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Meet the Grantmakers, Apr 30

Please make sure your favorite East Bay social service agency knows that the CBO Center offers Non-Profits an opportunity to Meet the Grantmakers, on Tuesday, April 30th, from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, at Los Medanos College, Library Bldg, Rm 109, 2700 E. Leland Rd., Pittsburg, CA.

PANELISTS INCLUDE:
- Karina Moreno, Program Officer for Health and Human Services, Y&H Soda Foundation.
- Kathleen Odne, Executive Director, Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation
- Diane Sanchez, Acting Vice President, Community Investment, East Bay Community Foundation
- Damon Scott, Contributions Manager-Northern California Region, Kaiser Permanente

Register here.

Town Hall to address Bay Point annexation to Pittsburg, Mar 18

The future and character of Bay Point will be strongly impacted by two topics that will be discussed at the next Bay Point Town Hall to be held by Supervisor Federal Glover. The Town Hall will be held March 18 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ambrose Recreation and Park District Center (Dining room), located at 3105 Willow Pass Road, in Bay Point.

At the Town Hall, John Greitzer of the county’s Community Development staff will present the plan for the use of the Port Chicago Mitigation Funds. With accumulated interest, the mitigation fund’s original sum of $5 million has grown to $8.6 million.

Another topic is the possibility that Bay Point be annexed by the City of Pittsburg which would allow the unincorporated community retain its identity as Bay Point. County and City of Pittsburg staff will address the concerns of the proposal initiated by a group of Bay Point residents calling itself the Residents for A Better Bay Point.

Glover emphasized he has not taken a position on the annexation. “I will support whichever direction the residents of Bay Point want to go,” said Glover. For more info call: 925-427-8138

Supervisor Candidate, Erik Nunn, chastises Federal Glover for Antioch prison vote

In a recent e-mail blast, Erik Nunn, a candidate for Contra Costa County Supervisor (D-5), chastised incumbent Federal Glover, for voting to have County staff spend their time at taxpayer expense studying a proposal to build a 500 bed re-entry facility near Deer Valley High School, two elementary schools, a hospital, existing residential neighborhoods and a proposed retirement community.

It took Antioch residents all of 24 hours to express their outrage. Community leaders, already deeply concerned about crime in Antioch, were stunned that their County representative would propose the study without consulting local residents and stakeholders. Elected officials in communities near the proposed facility have told me they were not consulted about the decision to study the Antioch site. If they had been asked their position, the Supervisor would have known the proposal was ill-conceived from the beginning.

Nunn concludes, “I would have never voted for the 500 bed re-entry facility in Antioch. I would have listened to the residents of my district, local law enforcement officials, educators, other elected officials, and just by listening, it would have been very obvious, Antioch was a very poor choice. It should have been that simple.”

Concord and Pittsburg can be partners for future growth

On the one hand we have the hills around Pittsburg and a proposal to build 5,000 homes as if the foreclosure disaster was a work of fiction. On the other hand Concord will, in time, have plenty of land that could bring jobs and taxes for the city if they could entice big clean industries like Goggle, Microsoft, etc., to come to the area.

This is what Concord has to offer:

1. Plenty of qualified hi-tech workers would be glad to get off Hwy 4 instead fo commuting for another hour to work.
2. Plenty of land, from Concord Naval Weapons Station.
3. Access to the North Concord/Martinez BART Station on one side of CNWS.
4. Access to Buchanan Airport with a 5,000 ft runway for private and business jets.

And, they could have another reason to convince top managers to move here:
They could agree with Pittsburg to a low density, tree surrounded, Estate homes at an average of one or two per acre.

Everybody will win if one major company became the anchor for future developments. But, they must talk with each other to find the WIN-WIN set of conditions that would benefit BOTH cities: Concord and Pittsburg.

Any suggestions on how to convince both cities that this would benefit everyone in the area, including those that will continue working elsewhere. Higher average salaries make for more taxes, better schools, etc. Bay Point, halfway to Concord, (no pun intended ~ed), and Pittsburg would also benefit greatly. Maybe enough to become a city?

Free East County Homeowner Workshop, Feb 16

There will be a free Home Owner Workshop in the East County on Saturday, February 16 at Pittsburg’s City Hall, located on 65 Civic Avenue. The workshop will be held fromn 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., is sponsored by Senator Torlakson, Assemblyman DeSaulnier, and Supervisor Glover, and will include sessions on:

• Working with your lender to modify your loan
• Foreclosure prevention
• The foreclosure process and timeline
• Options to help keep you in your home

Following the sessions, credit counselors will be available to provide one-on-one counseling for homeowners currently in or potentially facing foreclosure. Bring loan docs for in-depth counseling. For additional information please call (925) 372-7990 or (925) 427-8138.

East County AIDs Health Fair, Feb 7

In conjunction with National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the East County AIDS/HIV Task Force is holding a health fair this Feb. 7, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Pittsburg Health Clinic, 2311 Loveridge Road in Pittsburg. Supervisor Federal Glover (D-V) initiated the task force four years ago when he called together health providers and community groups in East County because of the growing problem of AIDS/HIV in East County. Call David Fraser for more detail at 925-427-8138

Erik Nunn to hold fundraiser for Supervisor campaign (D-V), Jan 31

Erik Nunn, will host a fundraiser for his campaign for Contra Costa County Supervisor (D-V) on January 31, from 6:30 to 10:00 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, located at 815 Fulton Shipyard Rd.
in Antioch, Ca.

Ed Nunn and Jeremy Christiansen will host this event in honor of local veterans. Erik’s father, Ed, is a retired 1st Sergeant with the Army National Guard who served in Iraq and Kuwait during the first Gulf War in 1991. Jeremy, who heads the California chapter of the Vets for Freedom organization, served in the Army from 1997-2005 on active duty and reserves, serving in Iraq in 2003-2004. Both men are members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Food and refreshments will be provided. The event is open to the public, but donations are also appreciated. Please call 925-625-9345 to RSVP. To donate on-line, go to Erik’s website: ErikNunn.com

Walnut Creek to call in Border Patrol?

After its second homicide of the year, one in which Walnut Creek police were bewildered as to what business a nearby, Pittsburg resident could possibly have in the tony, downtown hotspot area of the WC, city officials began drawing up plans to get the Governor and President to station Border Patrols at the city’s main entrance points off Hwy 680.

Official plans, that city leaders insist do not violate profiling ordinances, will require all non-caucasians produce a current pay stub to prove they either work or have business in Walnut Creek. Any caucasian suspected of making less than $200,000 per year will be required to produce a notarized copy of their previous year’s W2. Read more

450 Free Turkeys courtesy Supervisor Federal Glover, Nov 19

After undergoing a lengthy illness, Thanksgiving has gained extra meaning for Supervisor Federal D. Glover. In what has become an annual event, through corporate donations, the District V supervisor has been able to give away free turkeys for Thanksgiving for the past five years. This year’s 450 turkeys surpass last year’s 400 free frozen gobblers. Following is the schedule for Nov. 19.

- 9:30 a.m. Safeway, Pittsburg Bailey Road, Pittsburg
- 10:00 a.m. Ambrose Center, 3105 Willow Pass Road (in back), Bay Point
- 10:30 a.m. Community Baptist Church, 62 Bello Vista Ave., Bay Point
- 11 a.m. Ujima East 369 East Leland Road, Pittsburg
- 11:30 a.m. Antioch Safeway Corner of Deer Valley Road & Hillcrest, Antioch
- 12 noon Antioch Senior Center, 415 West Second Street
- 1 p.m. Oakley Recreation Dept., 204 Second Street, Oakley
- 1:30 p.m. Bethel Island Chamber of Commerce, 3661 Bethel Island Road
- 2:30 p.m. Pittsburg Senior Center, 200 Presidio Lane, Pittsburg

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