County marks Martin Luther King Jr. with awards, speakers and community recognitions
Jan 20, 2026
Jan 20, 2026
Contra Costa County paused its regular meeting for a Martin Luther King Jr. celebration featuring a land and labor acknowledgment, choir, student humanitarian award to Elena Velasquez and a Federal Glover humanitarian award presented to Gabby Gorbani (accepted on her behalf), with Alex Walker Griffin delivering the keynote address.
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The Board of Supervisors recessed its agenda for a Martin Luther King Jr. celebration that included a land and labor acknowledgment, invocation, choir performance and presentations of humanitarian awards.
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