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California today reassigned Contra Costa to the less-restrictive orange tier of its Blueprint for a Safer Economy, allowing for larger local gatherings for indoor worship services and dining, and the reopening of indoor pools, bars and bowling alleys. For more information visit: https://www.ci.pinole.ca.us/city_gove/coronavirus_covid_19_

Pinole Polling Location The Pinole Senior Center, located at 2500 Charles Ave. will be a polling location on Tuesday, November 3rd from 7am to 8pm. Facial covers will be required and social distancing guidelines must be followed. Vote by Mail Ballots can be dropped off at the official ballot collection box outside of City Hall (2131 Pear St.) or at the Senior Center the day of the election.

Reopening of the Basketball Court at Fernandez Park Dedicated to David Patrick Underwood At its meeting on July 21, 2020, the City Council approved naming the basketball court at Fernandez Park after David Patrick Underwood, a well-respected Pinole resident and community member who was tragically killed in May 2020 while providing security for the federal court building in Oakland. Community partners collaborated with City staff to repaint the basketball court in Mr. Underwood’s memory, which was unveiled at a small event on October 3, 2020. The basketball court is now open to the public, as are other courts and equipment in City parks, per the County’s current coronavirus status and guidelines.

Don’t miss a presentation from Supervisor Federal Glover, Supervisor John Gioia and Lifelong Medical regarding primary care and urgent care medical services in Pinole at tonight’s 6:00 p.m. City Council meeting. Also, on the agenda for review is Council’s consideration of a revised procurement policy. Click on the link below to see the full agenda, staff reports and more information on how to view and participate in the virtual meeting. https://www.ci.pinole.ca.us/cms/One.aspx

Development Opportunities in Old Town Pinole! The City is selling four sites in Old Town Pinole zoned for mixed-use residential and commercial development. These infill sites are a great placemaking opportunity. The properties were originally purchased by the former Pinole Redevelopment Agency, and are being sold to comply with a 2012 State law that dissolved redevelopment agencies statewide. Please visit https://www.ci.pinole.ca.us//economic/available_properties to view the offering memorandum for more information.

Join the City of Pinole as we host a virtual food drive during the month of October. The request for food support is growing in our community due to the ongoing impacts of Covid-19. Requests for food are up by 50% according to the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano. All donations received will go directly to the Contra Costa and Solano Food Bank. Monetary donations can be made via our special food drive webpage https://give.foodbankccs.org/pinolefooddrive

The Pinole Senior Center, located at 2500 Charles Ave., has been activated as a cooling center due to the current and projected high temperatures. Please note this is a soft activation. The center will be open to the public from 12:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 15th and Friday, October 16th. Please note that people wishing to use the cooling center will be required to perform a health screening and temperature check prior to entering the facility, facemasks will be required for all users, and users must follow all cooling center guidelines. Spaces at the center are available on a first come, first served basis. Please call the Senior Center at 510-724-9800 for additional information. Guidelines can be found at: http://pinoleca.hosted.civiclive.com//Recre/guidelines.pdf

Halloween festivities will be a little different this year, but we can still spread some cheer and help those in need. Join the City of Pinole as we host our Trunk or Treat Food Drive event on Saturday, October 24th from 11am-1pm at the Tiny Tots Facility (2454 Simas Ave.). All participants are encouraged to dress up or decorate their cars. The recreation team will distribute Halloween treat bags to all participants. This will be a drive-through and contactless event, please place donated items in your trunk (canned goods and non-perishable items only). All items received will be donated to the Contra Costa and Solano Food Bank. Please RSVP by clicking on the link https://pinolerec.recdesk.com/Community/Program. If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call 510-724-9062.

Parks Update The City has reopened additional parks and amenities, please visit https://www.ci.pinole.ca.us/city_government/recreation for more information. If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call 510-724-9062.

The Pinole Youth Center has created a Halloween activities page on their website which includes Halloween arts & crafts, Halloween movie recommendations by Common Sense Media, fall recipes provided by the Pinole Senior Center Chef and so much more! Please visit our webpage https://www.ci.pinole.ca.us/city_gov//halloween_activities for more information. If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call 510-724-9004.

The ballot box outside of City Hall is now open! You can now deposit your vote by mail ballot for the November 3rd Municipal Election. If you have any further questions, you may contact the City Clerk at 510-724-8928.

Don’t miss a presentation from the County Registrar of Voters at the Pinole City Council meeting tomorrow evening at 6:00 p.m. Assistant Registrar of Voters Scott Konapasek will provide us with updates and everything we need to know in order to prepare to vote in the November 3rd General Election. Also on the agenda for review is the 5-year Financial Forecast. Be sure to tune in to learn more about the City’s current financial outlook. Click on the link below to see the... full agenda, staff reports and more information on how to view and participate in the virtual meeting. https://www.ci.pinole.ca.us/cms/One.aspx See more

Join the Recreation Department as we host our Community Costume Raffle! Dress up in your Halloween costume and send us a photo. All photos received will be entered in the raffle, winners will receive a gift card to a local Pinole business. The deadline to enter is Oct 17th by 6 PM. Winners will be announced on October 20th. Please see flyer for additional details or visit our website https://www.ci.pinole.ca.us/city_government/youth_. If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call 510-724-9004.