Weekly Update - April 12, 2024

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May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month. Please join the Supervisors for Contra Costa County’s 2nd Annual Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Celebration. This year’s event theme is “Building on Our Legacies.” The celebration will showcase dance, music, food, and unique customs from AANHPI communities.

The public is invited to attend the celebration at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Board Chambers at 1025 Escobar Street in Martinez. The celebration will also be televised live on Comcast Cable 27, ATT/U-Verse Channel 99, Astound Channels 32 & 1027, streamed live at www.contracosta.ca.gov or www.contracostatv.org.

Child abuse is preventable, and it is our responsibility to continue providing support to families, caregivers, and community members who can help prevent child maltreatment and ensure early intervention when needed. Our children are our most valuable resources who will shape the future of Contra Costa County; therefore the welfare and protection of children are paramount to the well-being of our communities and our society as a whole.

Effective child abuse prevention activities succeed because of the partnerships between child welfare professionals, education, health, community‐ and faith‐based organizations, businesses, law enforcement agencies, and families, and these collaborations help eliminate child maltreatment, giving our children hope, security, and safety. To learn more about some of the programs and resources available to protect children, please visit the Child Abuse Prevention Council website.

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors proclaimed April 2024 as Child Abuse Prevention Month, urging all residents, community organizations, educators, healthcare professionals, law enforcement agencies, and government officials to dedicate themselves to improving the quality of life for all children and families, and to preventing child abuse in Contra Costa County.

As part of the California courts’ continuing effort to expand access to justice, effective April 10, 2024, the Court will begin using MyCitations, an online option for those struggling to pay fines resulting from infractions.

MyCitations allows Court users to look up citations online, and to request a reduction in the amount owed based on their financial situation, a payment plan, more time to pay, or community service. This new option expands that service and allows users to make these requests without having to come to Court offices.

A link to the MyCitations tool will be available on the Court’s Traffic webpage at www.cc-courts.org/traffic, and the program may be found directly at mycitations.courts.ca.gov. 

Libraries provide a number of services in technology, literacy and more.

Friends of the Library are nonprofit organizations that consist entirely of volunteers. They raise funds through book sales and other means to benefit the library and to promote programs, resources, and services to the residents.

Libraries are an important foundation to our children and our communities. To learn more about your local library, or how you can support Friends of the Library, click on a link below.

Danville Library Friends of the Danville Library

Lafayette Library Lafayette Friends Corner Bookshop

Moraga Library Friends of the Moraga Library

Orinda Library Friends of the Orinda Library

San Ramon Library San Ramon Library Foundation

Walnut Creek Library Friends of the Walnut Creek Library

Worm and Home Composting Virtual Workshops, sponsored by the CCC Department of Conservation & Development, all Contra Costa County residents are welcome. Make sure to reserve your place today.

You may view the details and register via Eventbrite, which is accessible by clicking the date of the workshop below. 

April 27 - Home Composting

June 8 - Worm Composting

These events will be hosted live online via Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link the week prior to the event. If you do not see the email, please check your junk folder or contact me directly at 925-655-2909.

Some useful information and websites are listed below: 

• To learn more about composting or recycling, visit the Contra Costa County Solid Waste & Recycling webpage www.cccrecycle.org.

• Contra Costa County Composting & Gardening Programs webpage cccrecycle.org/Composting-And-Gardening.

This Earth Day, there are several ways you can recycle your mattresses, box springs, and futon mattresses through Mattress Recycling Council’s ByeByeMattress program.

Visit byebyemattress.com/california to learn more.

The Contra Costa County Consortium, which includes the cities of Antioch, Concord, Pittsburg, Walnut Creek, and the County of Contra Costa (on behalf of all the other towns and cities in Contra Costa) receive federal HOME, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding every year. Over a five- year-period these funds will total over $50 million!



Every five years, the community has the opportunity to help identify its greatest needs and determine how these funds are spent to help address those needs. 

Please take a few moments to complete an online survey. This survey will take approximately 15 minutes, so please be prepared to give it your thoughtful consideration.

Housing & Homelessness Survey

Affordable Housing Supplemental Information (PDF)

Non-Housing Survey

Your feedback is part of the process to create the Consortium’s 2025-2030 Consolidated Plan for the use of the funds received from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

South County (San Ramon)

Monday, April 22, 2024 6:00 p.m.

City of San Ramon - San Ramon Community Center, Fountain Room

12501 Alcosta Blvd, San Ramon, CA

For more information, please call Daniel Davis at (925) 655-2884

For more information on the five-year planning process and other opportunities to participate, please contact the Contra Costa County Department of Conservation and Development at (925) 655-7208 or visit us on the web at www.cccounty.us/conplan.

The AAUW DAW Branch is pleased to offer three categories of local scholarships to students who are enrolled in an accredited college, university, or technical school. Each scholarship will be an award of $2,000 or more. Applications are reviewed with consideration given to financial need, special circumstances, academic record, work, and community activities, along with educational and career goals. 

AAUW DAW Community Local Scholarships – Open to women who will be juniors, seniors, or graduate students for the 2024-2025 school year. Applicants must have attended high school in Danville, Alamo, or Walnut Creek, CA, or currently reside in these communities. Applications are due April 30, 2024.

AAUW DAW Renaissance Scholarships – Open to women enrolled at Cal State East Bay and who participate in the Renaissance Scholars Program. They will be sophomores, juniors, or seniors in the 2024-2025 school year or will graduate from CSUEB and enter graduate school in the 2024-2025 school year. Applications are due April 30, 2024.

AAUW DAW Single Parent Scholarship – Open to any student who is a single parent enrolled at Diablo Valley College (DVC) and who has completed at least 12 units.



More information and Application instructions are provided at the branch webpage: daw-ca.aauw.net/local-scholarships/.

Contra Costa County Planning Commission. The Commission is responsible for hearing and deciding applications for proposed projects that generate more than 100 peak-hour trips, and all appeals from decisions of the zoning administrator. Application forms can be obtained from the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by calling (925) 655-2000 or by visiting the County webpage at www.contracosta.ca.gov. Applications should be returned to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, County Administration Building, 1025 Escobar St., Martinez, CA 94553 no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, April 26, 2024. Applicants should plan to be available for public interviews to be held virtually via Zoom on Monday, May 13, 2024.

For more information about the County Planning Commission, contact Hiliana Li, Contra Costa County Department of Conservation and Development, at (925) 655-2860 or hiliana.li@dcd.cccounty.us.

Community Advisory Board (CAB) on Public Safety Realignment

Central County Residents Preferred

The Community Advisory Board (CAB) on Public Safety Realignment was established by the Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) Executive Committee in December 2012 to provide input on community needs; assess implementation of the realignment plan; review data on realignment outcomes; advise the CCP on community engagement strategies; offer recommendations for ongoing realignment planning; advise County agencies regarding programs for implementation in the County; and encourage outcomes that are consistent with the County’s Reentry Strategic Plan. 

Submit an Application Online here. Questions? Contact: The Office of Reentry & Justice, by phone at (925) 313-4087.

Economic Opportunity Council- https://ehsd.org/headstart/community-action/eoc-members/

To advise the Board of Supervisors and the Community Services Bureau for administration of the Community Services Block Grant.

The Community Corrections Partnership is seeking applications for (1) Voting Member and up to (3) Alternate Member seats on the CAB.

For more information on CAB membership duties and activities, please visit their website contracosta.ca.gov/4165/Community-Advisory-Board-CAB. 

Serve as an At Large or At Large Alternate member of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District’s (CCCFPD) Advisory Fire Commission. Further information about the Advisory Fire Commission can be obtained by contacting Latonia Ellingberg at lelli@cccfpd.org or (925) 941-3300 x1200 or by visiting the website www.cccfpd.org/advisory-firecommission.

Application forms can be obtained from the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by calling (925) 655-2000 or by visiting the County webpage at www.contracosta.ca.gov.

Mental Health Commission - https://cchealth.org/mentalhealth/mhc/

The primary purpose of the Commission is to serve in an advisory capacity to the Board of Supervisors and to the Mental Health Division and its staff. Mission Statement: To influence the County's Mental Health System to ensure the delivery of quality services that are effective, efficient, culturally relevant, and responsive to the needs and desires of the clients it serves with dignity and respect; and to be the advocate with the Board of Supervisors, the Mental Health Division, and the community on behalf of all Contra Costa County residents who need mental health services.

Find out more information about volunteering for an advisory body here co.contra-costa.ca.us/3418.