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OAKLEY When Freedom High School Spanish teacher Annaloui- sa Gonzalez-Ortega stumbled into the teaching profession, she didn’t know what to expect. Some 24 years later, the chance move has benefited thou- sands of students and counting. The White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative will soon honor Gonzalez-Ortega for her dedication to serving the commu- nity through teaching as part of the program’s #Latinosteach webpage and on social media. Gonzalez-Ortega, who has taught at Freedom for about

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REGIONAL Just as it seemed that a crucial decision on the consoli- dation of the East Contra Costa (ECCFPD) and Contra Costa County (ConFire) fire protection districts was within sight, a last- minute scheduling conflict caused the cancellation of ConFire’s board of directors meeting Tues- day afternoon, July The board was expected to consider the final feasibility study on the merger after the full report was released late last week. The report’s key finding is that the three fire agencies covered by the study – ConFire, ECCFPD and the Rodeo-Hercules Fire District (RHFD) – should move forward with consolidation, also referred to as annexation. “Based on the analysis, an- nexation will increase both the effectiveness and efficiency of the service delivery system and the ef- ficiency of the administrative func- tions,” stated the report. The recommendation was supported by the report’s find- ing that anticipated revenue for the consolidated district would be sufficient to fund current and expanded services throughout the five-year period identified in the project’s scope of work. Addition- ally, the study found no operation- al impediments to consolidation. “I was excited to read the fea- sibility study indicating that com- bining the agencies will greatly im- prove fire and medical services for residents within a short timeframe,” said Diane Burgis, Contra Costa

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