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Board proclaims Pride and Juneteenth, recognizes search-and-rescue 50th anniversary and elder‑abuse awareness month
Summary
Supervisors proclaimed June 2025 as Pride Month, issued a Juneteenth proclamation and recognized the 50th anniversary of the Office of the Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team and June as Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Awareness Month, with community partners and county departments summarizing outreach and services.
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors used the June 10 meeting to recognize several observances and community programs: a Pride Month proclamation, a Juneteenth proclamation, the 50th anniversary of the Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team, and a proclamation of June as Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Awareness Month.
Supervisor Ken Carlson introduced a proclamation recognizing June 2025 as Pride Month and invited community partners to speak. Representatives from Clayton Pride, the RISE Center and the county’s Pride Initiative described outreach, storytelling events and library programs organized across county branches. Tom Schween of the Contra Costa Library listed family-friendly Pride activities across branches; Adrienne Safranco (Contra Costa Health Pride Initiative) described staff training and outreach, noting more than 600 county staff trained in 2024 and about 300 community members trained so far in 2025 via interdepartmental partnerships.
Supervisor Chanel Scales‑Preston introduced a Juneteenth proclamation and framed it as both recognition and a call to continued work on racial equity. Peter Kim, co-director of the Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice, and Roxanne and other community leaders described community-led advocacy that led the county to declare racism a public health crisis and to authorize an African American Holistic Wellness and Resource Hub feasibility study. The board noted the hub funding and said additional planning is under way.
Assistant Sheriff Jose Beltran and Search and Rescue Team leader Walter Eichinger presented a brief recognition of the county Office of the Sheriff Search and Rescue Team’s 50 years of volunteer service; Eichinger said the team is about 200 volunteers and recognized members with decades of service.
Tracy Murray, director of Aging and Adult Services, presented a proclamation recognizing Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Awareness Month. Murray said the county’s Adult Protective Services (APS) received 7,780 elder and dependent adult abuse reports in calendar year 2024 and assigned 6,030 for investigation; she and colleagues described prevention tips and an APS hotline number for reporting suspected abuse: (925) 299‑8434.
Supervisors commended community groups and county departments for outreach and emphasized the need to protect vulnerable residents, continue training and ensure services reach those most harmed.
