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Vol. 17, No. 35
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Millions found in ECCFPD account
Vice Mayor Resigns
Beating the heat
Brentwood Vice Mayor Steve Barr announces his resignation from city council. Page 4A
by Kyle Szymanski
A Grandin Event
Staff Writer
The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District recently discovered a multimillion-dollar sum of money. Dating back to late 2014 and early 2015, an account that was erroneously left behind when the district transferred its funds and financial operations from the county to the district has now grown to $6.2 million. “Most of the district’s funds remained in the county treasury accounts, despite the understanding that only two accounting funds would remain for the purpose of receiving property tax revenues,” said interim Fire Chief Brian Helmick, who took over the job in April. “The remaining accounting funds were to be closed and balances transferred to the dissee ECCFPD page 30A
Photo by Tony Kukulich
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akley residents Mia McCarty and Keiyon Manning enjoy a break from the heat with shave ice at the Art, Wine & Jazz Festival in Brentwood, Saturday, Aug. 26. For more photos, see page 22A.
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Out of the Darkness Walk brings community together This October, hundreds of people will come together for the third annual Out of the Darkness Community Walk in Oakley, at Cypress Grove Community Park. The walk was first brought to East Contra Costa County after a group of community members realized there had been a significant increase in suicides in Oakley and the surrounding areas. The goal is to showcase community support and to help lower those numbers. “Suicide affects one in five
“ We walk to bring awareness to this
leading cause of death and let people in the community know they are not alone.
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Oakley Mayor Vanessa Perry, Out of Darkness Walk chair American families,” said Oakley Mayor Vanessa Perry, chair of the Oakley Out of the Darkness Walk. “We walk to bring awareness to this leading cause of death and let people in the community
know they are not alone. There is help out there for those who live with a mental-health condition and support for those who have lost a loved one to suicide.” These walks raise funds to
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support the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). The Oakley walk is part of a national Out of the Darkness walk movement, consisting of community walks, campus walks and two overnight walks each year. In 2016, AFSP hosted more than 500 Out of the Darkness Walks across the nation, uniting more than 240,000 walkers and raising millions for suicide prevention research, education and see Walk page 30A
BART Changes
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BART directors to vote on new policies to the agency’s small business program.
Autism advocate Temple Grandin draws hundreds to an event in East County. Page 6A
Solid Showing For Heritage
Heritage High School beats Tokay High School in exciting season opener. Page 1B Calendar............................... 7B Classifieds..........................26A Cop Logs............................... 6B Entertainment..................10A Food.....................................11A Health & Beauty...............18A Milestones.........................13A Pets......................................20A Sports.................................... 1B
Cleaner Air
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Contra Costa County is taking steps to make the environment healthier, cleaner.