City of Oakley- City Hall

NOVEMBER 3, 2020 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION-OAKLEY CITY COUNCIL Preliminary Election Results A General Municipal Election was held November 3, 2020 in Oakley for the following offices: Three members of the City Council to be elected at-large for full, four-year terms. ... Preliminary (unofficial) results indicate Aaron Meadows, George Fuller and Anissa Williams have received the highest number of votes for the three open seats on the Oakley City Council. Final (official) election results are due December 3rd. Elected candidates will be sworn in December 8th during an Oakley City Council meeting. Election results can be tracked by clicking the following link and selecting Election Results. https://www.cocovote.us//presidential-general-election-n/ Information linked below describes how ballots are processed. https://www.cocovote.us//introduct/certifying-an-election/

The City of Oakley is now hiring for the position of Economic Development Analyst. Learn more and apply at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/oakley

TODAY IS ELECTION DAY! Election Day is this Tuesday, November 3rd! Every registered voter in California received a vote-by-mail ballot this election. Vote-by-mail ballots may be returned by mail (no stamp required) or dropped in an official vote-by-mail drop box such as the box we have at City Hall located under the flag pole. The box is open 24/7 and will be locked promptly at 8:00 p.m. TONIGHT. Due to COVID-19, voters are strongly encouraged to use the vote-by-mail system; ...however, voters also have the option to go to a polling location if they prefer to vote in person today before pools close at 8:00 p.m. The County Elections Division lists four polling locations open in Oakley on Election Day, including the Best Western Plus Delta Inn, Freedom High School, O’Hara Park Middle School and Laurel Ridge Community Church. To find your polling location, visit https://bit.ly/3l7jMry

HAPPY HALLOWEEN OAKLEY!

Remember: Daylight Saving Time ends on November 1!

Congratulations to the winning entry in our Hometown Halloween Decorating Contest- 733 Solitude Drive! Their entry was a video which can be seen at https://vimeo.com/471439784 Thanks to all of this year's participants! The spooky displays were all wonderful. Here is a map of the houses that entered the contest if you want to drive by and check them out in person this Halloween: https://bit.ly/3eavMWN

Election Day is this Tuesday, November 3rd! Every registered voter in California received a vote-by-mail ballot this election. Vote-by-mail ballots may be returned by mail (no stamp required) or dropped in an official vote-by-mail drop box such as the box we have at City Hall located under the flag pole. The box is open 24/7 and will be locked promptly November 3rd at 8:00 p.m. Due to COVID-19, voters are strongly encouraged to use the vote-by-mail system; however, voters ...also have the option to go to a polling location if they prefer to vote in person and 17 early voting centers will be open on Friday, October 30th (11:00 am to 7:00 p.m.), Saturday, October 31st (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) and Monday, November 2nd (11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.). The Best Western Plus Delta Inn on Bridgehead Road is the only early voting center located in Oakley. Polling locations will also be open on Election Day (7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m). The County Elections Division lists four polling locations open in Oakley on Election Day, including the Best Western Plus Delta Inn, Freedom High School, O’Hara Park Middle School and Laurel Ridge Community Church. To find your polling location, visit https://www.cocovote.us/registratio/my-voting-information/ .

There will be a free drive-thru food distribution at St. Anthony Catholic Church, 971 O'Hara Avenue this Saturday, October 31st from noon to 2:00 p.m. (please note time change from previous flyers). New for this distribution will be refrigerated items including milk, eggs, and meat as well as produce and non-perishable items. All are welcome, including walk ups, no questions asked and please wear a face covering an observe social distancing. If you need help applying for CalFresh, there will be people at the distribution who can help.

Happy National Cat Day! Here are some photos of cats belonging to City of Oakley employees. We'd love to see pictures of your cats and kittens- post them in the comments!

Artists from Manos Creativas are hard at work building our Community Ofrenda "Tree of Life, Tree of our Community." Come visit La Costa in Oakley from 10/29 through 11/2 between the hours of 10:00am & 9:00pm to see how we are honoring loved ones of fellow community members through our Día de los Muertos ofrenda.

The City of Oakley is now hiring for the position of Police Officer (lateral). Apply and get more information at governmentjobs.com/careers/oakley

Contra Costa Health Services has provided information about safer ways to celebrate Halloween during the pandemic. Please check them out and plan to have a fun, safe holiday!

Attention Young Oakley Artists!