news spread, family, friends, and members of the church began to worry. They immediately began reaching out to their respective legislators to see what could be done. Once Rep. John Garamendi’s office and Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s office caught wind of the situation, evacuation efforts were kicked into high gear. Garamendi issued a statement saying that his team was working closely with the State Department to get the missionaries home safely.

While the team in Niger waited an additional eight days for news, they were able to keep themselves busy by performing small tasks at a nearby school, leading a couple of church services, and visiting local Nigerians in their homes.

“Whatever Dianne Feinstein’s office and John Garamendi’s office did, they’re the ones that really got the ball rolling,” Miner said.

Early in the morning of their last day, evacuation instructions finally arrived via email. After a 10-hour wait at the airport in Niamey, carrying nothing more than a carryon bag weighing 20 pounds or less, the team was finally able to board their charter flight. They arrived safely back in the United States early Sunday, Aug. 6.

Despite the issues the team faced during this trip, they all say that they wouldn’t hesitate to travel to a developing nation for mission work in the future, according to Miner.

“We’re a big missions church and believe that’s the mission and the mandate the Lord has given us,” said Miner. “Be strong at home, and be strong around the world. I think, in a lot of ways, it even stoked the fire of our people a little bit…It’s ingrained in who we are. We’ll go to where we see need and where we can make a difference.”

Cornerstone Christian Center, at 1745 E. 18th St. in Antioch, will be holding a ‘welcome home’ celebration on Sunday, Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. The mission team members will be telling their stories.

To view a slideshow, visit www.thepress. net/multimedia/slideshows

Celebrating Community, Cuisine, and Culture

An experience that celebrates our community’s unique flavor, rhythm, and spirit. It’s a nod to our past, a celebration of our present, and a toast to our future. We invite you to join us in this magnificent celebration of life at the waterfront.

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September 9 - 10 | 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM

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Saturday, September 9 at 5:30PM

Pete Escovedo Latin Jazz Orchestra

Sunday, September 10 at 5:30PM

Plus assorted music groups with roots in Pittsburg

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Photo provided by Pastor Steve Miner

Brentwood police mingle with neighbors

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Wyatt K., 3, and Hank H., 5, hang out on Aug. 2 with Brentwood Police Capt. Walter O’Grodnick at the National Night Out celebration on Savory Drive. National Night Out is celebrated annually on the first Tuesday in August. However, due to several scheduling conflicts, Brentwood chose to hold theirs on Wednesday. National Night Out is meant to enhance the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a sense of community, according to their website.

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By Michael J. Amthor, Esq.

HAVE YOU REVIEWED YOUR WILL/TRUST DOCUMENTS RECENTLY? IF NOT, YOU ARE NOT ALONE

When was the last time you reviewed your trust/will? If your answer is when you first signed the document, you are not alone.

Once an estate plan is completed, many of us fail to review those documents for years, if at all. It is important to review your documents occasionally, but especially during major life events such as marriages, divorces, births and especially when a family member dies.

At a minimum, you should review your estate plan every 3-5 years to make sure they still correctly reflect your wishes.

Here are some pitfalls of an outdated will/trust:

1)  Do you know who your trustee/executor is and is that person still the right person for the job?

2)  Are your children older now compared to when the trust/will was signed? If so, how mature are they, and are the trust terms relating to your children still correct?

3)  Have your assets increased? With increased wealth comes complexity, and a review of your estate plan is in order.

4)  Do you still live in the same state? Each state has their own laws regarding wills/trusts, so a

move to a new state requires a review of your estate plan.

5)  Are there charities/religious institutions that you did not consider at the time of signing your documents that you are now passionate about?

6)  Do your loved ones know about your distribution plan after death and/or do they know whom to contact upon death? A letter of instruction placed with your estate plan documents makes it easier for all involved once you pass away. The letter should include a list of assets and updated names, addresses and phone numbers of all persons named in your estate plan documents who have decision-making power.

I highly recommend discussing these issues with an estate planning attorney. We work with people who have existing wills/trusts on a regular basis, and can certainly review them to make sure they still work for you and the ever-changing needs of your family.

If you have questions on this or any other estate planning topic, call me at (925) 516-4888. East County Family Law Group, 1181 Central Blvd., Ste A, Brentwood. www.eastcountyfamilylaw.com – Advertisement

Car show drives residents downtown

Brentwood residents flocked downtown on Aug. 6 for the Downtown Brentwood Coalition’s annual Rock n’ Ride car show across Oak, Chestnut and First streets. The free event featured more than 120 cars as well as live music and an activity zone for kids to have fun. Check out www. thepress.net for more photos. To view a video and a slideshow of the event, visit www.thepress.net/multimedia

Local Flavors

The people at Tailgaters are honored with the title of Best Sports Bar! They love sports, great house-made food and, most of all, the great people of Brentwood. Whether you are looking for the game, a night away from the kitchen or a night out for dancing, Tailgaters is your place.

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For print, email your events to calendar@brentwoodpress.com one week prior to publication. For online, post your events for free on The Press Community Calendar www.thepress.net/calendar.

This Week’s Events

Friday, Aug. 11-Sunday, Aug. 13

Ghostlight Theatre Presents: The Drowsy Chaperone

The Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble is putting on a production of The Drowsy Chaperone at the Edna Hill theater at 140 Birch St. The Aug. 11 show begins at 7:30 p.m. and the Aug. 12-13 shows begin at 2 p.m. Adult tickets are $28; senior/ student tickets are $25. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit https://bit.ly/3pAZ9fa

Thursday, August 10-Saturday, August 12

Big Cat Poker Run

The Discovery Bay Lions Club annual Big Cat Poker Run will be at the Discovery Bay Marina at 5901 Marina Road. The event features a Sponsor Appreciation Night on Thursday from 6-10 p.m., a Lunch Run at 11:30 a.m, and a welcoming party from 5-9 p.m. on Friday and the Poker Run at 9 a.m. on Saturday. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/43sNI6Z.

Friday, August 11

Antioch Chamber Golf Tournament

The Antioch Chamber of Commerce is hosting a golf tournament from 1-5 p.m. at Lone Tree Golf Course at 4800 Golf Course Road. The cost is $150 per golfer and includes range balls, green fee and cart, a tee prize and dinner. The tournament is a shotgun start. For more information and to register, visit https://bit. ly/3DVXBjv.

Saturday, August 12

Beyond the Reef & Back to School Bash Market in the Park is hosting a free back-toschool party in Brentwood City Park at 790 Second St., from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The event will feature DJ Jack Hook, a meeting spot with Princess Ariel (from the Little Mermaid movie), more than 40 vendors and back-to-school donation bins.

2023 Kids Fishing Derby

Oakley Recreation is hosting a fishing derby at the Oakley/Antioch Pier off Bridgehead Road at Wilbur Avenue from 8-11 a.m. Registration and check-in begin at 8 a.m., and the derby runs from 9-11 a.m. For more information, call Alicia O’Leary at (925) 625-7044. To register, visit https://bit.ly/3XTujLv.

Paint Party in Oakley

The Oakley Senior Center at 215 2nd St., is hosting a paint party fundraiser from 1-4 p.m. Tickets are $45 and includes all supplies for a 16x18 project. For more information and to register, visit https://bit.ly/45iRn8R

On the Horizon

Saturday, August 19

Emergency Preparedness Fair

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at 2350 Jeffery Way is hosting a free emergency preparedness fair from 9-11:30 a.m. to offer resources to prepare for the first 72 hours after a disaster. For more information, contact Karen Berd at karenberg123@att.net or (925) 234-0510.

Hot August Cruise Night

The Celebrate Antioch Foundation is hosting their annual car show downtown.beginning at Willow Park Mercantile at 205 G St. from 5-9 p.m. The event also features an earlier 2 p.m. showing of “Rebel Without a Cause” at the El Campanil Theatre. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/459yuoQ.

Saturday, August 26

9th annual Hot August Bites

RioVision is hosting their annual rib and chili cook-off, Hot August Bites, from 10 a.m.-11 p.m. in downtown Rio Vista. The event features live music, vendors, pony rides and a car and truck show. For more information and to enter the car and truck show and the rib and chili cook-off, visit https://bit.ly/3pp0W72.

2023 Salvation Army 5th Annual Car Show and Fundraiser

Rivertown Community Church and the Disciples Car Club Ministry are hosting their fifth annual car show and fundraiser to benefit the Salvation Army from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Registration is $25 for cars and motorcycles, and $15 for bikes. The event will also feature raffle prizes and craft vendors. Registration opens at 8 a.m.

Saturday, September 9 Summer Jam Concert

The Discovery Bay Lions Club is hosting their annual free Summer Jam Concert Series at the Discovery Bay Community Center on 1601 Discovery Bay Blvd. The featured band is Gunpowder and Lace, and gates open at 5 p.m. Food, beer, wine and margaritas will be available for purchase. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/3DAfKmy.

2nd Annual La Gran Fiesta!

The Brentwood Chamber of Commerce is hosting La Gran Fiesta! in downtown Brentwood from 1-6 p.m. The event will also feature performances from Grupo L and Grupo Maya. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/44VQTWk or call Melisa Hanson at (925) 634-3344.

Friday, September 15

Cache Creek Casino Bus Trip

The Oakley Senior Center at 215 Second St., is hosting a fundraising casino bus trip to Cache Creek Casino in Brooks, Calif. The cost is $42, and includes bingo, snacks, water and a 50/50 raffle. Money for the trip must be in by May 21. The bus will leave the Oakley Senior Center at 8 a.m. and return at 5 p.m. To be added to the bus, call 925-732-2304.

Ongoing Events

East County Rotary Club Meetings

Brentwood: The Brentwood Rotary Club meets weekly on Monday at noon at the Wedgewood Banquet Center at 100 Summerset Drive in Brentwood. For more information, visit https://www.brentwoodrotary94513.com. Oakley: The Oakley Rotary Club meets weekly on Thursday at 7:30 a.m. at Black Bear Diner, 3201 Main St. in Oakley. For more information, visit http://rotaryclubofoakley.com. Antioch: The Antioch Rotary Club meets weekly on Thursday at noon at Lone Tree Golf Course & Event Center, 4800 Golf Course Road in Antioch. For more information, visit http://www.antiochrotaryclub.com/. The Rotary Club of the Delta meets weekly on Wednesday at 7 a.m. at Denny’s, 4823 Lone Tree Way in Antioch. For more information, visit https://www.rotaryclubofthedelta.org/.

East County Lions Club Meetings

Brentwood: The Brentwood Lions Club meets the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Straw Hat Pizza on Lone Tree Way. For more information, visit: https://e-clubhouse.org/ sites/brentwoodca/ Oakley: The Oakley Lions Club meets the fourth Wednesdays of every month at 7 p.m. at the Oakley Senior Center, for more information, visit https://e-clubhouse. org/sites/brentwoodca/ Antioch: The Antioch Lions Club meets every second and fourth Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Denny’s on Delta Fair Blvd. Discovery Bay: The Discovery Bay Lions Club meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Discovery Bay Yacht Club. For more information, visit:https:// discoverybaylions.com/who-we-are/meetings/ Byron: The Byron Delta Lions Club meets every first Friday of each month at 10 a.m. at St. Anne’s Church for more information https://e-clubhouse.org/sites/byron_delta/.

East Contra Costa Historical Museum Season Open

The East Contra Costa Historical Museum at 3890 Sellers Ave., season is open until Oct. 28 from 2-4 p.m. The museum features displays of early

pioneer life in the Byer/Nail House built in 1878, lessons in the Eden Plains schoolhouse and a variety of outdoor activities. For more information visit https://eastcontracostahistory.org/.

East County Veteran Meetings

Brentwood: The American Legion Post 202 monthly meeting (on the second Wednesday of the month) is at 6:30 p.m. at the Brentwood Veterans Memorial Building at 757 First St. in Brentwood. The meeting is open to all U.S. Armed Services veterans. The organization encourages all veterans in East County to come and see what is available to them. For more information, visit https://www.aml202. org. Oakley: The Veterans of Oakley monthly meeting (on the first Wednesday of each month) is held at 5:30 p.m. at the Oakley Senior Center on 215 2nd St. For more information, call 925-783-0818 or visit http://bit. ly/3mugBjv.

East County 4-H Club Meetings

Oakley: The Oakley 4-H Club has monthly meetings the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. For more information, email Amanda at oakley@contracosta.org. The DeltaDiablo 4-H Club has monthly meetings the second Thursday at 6:30 p.m at 3840 Brown Road in Oakley. For more information contact Megan and Tiffany at deltadiablo@contracosta4h.org, Brentwood: The Brentwood 4-H Club has monthly meetings the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m at the Knightsen Farm Center located on 3020 2nd Street. For more information, contact Angela at brentwood@contracosta4h.org. Knightsen: The Knightsen 4-H Club has monthly meetings on the first Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m at Knightsen Elementary School located at 1923 Delta Road. 4-H members are girls and boys ages 5–19 years old.

Delta Informal Gardeners Monthly Meetings

Delta Informal Gardeners encourages local residents to join them at their local meeting at the Brentwood Community United Methodist Church at 809 Second St. on the fourth Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m.

Widow and Widower Grief Support Group

A widow and widower grief support group from Immaculate Heart of Mary Church meets every Thursday from 5 to 6:15 p.m.

History Channel’s ‘American Pickers’ seeking local treasures

By Jake Menez Staff Writer

Area residents may soon have the opportunity to showcase their treasures as History Channel’s ‘American Pickers’ is seeking submissions as they prepare to head to California in September.

“Our team is looking for interesting characters with fascinating items,” Meredith Ball, a producer on the show, said via email. “The way we find people and collections for our show is through spreading the word far and wide so that people know we’re coming to town.”

American Pickers is a documentary series that explores the world of antique “picking,” according to a press release. The show follows “skilled pickers” as they hunt for America’s most valuable antiques.

According to Ball, the American Pickers team does not have a planned route once they arrive in California. Where they go will

be determined by whether or not they find collectors in the area.

Collectors who believe they have something different, unusual or unique that the American Pickers would be interested in seeing can call (646) 493-2184 or email AmericanPickers@cineflix.com. They should include their full name, city, contact information, and a brief description of their collection. The producers are looking for antiques they’ve “never seen before with an extraordinary story,” Ball said.

While Ball said there is no deadline for submissions, producers would prefer applications be in by mid to late September. She noted that the Pickers are interested only in viewing private collections — meaning no stores, malls, flea markets, museums, auctions, businesses, or anything open to the public.

More information about American Pickers can be found at https://www.history. com/shows/american-pickers

UNDERSTANDING PROBATE IN CALIFORNIA

by Martin C. Johnson, Attorney at Law, MBA,RMA®

Probate is the legal mechanism for distributing a deceased person’s assets, or estate, to their heirs and successors. In California, this includes matters related to wills, estates, conservatorships, and guardianships. The process varies significantly based on whether there was a valid will at the time of death.

The early stages of probate: This process kicks off when a loved one passes away. A petition is filed, and an executor or personal representative is identified, named in the will, or nominated by a probate judge. The executor’s duties include notifying heirs, publishing notices for creditors, taking inventory of the estate, and securing all assets.

Probate with a Will: If there is a will, it must be filed and authenticated. Interested parties can attend a hearing to contest the will. If there are no challenges, the executor pays off debts and distributes the remainder according to the will’s terms. Challenges can lead to further hearings, and based on allegations like undue influence or fraud, the will may be invalidated, or another will may be applied.

Probate without a Will: If the deceased did not leave a will, the process is guided

by the state’s intestacy laws. The executor locates assets, notifies and pays creditors, and the probate judge distributes the estate according to legal guidelines.

The end stage of probate: This final phase includes the payment of debts and bills and distribution of remaining assets. The executor submits records to the court and asks for the estate to be closed, marking the end of their role.

Estate planning can be complex, and a probate lawyer can provide essential services to streamline the process. Whether a will exists or not, a probate lawyer’s expertise can make navigating this intricate process smoother.  Hiring a local probate lawyer can save both time and stress. With legal support, you can ensure a fair and efficient distribution of your loved one’s estate, honoring their wishes and complying with California law. We offer free consultations in our Walnut Creek office. This article provides only general legal information, and not specific legal advice.  The information contained is not a substitute for a personal consultation with an attorney.

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EDITORIALS, LETTERS & COMMENTARY

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Jeff, meet The Press. The Press, meet Jeff

Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of introductions to The Press’ writing staff.

Before I start this, I must preface it by letting you know that I’m from a faraway land out East: New York City. Brooklyn specifically. East 56th St. between Avenues K and L to be even more specific.

So yes, I was imported in, once again taking jobs… Well, we won’t go there.

But if there’s something I write here that offends you, then I’m probably right… snowflake.

I remember when I applied to work for The Press last year.

My wife and I were living in Fort Worth, Texas (led by a governor who feels less for anyone than he does his own two legs), eating dinner at our favorite Chinese buffet in our neighborhood. It may have been the only one of its kind in all of Fort Worth.

See, our part of Texas wasn’t so big on outsiders.

No, seriously, they really didn’t take kindly to folks not from around there (which explains a lot, actually).

In December, my wife sent me an Indeed.com link for a breaking news position at The Press. I applied. In January, I had a 90-minute Zoom interview with the staff here and, now six months later after escaping Texas I am writing this.

And yes, I am required to say that my wife is the reason I got the job at The Press. So thank you, Jass, for sending me the link that sent us back to Brentwood, closer to family, friends, and familiarity.

Before we moved here originally in 2020, I’d been to Brentwood once – in the fall of 2004 as a senior on James Logan High School’s football team to play Liberty. We lost that game, then somehow ended up watching “The Matrix” through the bus ride home on my teammate’s portable DVD player while cruising through Old Vasco Road at night.

I have a love-hate relationship with Brentwood and the Bay Area. As a native New Yorker, I’m raised to pretty much hate everything outside of the five boroughs. And as much as we have our bad drivers back East, California is worse.

(How do you have wider lanes, a higher speed limit, and still crash all the freaking time? And don’t say you don’t – I cover your crashes. How do you crash anywhere on Sand Creek Road between Fairview and Minnesota? Don’t worry, I’ll wait.)

My career in journalism has been as

much of a journey as the bus ride in 2004 was from Union City to Brentwood; unnecessary traffic included.

I’ve won personal awards and led my then-student publications to several awards in both junior college and later on in my undergraduate years at The City College of New York, in Harlem.

I earned my master’s degree at The University of California, Berkeley, graduating in 2018 after doing literally everything there – photo, video, and written work covering Cal football, baseball, did several stories on animals, and a thesis project with Los Angeles Football Club of Major League Soccer.

During and since graduating from Berkeley, I’ve written for The Athletic, covered sports back home in New York City for a local, daily newspaper called amNewYork, covered sports for the San Francisco Examiner, interned on the sports desk at ABC7 while finishing my graduate program, and somehow managed to be part of a Student Oscar Award-winning team for a short documentary we did called “Hale,” available now for free on Amazon Prime Video.

There were some bumps in the road the last few years. I left journalism completely for three years, coached football back at Logan from 2019-21 before spending last year in Texas.

Many people think our job is so easy – simply chase sirens, show up, take a video for social media, don’t get locations wrong, and regurgitate what either the police logs or ConFire logs say. Journalism means that there’s an expectation that what you’re reading is right, and not simply regurgitated.

My job, and my team’s job here, isn’t just to tell what happened and call it a day – there are already websites out there that do Dollar Menu-quality news. We add the ‘why’ and ‘how’ with facts backed up by credible sources, not “according to sources,” all the while bringing our readers into the stories as best as we can.

Since I’ve come here, I am really fortunate to have a staff around me that shares that value – an incredible copy editor and associate editor who hold me to high standards in an era when everyone would rather be first than factual, right now instead of right, safe and shallow instead of in-depth and insightful, quantity and clicks instead of quality and consistency.

Where I’ve succeeded before from my own work, my work succeeds because of them.

Basically, I wake up at 9 o’clock in the morning, go get a coffee, go to the newsroom, and think up different ideas for stories. Simply, just workin’.

If you have a story idea you can reach me at Jeff@ThePress.net

Staff

Jeff WeiSinger

Intelligent teaching in an artificially intelligent time

battling tired students and tools made to make things almost too easy for those same tired students like Cliffs Notes, followed by the internet and search engines. She has also found a fair way to handle students’ cellphones in class.

By Jeff Weisinger Staff Writer

Heritage High School English teacher Hillary Pedrotti has just about seen it all in her 38-year teaching career. She’s taught English in both of Brentwood’s high schools, from reading skills and English as a second language, to AP Literature, while

“Having the internet makes you an instant expert,” Pedrotti said. “If I have a question about something, I’ll go look it up, right? Now I’m an instant expert at that thing.”

She’s dealt with several generations of students, their tricks to easier learning, and has found ways to manage this generation’s perceived attitude that “everything should be easy.”

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THE TRIALS AND TRAVAILS OF INTESTACY

By Todd W. Moeller, Moeller Estate Law

The reasons for not setting up an estate plan vary, from thinking you’re too young or still without children to being single or denying the fact that at some point, it will be too late to do anything. Many people believe that if their assets do not exceed a certain value, they needn’t worry about an estate plan. That is incorrect. Failing to create an estate plan, more often than not, produces turmoil when you die.

Passing away without a will or trust is referred to as dying intestate. It is so common that states have created statutes to address the issue of intestacy, California included. Trusts and wills address numerous issues such as who will care for minor children, how and when assets will be distributed, who will oversee the distribution of those assets, and how taxes will be paid. If you die without the proper estate planning documents in place, California law determines how and to whom your assets will be distributed.

If you die intestate, your estate will likely be required to go through probate. An individual, typically a family member, will petition the court for appointment as either executor, personal representative, or administrator, which provides

that person with legal authority to collect and distribute your assets. Because of the complexities involved in the probate process, that person will likely need to retain an attorney to offer guidance and assistance. A judge oversees the numerous steps involved in this “public” probate process. The judge will issue Letters of Administration or similar documents that give the executor power to determine and gather the assets of your estate. The California Probate Code also entitles the executor to take a fee as compensation for their services.

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Hillary Pedrotti teaches interview techniques to her freshman English class.

Photo by Jeff Weisinger

How one longtime English teacher deals with AI in a “smart” world

Hometown SportS

Hot pickleball courts to get shade

By Dawnmarie Fehr Correspondent

Discovery Bay pickleball players donated $5,520 towards new shade structures for the courts at the town’s community center.

The shade structures will mirror the existing ones, giving the pickleball courts a cohesive overall look.

The donation came from Discovery Bay Recreation and Sports, Inc. (DBRSI) – formerly known as the Discovery Bay Pickleball Club – a group of like-minded players who promote and support athletic pursuits on the Delta. Though not limited to it, the group mainly focuses on pickleball, one of America’s fastest growing racket sports, according to The Sports & Fitness Industry Association. DBRSI members work to raise funds, organize play and hold tournaments.

“I think this is a great cooperation and good fellowship with the town,” said DBRSI Social Director Barbara Elliott, noting players drag in four pop-up tents each day to keep themselves cool. “I know this will be awesome for the players … the new structures will be so helpful, especially in this extreme heat because without shade, no one will come out and play.”

The town is cooperating with DBRSI by facilitating the job and throwing in $2,400 of its own money from the 2019 Hofmann Building Company settlement. The Town of Discovery Bay was awarded $1.3 million with the caveat the money must be used specifically on the community center.

Discovery Bay Assistant General Manager Allan Cantando said the project

is underway and going well.

“Working with the group has been wonderful,” he said. “They have brought a lot of great ideas and good back and forth and this is a win-win … We definitely enjoy working with our stakeholders, and this is a positive thing and we appreciate that Discovery Bay Recreation and Sports came to us with that and offered that, and it’s wonderful.”

This donation from DBRSI is the latest in a long list that includes $30,000 to help resurface two tennis courts and convert them into six pickleball courts, as well as the donation of benches and previous shade structures.

The timing on the project was planned to coincide with some repair works being done on the courts. Still under warranty, the company that resurfaced them two years ago has pulled up some damaged areas, in-

Discovery Bay pickleball players donated $5,520 towards new shade structures for the courts at the community center.

if necessary, so when and if there’s maintenance needed, we would hope to have the funds to make sure that gets done.”

The club has more than 200 members, with regularly scheduled games Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings. Club members also enjoy weekly social activities built around playing pickleball, and offer introductory lessons for free to firsttime players. The club also plans to host a tournament Sept. 30-Oct. 1.

cluding where the shade structure will go. Both the town and DBRSI felt it was best to start the shade structure project now to avoid damage to the newly finished courts. Construction began this week and should be completed within the next month.

The shade structures will be made of three rectangular sail shade covers measuring 8 feet by 20 feet, secured to eight 10-foot poles. The cost of the poles is covered by the club’s donation, the labor to install them is covered by the town’s money. The sail shades themselves will cost a further $1,500, which the club will also cover with a future donation.

“Our fundraising efforts have primarily been because the Town of Discovery Bay does not have tax revenue to support recreational things,” said DBRSI Secretary Bob Lyman. “So our goal is to maintain those courts and improve them

Pickleball was invented by three fathers in 1965 near Seattle who were looking for ways to occupy their children during the summer, according to PickeballUSA. Enthusiasm for the sport quickly grew into today’s version of the game that combines elements of tennis, badminton and racquetball. Two to four players use paddles to hit a plastic over a net on a court that is about half the size of a tennis court. Due to the smaller size of the playing area and the lighter ball, pickleball is considered a good sport for people who are unable to cover a larger tennis court, but still want the active movement that comes with a racket sport.

“We welcome new players,” Elliott said. “We are out here to bring the community together … pickleball is a good way to get your steps in and your heart rate up, and it’s a great social sport. You meet the nicest people.”

The Discovery Bay Community Center is at 1601 Discovery Bay Blvd., Discovery Bay.

For more information on DBRSI, visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/dbpickleball.

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Locals place high on Fan Night at Speedway

Bob Newberry of Brentwood placed second in the 25-lap Wingless Spec Sprint Main Event Saturday night at Antioch Speedway.

James East of Oakle y is second in the division race.

Newberry, a two-time champion, had the pole for the race and took the early lead ahead of Oakley’s Jacob Tuttle . Newberry had a bumpy moment exiting Turn 4 of the fourth lap as Tuttle motored by on the front stretch for the lead.

Blake Bower of Brentwood was fourth and Brentwood’s Jeff Scotto was fifth

25-LAP IMCA MODIFIED

Oakley’s Andrew Pearce won his fourth 25-lap IMCA Modi -

fied feature of the season. Pearce maintains second in the track point battle while leading the State championship race as well as the IMCA National rookie battle.

IMCA SPORT MODIFIED MAIN EVENT

Jacob Mallet Jr. of Oakley and Ryan. Shrader drove a flawless race from that point on to score the win ahead of Mallet, Ryan, the resurgent Garner and Antioch’s Todd Gomez

IMCA STOCK CAR MAIN EVENT

Fred Ryland of Brentwood placed second and point leader Troy Foulger of Oakley was third.

– Candice Martin

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Andrew Pearce of Oakley.

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REGIONAL & LOCAL

Brentwood Police DUI checkpoint on Aug. 18

Brentwood Police will hold a DUI checkpoint on Aug. 18 from 6 p.m. to midnight on Balfour Road, between Fairview Avenue and Brentwood Boulevard.

Checkpoint locations are chosen based on a history of DUI crashes and arrests, police said in a press release. The checkpoints’ purpose is not to make arrests, but to promote public safety by deterring drivers from driving impaired.

During the checkpoint, officers will look for signs that drivers are under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.

Brentwood police remind the public that impaired driving is not just from alcohol. Some prescription medications or over-thecounter drugs may interfere with driving. Always follow directions for use and read warning labels about driving or ”operating heavy machinery,” which includes driving a car. While medicinal and recreational marijuana are legal, driving under the influence of marijuana is illegal.

Drivers charged with a first-time DUI face an average of $13,500 in fines and penalties, as well as a suspended license.

Report: More Californians benefit from expanded Medi-Cal

More Californians are accessing higher quality health care services and community

support, like help with permanent housing with Medi-Cal and CalAIM, according to a new report. Eligibility for these enhanced services will be expanded to reach more Californians in the coming months.

These resources are available through Gov. Newsom’s CalAIM initiative, and they are focused on the most vulnerable Californians with the most severe health conditions. These programs provide high-touch, personal care and access to assistance, like housing and healthful meals. Together, these initiatives hope to help reduce overall health care costs borne by taxpayers and improve outcomes.

Key statistics include:

• In the first 12 months: 109,004 Medi-Cal members received Enhanced Care Management benefits (40% increase between end of the first quarter and end of the fourth quarter), and 36,391 members received 80,859 Community Supports services (160% increase between end of the first quarter and end of the fourth quarter).

• The most used support was finding housing, and those services helped more than 40% of members who received community support find, secure, and maintain stable housing.

• The second-most used support was the housing tenancy and sustaining service, which provides members with landlord coordination assistance, eviction preven-

tion resources, and the annual housing recertification process.

• The third-most used support was housing deposit assistance, which helps members pay for housing security deposits, first and last month’s rent, and first month of utilities and related set-up fees. Members can also receive funding for medically necessary items.

Mount Diablo gets $100,000 to protect the Krane Pond property

A Clayton couple, Dave and Dana Dornsife, have provided a $100,000 matching challenge to help Save Mount Diablo protect the Krane Pond property, which contains one of the largest ponds on the north side of Mount Diablo.

It is critical for the area’s wildlife, is contiguous with Mount Diablo State Park and located within the “Missing Mile.” The couple has offered to match gifts up to $100,000 for the purchase and protection of the Krane Pond land for which Save Mount Diablo must raise $500,000 by Oc. 25, 2023.

On Oct. 25, 2022, Save Mount Diablo purchased an Option Agreement for $50,000 in option payments that gave the non-profit land conservation organization one year to raise $500,000 to cover all the costs to purchase the Krane Pond property and permanently protect it. To date, Save Mount Diablo has raised $279,000 for the project.

The Krane Pond property, a 6.69-acre parcel, is adjacent to Clayton and Mount Diablo State Park. The property is part of the “Missing Mile,” a square mile of largely privately owned open space land on the slopes of North Peak and Save Mount Diablo’s fourth acquisition project there. The Krane Pond property has been a priority for protection since Save Mount Diablo was founded in 1971. The land includes a large spring-fed pond that is important for wildlife. In addition, an on-site building pad, neighboring subdivision, and fragmented ranchette landscape nearby all indicate what might take place if the property isn’t protected.

The property includes one of the largest ponds on the north side of Mount Diablo and is critically important for Mount Diablo’s wildlife. It can help sustain a multitude of species from ground squirrels to mountain lions and even rarer endangered species such as California red-legged frogs and Alameda whipsnakes.

The Missing Mile is one of Save Mount Diablo’s high priority land acquisition areas. This area is roughly a square mile made up of numerous privately owned open space acres that have not yet been conserved or developed. The Missing Mile is on the slopes of Mount Diablo itself, and the area is contiguous with important conservation lands like Mount Diablo State Park.

“Instead of building a house,” said Roseann Krane, “we decided to preserve the land.”

Since late last year, Pedrotti’s latest educational tool has become artificial intelligence programs, or A.I. programs, one of which is the ever-growing ChatGPT, which some students nationally have used, from high-school through post-graduate.

“Kids get here their senior year and decide they don’t want to work that hard,” she said. “And I’m like ‘You know how easy it’s going to be in college to know how to read and think and write for what they expect you to do in college?’”

According to a study by EducationWeek, more than half of students aged 1218 who were surveyed have used ChatGPT in some regard. In comparison, fewer than a third of the parents surveyed said they have used it, with the same amount saying they have only heard about it.

Not all students have used it, and some see the lack of the value in ChatGPT, according to some students.

“I’ve never really used it,” Heritage freshman Angelo Balestrani said. “I think it’s cool, but also you don’t learn anything from it.”

ChatGPT is a free online application that’s a language processing tool powered by AI technology. It allows the user to have human-like conversations with a chatbot, and is meant to assist with the more mundane writing tasks like writing cover letters, emails, and even writing full essays, according to Digital Trend.com.

“I understand why people use it,” Adrian Martinez, another freshman at Heritage, said. “You wouldn’t have to use most of your time writing an essay I can pay for. I understand why they would do it because they don’t want to write it themselves, using something to write it for them to get a better grade because the AI might do better than them.”

“To me, there’s this idea that learning shouldn’t be difficult,” Pedrotti said. “Like ‘I shouldn’t have to work to learn.’”

Other students have also heard that

rhetoric as well.

“My generation, we’re finding stuff to help us so we wouldn’t have to do it (ourselves) and make it easier,” Martinez said. “So I understand where they’re coming from and why they’re saying what they’re saying.”

To all of the challenges that teachers face daily already, students’ use of AI applications may be one of the toughest to go up against, they said.

Pedrotti has the students use a webbased application called TurnItIn.com to submit their essays. The website uses AIdetection technology to detect if a student used programs like ChatGPT to write their essays for them. There are other apps like GPTZero, Gradescope, Copyleaks, and Originality AI that are also used by schools for AI detection. But as a longtime, experienced English teacher, Pedrotti knows what to look for that AI-detection apps could miss.

“When you put the author’s name in there, they scrape that,” she explained. “There’s a bunch of add-ins in there, which you really don’t need, so that’s the first tell and it’s not what (the students) are instructed to do. The fact that the sentences are all clean and not all convoluted and ridiculous is another tell that (the student) didn’t write this. I’ve seen the writing, it’s complicated and sometimes makes no sense. There’s always tipoffs to a teacher if they’re paying attention to why this is probably not good writing.”

While being mostly against apps like ChatGPT for essay and creative writing, Pedrotti recognizes that language-learning applications are becoming more of a tool for more mundane writing purposes like cover letters and emails.

“Famous last words, but I don’t see it as being a legitimate and comparable substitute for real human features,” Pedrotti said.

“It can do a task. It has been programmed to do a thing, which is scrape the internet looking for things.”

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1. Bid Submission. The City of Brentwood (“City”) will accept sealed bids for its Brentwood Family Aquatic Complex Heaters Replacement (“Project”), by or before August 31, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., at its City Clerk’s office, located on the third floor at 150 City Park Way, Brentwood, California, 94513, 2:00 pm. On Thursday, August 31, 2023. The Council Chambers will be open from 1:30 p.m. to exactly 2:00 p.m. to accept bids in person and the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the City Council Chambers on the first floor of Brentwood City Hall, 150 City Park Way, Brentwood, CA 94513.

2. Project Information.

2.1 Location and Description.

The Project is located at 195 Griffith Lane, Brentwood, CA 94513, and is described as follows: furnishing all labor, materials, equipment and services (removal and installation) for the replacement of heaters at the Brentwood Family Aquatic Complex and all other work necessary to construct the Project complete and in satisfactory condition, with the Contract Documents as specified herein.

2.2 Time for Final Completion

The Project must be fully completed within 60 calendar days from the start date set forth in the Notice to Proceed. City anticipates that the Work will begin on or about October 2, 2023, but the anticipated start date is provided solely for convenience and is neither certain nor binding.

2.3 Estimated Cost. The estimated cost of this Project is $250,000.

3. License and Registration Requirements

3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): Class “C-4 - Boiler, Hot Water Heating and Steam Fitting Contractor” and/ or Class “C-36 – Plumbing Contractor” and/or “C-53 – Swimming Pool Contractor” Specialty Contractor’s License(s).

3.2 DIR Registration. City may not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder is registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code § 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions.

4. Contract Documents. Bidders must obtain an electronic copy of the plans, specifications, bid forms and contract documents for the Project, and any addenda thereto (“Contract Documents”) directly from the City. The Contract Documents may be obtained at no charge by sending an email to: ParksandRecreation@ brentwoodca.gov or by calling 925516-5444.

5. Bid Security. The Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of ten percent of the maximum bid amount, in the form of a cashier’s or certified check made payable to City, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included with the Contract Documents. The bid security must guarantee that within ten days after City issues the Notice of Potential Award, the successful bidder will execute the Contract and submit the payment and performance bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, and any other submittals required by the Contract Documents, including information regarding local purchases and local labor if required by the Instructions to Bidders, using the form provided with the Notice of Potential Award, and as specified in the Notice of Potential Award. BFAC Heaters Replacement CA 09-15-21 NOTICE

INVITING BIDS

6. Prevailing Wage Requirements

6.1 General. Pursuant to California Labor Code § 1720 et seq., this Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, va-

cation, apprenticeship and similar purposes.

6.2 Rates. These prevailing rates are on file with the City and are available online at http://www.dir. ca.gov/DLSR. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half.

6.3 Compliance. The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR, under Labor Code § 1771.4.

7. Performance and Payment Bonds. The successful bidder will be required to provide performance and payment bonds, each for 100% of the Contract Price, as further specified in the Contract Documents.

8. Substitution of Securities. Substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payments is permitted under Public Contract Code § 22300.

9. Subcontractor List. Each Subcontractor must be registered with the DIR to perform work on public projects. Each bidder must submit a completed Subcontractor List form with its Bid Proposal, including the name, location of the place of business, California contractor license number, DIR registration number, and percentage of the Work to be performed (based on the base bid price) for each Subcontractor that will perform Work or service or fabricate or install Work for the prime contractor in excess of one-half of 1% of the bid price, using the Subcontractor List form included with the Contract Documents.

10. Instructions to Bidders. All bidders should carefully review the Instructions to Bidders for more detailed information before submitting a Bid Proposal. The definitions provided in Article 1 of the General Conditions apply to all of the Contract Documents, as defined therein, including this Notice Inviting Bids.

11. Bidders’ Conference. A bidders’ conference will be held on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 10:00 am at the following location: Brentwood Family Aquatic Complex, 195 Griffith Lane, Brentwood, CA 94513 to acquaint all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. The bidders’ conference is mandatory. A bidder who fails to attend a mandatory bidders’ conference may be disqualified from bidding.

12. Specific Brands. Pursuant to referenced provision(s) of Public Contract Code § 3400(c), City has found that the following specific brands are required for the following particular material(s), product(s), thing(s), or service(s), and no substitutions will be considered or

accepted:

Item: Pool Heaters (2) Required brand: Lochinvar Copper-Fin2 Model

Reference: #CPN1262

Item: Pool Heaters (2) Required brand: Lochinvar Copper-Fin2 Model

Reference: #CPN1442

Item: Stack Frame for Pool Heaters (2)

Required brand: Lochinvar Part Reference: #100163351

By: Margaret Wimberly, City Clerk

Date: August 7, 2023

Publication Date: August 11, 2023

THE ISSUANCE OF ANY NEW PERMIT, LICENSE, OR ENTITLEMENT FOR ANY NEW TOBACCO SMOKE SHOP IN THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, PENDING COMPLETION OF A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE CITY’S ZONING ORDINANCE, AND FINDING THE ACTION EXEMPT FROM CEQA.

AN ORIGINAL INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE IMPOSING A MORATORIUM, WITH AN EFFECTIVE PERIOD OF 45 DAYS, WAS ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65858 ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2022. THE MORATORIUM WAS SUBSEQUENTLY EXTENDED FOR A PERIOD OF 10 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS, PURSUANT TO SECTION 65858, ON OCTOBER 25, 2022. THIS ORDINANCE IS NOT SUBJECT TO CEQA PURSUANT TO SECTION 15358 (THE ACTIVITY WILL NOT RESULT IN A DIRECT OR REASONABLY FORESEEABLE INDIRECT PHYSICAL CHANGE IN THE ENVIRONMENT) OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES, CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 14, CHAPTER 3, BECAUSE IT HAS NO POTENTIAL FOR RESULTING IN PHYSICAL CHANGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. FURTHER, ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT UNDER CEQA PURSUANT TO SECTION 15061(B)(3) (THERE EXISTS NO POSSIBILITY THAT THE ACTIVITY WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT) OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES BECAUSE THIS ORDINANCE WILL NOT CAUSE A CHANGE IN ANY OF THE PHYSICAL CONDITIONS WITHIN THE AREA AFFECTED BY THE ORDINANCE.

Applicant: City of Brentwood

How to View and Participate

The public is invited to participate in the City Council meeting and offer comments of up to 5 minutes (or as may otherwise be determined by the Council) using any of the following methods:

1. IN PERSON:

a. Members of the public can provide in-person comments in the Council Chambers. Members of the public are encouraged, but not required, to fill out a speaker card. The Council Chambers will have seating available for members of the public to attend in person up to full seating capacity.

2. REMOTE:

a. Zoom: www.brentwoodca.gov/vcc or Zoom Webinar ID: 760 1397 0037

b. Zoom Phone Numbers. Dial Toll Free: (833) 548-0276 or (833) 5480282 or (877) 853- 5247.

c. During the meeting, each period for public comment will be announced, and participant may use the “Raise Hand” feature on Zoom to request to speak. If calling in via Zoom use *9 to raise and lower your hand. The meeting host will call on you, by name, and enable your microphone when it is your turn to speak. In order to ensure the orderly administration of the meeting using this method, providing your name is encouraged, but is not required. (If you need instructions on how to use this feature, please contact the City Clerk by noon of the meeting date at cityclerk@ brentwoodca.gov or 925.516.5182.)

3. E-MAIL:

a. Public comments can also be submitted via e-mail to cityclerk@ brentwoodca.gov. Any public comments received up until 3:00 p.m. of the meeting date will be:

1. distributed to the Council via email before the meeting,

2. posted online for public inspection at: www.brentwoodca.gov/meetings, and

3. later summarized in the meeting minutes.

b. As e-mails containing public meeting comments are part of the official record, note that personal contact information may be published if it is included with your e-mail.

4. TO WATCH OR LISTEN ONLY:

a. The public may view the meeting via one-way video feed by selecting the video option at the City Council Agendas’ link on the City webpage at www.brentwoodca.gov or via the

City’s YouTube Channel: https://www. youtube.com/c/cityofbrentwoodca

Public comments received after 3:00 p.m. of the meeting date, but prior to the start of the meeting, will be emailed to the City Council, posted online within one day following the meeting and will be summarized in the meeting minutes. As a courtesy and technology permitting, members of the public may continue to provide live remote oral public comment via the City’s Zoom Platform. However, the City cannot guarantee that the public’s access to teleconferencing technology will be uninterrupted, and technical difficulties may occur from time to time. In those instances, so long as the public may still attend the meeting in person, the meeting will continue. To ensure that the City Council receives your comments prior to taking action, you are strongly encouraged to submit them in advance of the meeting by 3:00 p.m. As e-mails containing public meeting comments are part of the official record, note that personal contact information may be published if it is included with your e-mail.

In addition, any other disclosable public records related to an agenda item for the open session of this meeting distributed to all or a majority of the City Council less than 72 hours before any meeting will be made available online shortly thereafter.

There is a 90-day limit for the filing of a challenge in court to certain City decisions that require a hearing by law, the receipt of evidence, and the exercise of discretion. The 90-day limit begins on the date the decision is final (Code of Civil Procedure §1094.6). Moreover, if you challenge this action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Brentwood City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. Further information may be obtained from Planning Manager Erik Nolthenius [(925) 516-5137 or enolthenius@ brentwoodca.gov] in the Community Development Department of the City of Brentwood. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 91045 Publish Dates: August 11, 2023.

URGENCY ORDINANCE 1060

AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD EXTENDING THE INTERIM ORDINANCE ADOPTING APPENDIX B TO THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD RESIDENTIAL DESIGN GUIDELINES TO IMPLEMENT INTERIM RESIDENTIAL OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS, AND FINDING THE ACTION EXEMPT FROM CEQA THE FOREGOING URGENCY ORDINANCE was adopted at a regular meeting of the Brentwood City Council on the 8th day of August 2023, by the following vote:

AYES: Mendoza, Meyer, Oerlemans, Pierson, and Mayor Bryant NOES: None

ABSENT: None

RECUSED: None

ATTEST: Margaret Wimberly, MMC City Clerk The above is a summary of the major highlights of the ordinances; reading the ordinances in its entirety may be necessary to obtain a full understating of all changes. A copy of the full text of the ordinances is on file and may be read in the City Clerk’s office located at 150 City Park Way, Brentwood, and/or a copy may be obtained from that office based on the City’s actual cost for duplicating.

Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 91044

Publish Dates: August 11, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

File No. F-2023-0003175 The name of the business(es): Aracelys Market & Carniceria Located at: 1903 D Street In: Antioch, CA 94509, is hereby registered by the following owner(s). Imperio Castaneda Inc. This business is conducted by: A Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or

names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Julio Cesar Castaneda Jr, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: June 13, 2023 by Deputy Clerk Expires 6/12/2028 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 90851 Publish dates: July 21, 28, August 4, 11, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2023-0003526 The name of the business(es): Champions Martial Arts Academy Located at: 3620 Lone Tree Way In: Antioch, CA 94509, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): 1. MD Kealoha Kekai 2. Mayra Catalina Kekai. This business is conducted by: A Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 7/1/2023. Signature of registrant: MD Kekai, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: July 3, 2023 by Deputy Clerk Expires 7/2/2028 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 90989 Publish dates: August 4, 11, 18, 25, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2023-3176 The name of the business(es): Paqueteria Castaneda Located at: 1821 A Street In: Antioch, CA 94509, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Young Jefe Inc. This business is conducted by: A Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Julio Cesar Castaneda Jr President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: June 13, 2023 by Deputy Clerk Expires 6/12/2028 XCITYX Press No. 06-1617 90850 Publish dates: July 21, 28, August 4, 11, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. F-2023-0004058 The name of the business(es): Putts and Pins Design Apparel Located at: 1023 Sycamore Lane In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Jason Ridenour. This business is conducted by: An individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Jason Ridenour-Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 3, 2023 by Deputy Clerk Expires 08/02/2025 Brentwood Press No. 021273 91011 Publish dates: August 11, 18, 25 September 1, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

File No. F-2023-0003124 The name of the business(es): Sonrise Professional Window Cleaning Located at: 31 Tradition Way In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Doug Pfeiffer. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 9/12/2013. Signature of registrant: Doug Pfeiffer, Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: June 9, 2023 by Deputy Clerk Expires 6/8/2028 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 90966 Publish dates: August 4, 11, 18, 25, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2023-0003374 The name of the business(es): Sign Here Mobile Notary Located at: 2262 Reserve Drive In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Deborah Ann Hernandez. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Deborah Hernandez, Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: June

26, 2023 by Deputy Clerk Expires 6/25/2028 Brentwood Press No. 021273 90930 Publish dates: July 28, August 4, 11, 18, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

File No. F-2023-0003460 The name of the business(es): Holly Dirks Group

Located at: 779 Armstrong Way In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Holly Katherine Dirks. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A.

Signature of registrant: Holly Dirks, Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: June 29, 2023 by Deputy Clerk Expires June 28, 2028 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 90992 Publish dates: August 4, 11, 18, 25, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

File No. F-2023-0003817 The name of the business(es): First Impressions Located at: 2500 Shadowbrooke Road In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Melvena Weaver. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Melvena Weaver, Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: July 20, 2023 by Deputy Clerk Expires 7/19/2028 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 90993

Publish dates: August 4, 11, 18, 25, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

LIEN SALE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 3071 of the Civil Code of the State of California, the undersigned, Oliver’s Tow, Inc., 2800 Radiant Ave., Richmond, CA, 94801, will conduct a public sale on August 25, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. on the following vehicle: 2001 Acura, VIN #: 2HNYD18631H536647, CA License Plate: 7ZWE128. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 91024 Publish Dates: August 11, 2023.

LIEN SALE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 3071 of the Civil Code of the State of California, the undersigned, Oliver’s Tow, Inc., 2800 Radiant Ave., Richmond, CA, 94801, will conduct a public sale on August 25, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. on the following vehicle: 2019 Toyota, VIN #: 5TFCZ5AN2KX176746, CA License Plate: 176746X.

LIEN SALE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 503 of the Harbors and Navigation Code of the State of California, the undersigned, Bay Point Tow, 4075 Folsom Ct., Concord, CA, 94520, will conduct a public sale on August 25, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. on the following vessel & trailer: Vessel: 1989 Barron, Hull ID: B0P00434E888, CF License: 4375JT; Trailer: 1986 VM, VIN #: 1VMBK1615G1000480, CA License: 1GP1391. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 91023 Publish Dates: August 11, 2023.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

File No. F-2023-0003858

The name of the business(es): Cheese Gorgeous Located at: 2587 Stirling Court In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Cheese Gorgeous LLC. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company, State of Organization: CA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 7/24/2023. Signature of registrant: Holly Morales, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: July 24, 2023 by Deputy Clerk Expires 7/23/2028

Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 90995

Publish dates: August 4, 11, 18, 25, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

File No. F-2023-0003925

The name of the business(es): ROSE AND SONS

GLASS 3RD GENERATION Located at: 230 Chestnut St In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Parker Rose. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Parker Rose, Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: July 26, 2023 by Deputy Clerk Expires 7/25/2028 Brentwood Press No. 021273 90988 Publish dates: August 4, 11, 18, 25, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

File No. F-2023-0003968 The name of the business(es): Brentwood Bounce N More Located at: 185 Pajarito Ct In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): 1. Peter Hurtado 2. Roberto Hurtado. This business is conducted by: A General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Peter Hurtado, General Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: July 28, 2023 by Deputy Clerk Expires 07/27/2028 Brentwood Press No. 021273 90990 Publish dates: August 11,18, 25, September 1, 2023.

PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: Cullen Charles Guydon OFF SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 PETITION OF: Cullen Charles Guydon OFF CASE NUMBER: N23-1199 TO ALL INTERESTED

PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Cullen Charles Guydon OFF filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Cullen Charles Guydon OFF to Proposed

Name: Cullen Charles Guydon OFF. 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a.

Date: 8/30/23 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept.: 30 b. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Brentwood Press

Date: June 29, 2023 Judge of the Superior Court Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 90891 Publish Dates: July 21, 28, August 4, 11, 2023.

Did You Know? You must renew your Fictitious Business Name statement every 5 years.

NOTICE INVITING BIDS

1. Bid Submission. The City of Brentwood (“City”) will accept sealed bids for its Brentwood Family Aquatic Complex Heaters Replacement (“Project”), by or before August 31, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., at its City Clerk’s office, located on the third floor at 150 City Park Way, Brentwood, California, 94513, 2:00 pm. On Thursday, August 31, 2023. The Council Chambers will be open from 1:30 p.m. to exactly 2:00 p.m. to accept bids in person and the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the City Council Chambers on the first floor of Brentwood City Hall, 150 City Park Way, Brentwood, CA 94513.

2. Project Information.

2.1 Location and Description.

The Project is located at 195 Griffith Lane, Brentwood, CA 94513, and is described as follows: furnishing all labor, materials, equipment and services (removal and installation) for the replacement of heaters at the Brentwood Family Aquatic Complex and all other work necessary to construct the Project complete and in satisfactory condition, with the Contract Documents as specified herein.

2.2 Time for Final Completion

The Project must be fully completed within 60 calendar days from the start date set forth in the Notice to Proceed. City anticipates that the Work will begin on or about October 2, 2023, but the anticipated start date is provided solely for convenience and is neither certain nor binding.

2.3 Estimated Cost. The estimated cost of this Project is $250,000.

3. License and Registration Requirements

3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): Class “C-4 - Boiler, Hot Water Heating and Steam Fitting Contractor” and/ or Class “C-36 – Plumbing Contractor” and/or “C-53 – Swimming Pool Contractor” Specialty Contractor’s License(s).

3.2 DIR Registration. City may not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder is registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code § 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions.

4. Contract Documents. Bidders must obtain an electronic copy of the plans, specifications, bid forms and contract documents for the Project, and any addenda thereto (“Contract Documents”) directly from the City. The Contract Documents may be obtained at no charge by sending an email to: ParksandRecreation@ brentwoodca.gov or by calling 925516-5444.

5. Bid Security. The Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of ten percent of the maximum bid amount, in the form of a cashier’s or certified check made payable to City, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included with the Contract Documents. The bid security must guarantee that within ten days after City issues the Notice of Potential Award, the successful bidder will execute the Contract and submit the payment and performance bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, and any other submittals required by the Contract Documents, including information regarding local purchases and local labor if required by the Instructions to Bidders, using the form provided with the Notice of Potential Award, and as specified in the Notice of Potential Award. BFAC Heaters Replacement CA 09-15-21 NOTICE

INVITING BIDS

6. Prevailing Wage Requirements

6.1 General. Pursuant to California Labor Code § 1720 et seq., this Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, va-

cation, apprenticeship and similar purposes.

6.2 Rates. These prevailing rates are on file with the City and are available online at http://www.dir. ca.gov/DLSR. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half.

6.3 Compliance. The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR, under Labor Code § 1771.4.

7. Performance and Payment Bonds. The successful bidder will be required to provide performance and payment bonds, each for 100% of the Contract Price, as further specified in the Contract Documents.

8. Substitution of Securities. Substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payments is permitted under Public Contract Code § 22300.

9. Subcontractor List. Each Subcontractor must be registered with the DIR to perform work on public projects. Each bidder must submit a completed Subcontractor List form with its Bid Proposal, including the name, location of the place of business, California contractor license number, DIR registration number, and percentage of the Work to be performed (based on the base bid price) for each Subcontractor that will perform Work or service or fabricate or install Work for the prime contractor in excess of one-half of 1% of the bid price, using the Subcontractor List form included with the Contract Documents.

10. Instructions to Bidders. All bidders should carefully review the Instructions to Bidders for more detailed information before submitting a Bid Proposal. The definitions provided in Article 1 of the General Conditions apply to all of the Contract Documents, as defined therein, including this Notice Inviting Bids.

11. Bidders’ Conference. A bidders’ conference will be held on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 10:00 am at the following location: Brentwood Family Aquatic Complex, 195 Griffith Lane, Brentwood, CA 94513 to acquaint all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. The bidders’ conference is mandatory. A bidder who fails to attend a mandatory bidders’ conference may be disqualified from bidding.

12. Specific Brands. Pursuant to referenced provision(s) of Public Contract Code § 3400(c), City has found that the following specific brands are required for the following particular material(s), product(s), thing(s), or service(s), and no substitutions will be considered or

accepted:

Item: Pool Heaters (2) Required brand: Lochinvar Copper-Fin2 Model

Reference: #CPN1262

Item: Pool Heaters (2) Required brand: Lochinvar Copper-Fin2 Model

Reference: #CPN1442

Item: Stack Frame for Pool Heaters (2)

Required brand: Lochinvar Part Reference: #100163351

By: Margaret Wimberly, City Clerk

Date: August 7, 2023

Publication Date: August 11, 2023

THE ISSUANCE OF ANY NEW PERMIT, LICENSE, OR ENTITLEMENT FOR ANY NEW TOBACCO SMOKE SHOP IN THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, PENDING COMPLETION OF A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE CITY’S ZONING ORDINANCE, AND FINDING THE ACTION EXEMPT FROM CEQA.

AN ORIGINAL INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE IMPOSING A MORATORIUM, WITH AN EFFECTIVE PERIOD OF 45 DAYS, WAS ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65858 ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2022. THE MORATORIUM WAS SUBSEQUENTLY EXTENDED FOR A PERIOD OF 10 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS, PURSUANT TO SECTION 65858, ON OCTOBER 25, 2022. THIS ORDINANCE IS NOT SUBJECT TO CEQA PURSUANT TO SECTION 15358 (THE ACTIVITY WILL NOT RESULT IN A DIRECT OR REASONABLY FORESEEABLE INDIRECT PHYSICAL CHANGE IN THE ENVIRONMENT) OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES, CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 14, CHAPTER 3, BECAUSE IT HAS NO POTENTIAL FOR RESULTING IN PHYSICAL CHANGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. FURTHER, ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT UNDER CEQA PURSUANT TO SECTION 15061(B)(3) (THERE EXISTS NO POSSIBILITY THAT THE ACTIVITY WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT) OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES BECAUSE THIS ORDINANCE WILL NOT CAUSE A CHANGE IN ANY OF THE PHYSICAL CONDITIONS WITHIN THE AREA AFFECTED BY THE ORDINANCE.

Applicant: City of Brentwood

How to View and Participate

The public is invited to participate in the City Council meeting and offer comments of up to 5 minutes (or as may otherwise be determined by the Council) using any of the following methods:

1. IN PERSON:

a. Members of the public can provide in-person comments in the Council Chambers. Members of the public are encouraged, but not required, to fill out a speaker card. The Council Chambers will have seating available for members of the public to attend in person up to full seating capacity.

2. REMOTE:

a. Zoom: www.brentwoodca.gov/vcc or Zoom Webinar ID: 760 1397 0037

b. Zoom Phone Numbers. Dial Toll Free: (833) 548-0276 or (833) 5480282 or (877) 853- 5247.

c. During the meeting, each period for public comment will be announced, and participant may use the “Raise Hand” feature on Zoom to request to speak. If calling in via Zoom use *9 to raise and lower your hand. The meeting host will call on you, by name, and enable your microphone when it is your turn to speak. In order to ensure the orderly administration of the meeting using this method, providing your name is encouraged, but is not required. (If you need instructions on how to use this feature, please contact the City Clerk by noon of the meeting date at cityclerk@ brentwoodca.gov or 925.516.5182.)

3. E-MAIL:

a. Public comments can also be submitted via e-mail to cityclerk@ brentwoodca.gov. Any public comments received up until 3:00 p.m. of the meeting date will be:

1. distributed to the Council via email before the meeting,

2. posted online for public inspection at: www.brentwoodca.gov/meetings, and

3. later summarized in the meeting minutes.

b. As e-mails containing public meeting comments are part of the official record, note that personal contact information may be published if it is included with your e-mail.

4. TO WATCH OR LISTEN ONLY:

a. The public may view the meeting via one-way video feed by selecting the video option at the City Council Agendas’ link on the City webpage at www.brentwoodca.gov or via the

City’s YouTube Channel: https://www. youtube.com/c/cityofbrentwoodca

Public comments received after 3:00 p.m. of the meeting date, but prior to the start of the meeting, will be emailed to the City Council, posted online within one day following the meeting and will be summarized in the meeting minutes. As a courtesy and technology permitting, members of the public may continue to provide live remote oral public comment via the City’s Zoom Platform. However, the City cannot guarantee that the public’s access to teleconferencing technology will be uninterrupted, and technical difficulties may occur from time to time. In those instances, so long as the public may still attend the meeting in person, the meeting will continue. To ensure that the City Council receives your comments prior to taking action, you are strongly encouraged to submit them in advance of the meeting by 3:00 p.m. As e-mails containing public meeting comments are part of the official record, note that personal contact information may be published if it is included with your e-mail.

In addition, any other disclosable public records related to an agenda item for the open session of this meeting distributed to all or a majority of the City Council less than 72 hours before any meeting will be made available online shortly thereafter.

There is a 90-day limit for the filing of a challenge in court to certain City decisions that require a hearing by law, the receipt of evidence, and the exercise of discretion. The 90-day limit begins on the date the decision is final (Code of Civil Procedure §1094.6). Moreover, if you challenge this action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Brentwood City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. Further information may be obtained from Planning Manager Erik Nolthenius [(925) 516-5137 or enolthenius@ brentwoodca.gov] in the Community Development Department of the City of Brentwood. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 91045 Publish Dates: August 11, 2023.

URGENCY ORDINANCE 1060

AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD EXTENDING THE INTERIM ORDINANCE ADOPTING APPENDIX B TO THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD RESIDENTIAL DESIGN GUIDELINES TO IMPLEMENT INTERIM RESIDENTIAL OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS, AND FINDING THE ACTION EXEMPT FROM CEQA THE FOREGOING URGENCY ORDINANCE was adopted at a regular meeting of the Brentwood City Council on the 8th day of August 2023, by the following vote:

AYES: Mendoza, Meyer, Oerlemans, Pierson, and Mayor Bryant NOES: None

ABSENT: None

RECUSED: None

ATTEST: Margaret Wimberly, MMC City Clerk The above is a summary of the major highlights of the ordinances; reading the ordinances in its entirety may be necessary to obtain a full understating of all changes. A copy of the full text of the ordinances is on file and may be read in the City Clerk’s office located at 150 City Park Way, Brentwood, and/or a copy may be obtained from that office based on the City’s actual cost for duplicating.

Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 91044

Publish Dates: August 11, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

File No. F-2023-0003175 The name of the business(es): Aracelys Market & Carniceria Located at: 1903 D Street In: Antioch, CA 94509, is hereby registered by the following owner(s). Imperio Castaneda Inc. This business is conducted by: A Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or

names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Julio Cesar Castaneda Jr, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: June 13, 2023 by Deputy Clerk Expires 6/12/2028 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 90851 Publish dates: July 21, 28, August 4, 11, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2023-0003526 The name of the business(es): Champions Martial Arts Academy Located at: 3620 Lone Tree Way In: Antioch, CA 94509, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): 1. MD Kealoha Kekai 2. Mayra Catalina Kekai. This business is conducted by: A Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 7/1/2023. Signature of registrant: MD Kekai, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: July 3, 2023 by Deputy Clerk Expires 7/2/2028 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 90989 Publish dates: August 4, 11, 18, 25, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2023-3176 The name of the business(es): Paqueteria Castaneda Located at: 1821 A Street In: Antioch, CA 94509, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Young Jefe Inc. This business is conducted by: A Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Julio Cesar Castaneda Jr President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: June 13, 2023 by Deputy Clerk Expires 6/12/2028 XCITYX Press No. 06-1617 90850 Publish dates: July 21, 28, August 4, 11, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. F-2023-0004058 The name of the business(es): Putts and Pins Design Apparel Located at: 1023 Sycamore Lane In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Jason Ridenour. This business is conducted by: An individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Jason Ridenour-Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: August 3, 2023 by Deputy Clerk Expires 08/02/2025 Brentwood Press No. 021273 91011 Publish dates: August 11, 18, 25 September 1, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

File No. F-2023-0003124 The name of the business(es): Sonrise Professional Window Cleaning Located at: 31 Tradition Way In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Doug Pfeiffer. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 9/12/2013. Signature of registrant: Doug Pfeiffer, Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: June 9, 2023 by Deputy Clerk Expires 6/8/2028 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 90966 Publish dates: August 4, 11, 18, 25, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT File No. F-2023-0003374 The name of the business(es): Sign Here Mobile Notary Located at: 2262 Reserve Drive In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Deborah Ann Hernandez. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Deborah Hernandez, Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: June

26, 2023 by Deputy Clerk Expires 6/25/2028 Brentwood Press No. 021273 90930 Publish dates: July 28, August 4, 11, 18, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

File No. F-2023-0003460 The name of the business(es): Holly Dirks Group

Located at: 779 Armstrong Way In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Holly Katherine Dirks. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A.

Signature of registrant: Holly Dirks, Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: June 29, 2023 by Deputy Clerk Expires June 28, 2028 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 90992 Publish dates: August 4, 11, 18, 25, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

File No. F-2023-0003817 The name of the business(es): First Impressions Located at: 2500 Shadowbrooke Road In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Melvena Weaver. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Melvena Weaver, Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: July 20, 2023 by Deputy Clerk Expires 7/19/2028 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 90993

Publish dates: August 4, 11, 18, 25, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

LIEN SALE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 3071 of the Civil Code of the State of California, the undersigned, Oliver’s Tow, Inc., 2800 Radiant Ave., Richmond, CA, 94801, will conduct a public sale on August 25, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. on the following vehicle: 2001 Acura, VIN #: 2HNYD18631H536647, CA License Plate: 7ZWE128. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 91024 Publish Dates: August 11, 2023.

LIEN SALE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 3071 of the Civil Code of the State of California, the undersigned, Oliver’s Tow, Inc., 2800 Radiant Ave., Richmond, CA, 94801, will conduct a public sale on August 25, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. on the following vehicle: 2019 Toyota, VIN #: 5TFCZ5AN2KX176746, CA License Plate: 176746X.

LIEN SALE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 503 of the Harbors and Navigation Code of the State of California, the undersigned, Bay Point Tow, 4075 Folsom Ct., Concord, CA, 94520, will conduct a public sale on August 25, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. on the following vessel & trailer: Vessel: 1989 Barron, Hull ID: B0P00434E888, CF License: 4375JT; Trailer: 1986 VM, VIN #: 1VMBK1615G1000480, CA License: 1GP1391. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 91023 Publish Dates: August 11, 2023.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

File No. F-2023-0003858

The name of the business(es): Cheese Gorgeous Located at: 2587 Stirling Court In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Cheese Gorgeous LLC. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company, State of Organization: CA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 7/24/2023. Signature of registrant: Holly Morales, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: July 24, 2023 by Deputy Clerk Expires 7/23/2028

Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 90995

Publish dates: August 4, 11, 18, 25, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

File No. F-2023-0003925

The name of the business(es): ROSE AND SONS

GLASS 3RD GENERATION Located at: 230 Chestnut St In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Parker Rose. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Parker Rose, Individual. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: July 26, 2023 by Deputy Clerk Expires 7/25/2028 Brentwood Press No. 021273 90988 Publish dates: August 4, 11, 18, 25, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

File No. F-2023-0003968 The name of the business(es): Brentwood Bounce N More Located at: 185 Pajarito Ct In: Brentwood, CA 94513, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): 1. Peter Hurtado 2. Roberto Hurtado. This business is conducted by: A General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Peter Hurtado, General Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: July 28, 2023 by Deputy Clerk Expires 07/27/2028 Brentwood Press No. 021273 90990 Publish dates: August 11,18, 25, September 1, 2023.

PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: Cullen Charles Guydon OFF SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 PETITION OF: Cullen Charles Guydon OFF CASE NUMBER: N23-1199 TO ALL INTERESTED

PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Cullen Charles Guydon OFF filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Cullen Charles Guydon OFF to Proposed

Name: Cullen Charles Guydon OFF. 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a.

Date: 8/30/23 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept.: 30 b. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Brentwood Press

Date: June 29, 2023 Judge of the Superior Court Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 90891 Publish Dates: July 21, 28, August 4, 11, 2023.

Did You Know? You must renew your Fictitious Business Name statement every 5 years.

Cop logs

A grand theft was reported on Lone Tree Way. Three males stole 10 pairs of shoes worth $120 each.

BRENTWOOD - July 22, 1:09 p.m.

The following is a selection of recent law enforcement activity:

OAKLEY

July 22, 12:59 a.m. A suspicious vehicle was stopped at Creekside Park in Oakley.

July 22, 1:36 a.m. A suspicious vehicle was stopped in Crockett Park in Oakley.

July 22, 2:54 a.m. A suspicious vehicle was stopped at the Antioch/Oakley Pier.

July 22, 5:42 a.m. A commercial burglary was reported at the 4300 block on Wilbur Avenue.

July 22, 8:52 a.m. A case of disturbing the peace was reported at the 50 block on Snow Egret Court.

July 22, 9:55 a.m. A case of disturbing the peace was reported at the 50 block on Malicoat Avenue.

July 22, 11:15 a.m. A suspicious person was reported on Vintage Parkway/Main Street.

July 22, 11:16 a.m. A case of disturbing the peace was reported at the 50 block on Malicoat Avenue.

July 22, 11:36 a.m. A case of disturbing the pace was reported on Wilbur Avenue/ Bridgehead Road.

July 22, 11:43 a.m. A case of vandalism was reported at the 50 block on Malicoat

Avenue.

July 22, 6:07 p.m. Suspicious circumstances were reported on O’Hara Avenue.

July 22, 7:42 p.m. A petty theft was reported at the 500 block on Brinwood Way.

July 22, 8:06 p.m. A petty theft was reported at the 20 Sparrow Hawk Court.

July 22, 8:45 p.m. A trespasser was reported at Vintage Parkway Elementary School.

July 22, 9:13 p.m. A domestic disturbance was reported on Cinnamon Ridge Drive/ Ridge Crest Court.

July 22, 9:44 p.m. A reckless driver was reported on Jersey Island Road/E. Cypress Road.

July 23, 12:26 a.m. A suspicious person was reported at the 1100 block on Donatello Way.

July 23, 12:29 a.m. A shooting at an occupied dwelling was reported in Oakley.

July 23, 12:36 a.m. A suspicious vehicle was stopped on Rubens Way/Michelangelo Drive.

July 23, 9:02 a.m. A suspicious vehicle was stopped on E. Ruby Street/4th Street.

July 23, 11:29 a.m. A neighbor dispute was reported on Duarte Avenue/W. Cypress Road.

July 23, 12:13 p.m. A civil problem was re-

ported at the 1300 block on Tuolumne Way.

July 23, 1:51 p.m. A case of disturbing the peace was reported at the 2000 block on Truman Lane.

July 23, 2:36 p.m. A suspicious person was reported at the Starbucks in Oakley.

July 23, 3:32 p.m. A civil disturbance was reported at the 200 block on Yellow Rose Drive.

July 23, 5:45 p.m. A domestic disturbance was reported at the 50 block on Snowy Egret Court.

July 23, 9:35 p.m. A welfare check was conducted at the 30 block on Branding Iron Court.

BRENTWOOD

July 22, 5:49 a.m. An accident with major injuries was reported at Balfour Road/Sellers Avenue. Two vehicles involved with one on its side. The reporting party believed multiple people were injured.

July 22, 5:59 a.m. An accident with no injuries involving a silver Dodge Durango versus the reporting party’s vehicle was reported at Shady Willow Lane/Sand Creek Road.

July 22, 6:27 a.m. A vehicle burglary was reported on Sycamore Avenue.

July 22, 7:07 a.m. A case of vandalism was reported on Sycamore Lane. The rear passenger window was broken but the reporting party did not think anything was taken.

July 22, 7:52 a.m. A vehicle burglary was reported on Chamois Court. A window was broken with items taken.

July 22, 10:35 a.m. A petty theft was reported on Lone Tree Way.

July 22, 10:43 a.m. An accident with no injuries was reported on Brentwood Boulevard/Balfour Road.

July 22, 11:10 a.m. A suspicious person was reported on Chamomile Lane. Woman was walking a dog and trying vehicle door handles and looking into vehicles with a flashlight.

July 22, 11:37 a.m. A petty theft was reported on Brentwood Boulevard. A person walked out of the store with an arm full of items.

July 22, 11:55 a.m. A petty theft was reported on Brentwood Boulevard. This incident led to an adult arrest.

July 22, 1:09 p.m. A grand theft was reported on Lone Tree Way. Three males stole 10 pairs of shoes worth $120 each.

July 22, 1:11 p.m. A suspicious person was reported on Sand Creek Road.

Jack Sharkey, PA-C Lam Le, PA-C Jay Zimmerman, MD

105 – and still going strong

OBITUARY

Merrill Gardens at Brentwood is preparing to celebrate Ethel Badham’s 105th birthday on Tuesday, Aug. 22 with family and friends. A Brentwood resident for the last 20 years, Badham previously relocated from the Southern California town of Hemet, working in banking and as a secretary. Today, she keeps herself active by reading, exercise classes, playing cards, and a lot of Bingo. She also enjoys music and dancing. Badham says that in addition to keeping active with her friends at Merrill Gardens, the key to longevity is to keep on doing what one enjoys, and to not be afraid to try anything new. When asked about healthful eating secrets, Badham advised that it isn’t so much of what one does eat, but how much of it they eat. “The best thing to do is just to keep on doing what you like to do, try anything new that you are able to do, and don’t think about how old you are!,” said Badham. “That’s what keeps me going!” To view the video interview, visit www.thepress.net/multimedia

Linda Pennock

Linda Pennock passed on to a better place in the early morning hours of Friday June 2 after a long and valiant battle with cancer. She is survived by her brother Michael, her sons Nick and Jeremy, daughters in law Beckie and Krista, sister in law Gayle, grandson Jonathan, niece Danielle and nephew Shaun.

Linda was born on Sept. 4, 1953 to Bill and Lil Payne, eventually becoming the eldest of three children. Linda and her family lived all over the Bay Area finally settling in Livermore where she graduated from Livermore High School in 1971. Linda moved to Oakley in 1979 to start a family, where she resided until her passing.

She began working for the Oakley Union Elementary School District in 1991 and would go on to be the librarian at O’Hara Park Middle School.

William (Bill) Edward Pato

Jan. 28, 1942 – July 2, 2023

Linda had a passion for reading, and worked tirelessly to awaken that passion in thousands of middle school students until her retirement in 2017. Linda’s passion project in life was the Oakley Public Library, which she supported in a variety of roles including many years serving as a board member of the Friends of the Oakley Library organization.

The love of family and friends brought purpose to Linda’s life. She was everyone’s rock, someone who could always be relied on for sage advice, a kind word, or help when it mattered most. She sacrificed a great deal in her life for others, particularly for her children, to ensure they had every advantage and opportunity to succeed. Linda’s legacy of love, kindness, and unwavering support will be forever felt by the people whose lives she touched.

In lieu of a memorial service or flowers, Linda’s family asks that mourners consider a donation to the Friends of the Oakley Library foundation in her name. This donation will fund early education initiatives and help ensure that her passion for reading and learning is carried to the next generation of Oakley children.

Friends of the Oakley Library

Donation Page: https://tinyurl.com/ lmpen

Bill passed away in his sleep on July 2, 2023 after a battle with dementia.

Gravesite services will be held on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 at 11 a.m. at Oak View Memorial Park Cemetery in Antioch.

Celebration of Life to follow the services and will be held at the VFW in Antioch.

Please join the Pato family and friends and all those whose lives were touched by Bill are invited to attend and pay their respects.

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final segment is done, it will help to reduce traffic congestion in the northwest area of Brentwood. It will also cut the amount of time it currently takes residents and emergency personnel to travel to the hospital, according to Bryant.

“This is the culmination of many years of effort, from many people consistently looking out for the wellbeing of our community.” Bryant said. “This road is going to literally save the lives of the residents that are in need of a faster route to the Kaiser Hospital on Deer Valley, and that’s phenomenal.”

Another benefit of the completed project will be its impact on the local economy, Bryant said. It will have a “direct

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The details of the offer price or exact date of the sale and demolition are yet to be determined, said Ogden, adding that there has not been interest from developers.

“We’ll have more details in September,” he said.

Vice Mayor Susannah Meyer had proposed during the City Council’s last meeting in June to have a commemorative plaque on site.

Meyer, who has a keen interest in agricultural history, said she wants to help preserve the history and legacy of Brentwood.

“I would advocate for more than a plaque if I could, like a little grassy area with some kind of markers, a bench, something where people can go and learn… like a QR code that links to the history (of Brentwood),” said Meyer.

Ideally, Meyer said she would love for the site to be turned into a park, but that would not be feasible because the site has been zoned for housing.

“This is one of those cases where the residents of Brentwood would love a little park and some broader recognition than just a piece of stone with a plaque on it. And I’m going to advocate for whatever I can get, but we’ll see,” she added.

Davis Camp was situated along Marsh Creek, on the southeast corner of Brentwood Boulevard and Sunset Road. Brentwood

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connect” to the Innovation Center, including the recently approved Costco, which will be located off of Lone Tree Plaza Drive. He says that it will be a “linchpin” for economic development in the area and an added benefit for residents who want to raise their families with an elevated quality of life and level of services and resources.

Vice Mayor Susannah Meyer, who represents Brentwood’s 3rd District, said that her district has the city’s largest population of “older adults.” Her constituents have vocalized their anticipation for having a shorter, safer distance to travel to Antioch Kaiser.

“I also have to really, really get excited about the Costco and the economic development potential here,” Meyer said.

Boulevard served as Highway 4 before the Highway 4 bypass construction, and the paths of it and Sunset Road have been moved in the years since the camp got its start.

In the late 1920s, O.R. Davis, known as “Cal” to his friends, came to California from Oklahoma to escape starvation and the Great Depression with his wife Ruth to find work in the fruit fields.

When Davis arrived, the area, which is now the corner of Brentwood Boulevard and Sunset Road, was used as a dump but he cut a deal with Contra Costa County to take over the property in exchange for cleaning the area.

Davis created temporary shelters using materials from the dump site and urged his relatives in Oklahoma to join him in California where they could make a living picking fruit.

According to a story in The Press in 2009, many people came and went with the changing of the season, but many made Davis Camp their permanent residence in California.

By 1934, some 1,000 people stayed at Davis Camp. As the population grew on camp, Davis built a shed to store food and supplies for the families to share, and eventually, the shed became the Davis Log Cabin Grocery.

Brentwood resident Sharon Ellingson’s family had also arrived from Oklahoma in

we did. It was at some point after that where things failed. What should have happened is one of the people that went on the scene should have called juvenile hall to say ‘I have this person in custody for this set of charges. Will you take this person?’ Then we would get a response from juvenile hall ‘yes, we would take that person’ or ‘no, we will not take that person, we encourage you to sign that person out to a parent or guardian.’”

Oakley police originally reported in Friday afternoon’s press release that juvenile hall was contacted and said that they would not take the young male in and that he was released to his mother. Later that night, Beard sent a correction via email regarding the misinformation that was discovered.

“In regards to (Friday’s) earlier arrest when we took a juvenile into custody at Freedom High School for possession of a gun, I stated the Oakley Police Department attempted to book the juvenile into Juvenile Hall, but Juvenile Hall would not accept him,” Beard said in the email. “I am now aware the Juvenile Hall was not contacted regarding this case.”

“The information I received was completely errant information,” Beard told The Press. “I felt horrible for the reputation issues that the Juvenile Hall staff suffered because of that and I expect better out of myself and my department to put up proper information.

“I don’t know how it happened. We do have to figure out why it happened, and that’s why I have an internal inquiry going on.”

Amaro, who started his first year as the school’s prin-

“It’s going to do amazing things for the city all Contra Costa County Supervisor, and ECCRFFA Chairperson Diane Burgis called the groundbreaking “exciting times.” She acknowledged not just the finance agency’s part in the project, but all of the previous leaders who “helped set the table.”

“That’s what leadership is all about,” Burgis said. “People working together, not necessarily having just their own agenda, but working together to support each other. Out here in East Contra Costa, we’re all in this together.”

The eagles were unavailable for comment.

To view a video and a slideshow, visit www.thepress. net/multimedia

1942 and lived in canvas tents at Davis Camp.

Ellingson’s family lived on the camp for about one year before getting their own house, but she has fond memories of stories told by her grandmother, Frankie Wilson.

“I remember my grandmother telling me that no one went hungry,” Ellingson said. “You know they were very hungry in Oklahoma because of the Depression and the Dust Bowl.

“When the farmers would bring the people (living on the camp) back from working in the fields, the farmers would always give crates of food and fruit vegetables to the people that had worked all day.

“They would bring home crates of corn and vegetables and fruits and would share them with everybody (on camp).

“Everybody had plenty of food and you could always make a stew or have watermelon or corn or apricot soup peaches,” said Ellingson, who is also the oral historian at the East Contra Costa Historical Society.

While growing up, Ellingson also used to go out to the farms with her grandmother and mother to cut and dry apricots during the season.

She said although her family had moved to a house, they had still worked on the ranches and farms.

“I remember my mother taking my sister and me out with her while my grandmother and she worked, and we would just

run around the fields and play.

“There was no daycare then, so people brought their children out to the fields to work,” she added.

Ellingson said Davis Camp was a starting point for many who migrated from the Midwest as it allowed them to work on the farms before getting permanent jobs or building their businesses.

Many packing sheds employed those who lived at Davis Camp and other camps in the area. There were also packing sheds close to the railroad track that served as a location to pack the fruits and vegetables picked before being shipped out all over the country.

Ellingson said she had interviewed many people who have memories of living on the camp and is compiling it and eventually being published on the historical society’s website.

Mary Casey Black, president of the East Contra Costa Historical Society, said she hopes the city will provide a designated space to honor the legacy of the farming camps that housed those who migrated to the area in the 1930s and 1940s.

Black said these camps helped to bring growth and transportation and agriculture development to the area.

“It brought a lot of people who stayed and made it their (homes), causing a population boom that solidified (the formation of the city of) Brentwood…so it had a lasting impact,” she said.

Amaro said. “There was no question that we knew what was going to be notified. Then it was a matter of timing and working in conjunction with Oakley Police Department to find out the best time. Through my thought process, our students are safe. They’re in class, they’re having a great week. I would hate to ruin their day with something that really was beyond their control.”

“It’s something that I hope I never experience again.”

The incident stemmed from a fight in the school’s parking lot at lunchtime on Thursday that involved students, non-students, and some adults. The fight was broken up by Freedom’s administration staff, campus supervisors, and, eventually, Oakley police.

Following the fight, the administration was made aware of a social media post that made it appear that one of its students who was involved in the fight may have brought a gun to campus Friday morning.

cipal and has worked at Freedom High School for 26 years, reminded those in attendance that “appropriate discipline was assigned” to not only the student who brought the gun onto campus, but also to those who were involved in the lunchtime fight in the parking lot on Thursday, a potential precursor to Friday’s events.

He also explained why the news about the incident went out in the afternoon, rather than immediately after it happened earlier that morning.

“Once everybody was safe, it was a matter of what was the messaging that was going to go out to the community,”

That morning, a campus supervisor noticed a vehicle that was involved in the fight driving back and forth in front of the school. When the supervisor approached the vehicle, it sped off.

The school administration managed to isolate the student with Oakley police Friday morning when the car they were in pulled into campus.

When the police searched the car, they found the gun under the passenger seat in the vehicle and went on to arrest the unidentified 17-year-old male student, take them into custody, and take possession of the gun.

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Oakley police Chief Paul Beard addresses those in attendance at Freedom High School’s “Coffee with the Principal” Tuesday morning.

Photo by Jeff Weisinger

Brentwood City Council OKs joint use of facilities

By Jake Menez Staff Writer

Liberty Union High School District

Superintendent Eric Volta weighed in at the Brentwood City Council meeting on Tuesday during a discussion about whether or not the city would continue joint use of facilities with the local school districts.

According to the agenda packet, a joint use agreement enables residents to use school resources such as swimming pools and tennis courts while also allowing the school districts to use local facilities, such as parks for hosting sporting events and the community center for team banquets.

While the council voted unanimously to continue their joint use agreements with LUHSD and Brentwood Unified School District, the topic sparked further discussions about the need for youth and teen centers in the city. According to Volta, the rising number of students – roughly 8,300 compared to 7,300 in 2012 – presents a challenge for joint use of facilities.

“There just isn’t enough space,” he commented, talking about the shared use of space by students and residents during “prime time” hours just after school.

The council also touched on a handful of topics during the meeting while opting to discuss some more complex topics, such as a permanent ban on oil and gas development operations in the city, at a later meeting. City staff recommended council hold off on that discussion until the Sept. 12 meeting “to allow staff and the City’s legal counsel an opportunity to analyze the effect on the proposed ordinances of the recently

decided California Supreme Court decision in Chevron U.S.A. Inc. et al. versus Monterey County, according to the agenda packet.

Other topics brought up at the meeting for later discussion included:

• A request from Councilmember Jovita Mendoza for staff to present on costs for using the police department as security for community events compared to the cost of hiring private security.

• A request from Mendoza for amendments to the Brentwood Municipal Code to prohibit backyard rentals and regulate parties in residential zones following a July incident on Chili Court where a for-profit party resulted in a shooting death.

• A request from Vice Mayor Susannah Meyer for a summary of “significant housing legislation” adopted in 2022 and 2023 and its impact on the City of Brentwood as well as pending housing legislation.

The full meeting can be watched at https://bit.ly/3YuDfHd.

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