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Contra Costa supervisors sworn in; chair sets priorities on safety, housing and warning system
Summary
At a board meeting today the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors held swearing-ins for three supervisors, heard opening remarks about public-safety and social-service priorities, and moved from the ceremonial portion into business items.
Candace Anderson, Diane Burgess and Chanel Scales Preston were sworn in at the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors meeting, and Anderson, serving as chair, outlined a year of priorities focused on public safety, homelessness and infrastructure.
Anderson was sworn in to a fourth term as chair by Presiding Judge Christopher Bowen, with a vocal performance of the Star-Spangled Banner by January Karbowski preceding the ceremony. Diane Burgess was sworn in as vice chair for a third term, and Chanel Scales Preston took the oath as the board’s new District 5 supervisor.
The swearing-in returned some ceremonial elements to the dais: Anderson invited family members and staff to join her; Bowen administered the oath to each supervisor; and Karbowski, a sixth grader at Stone…
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