Latest update of the results in Antioch, Brentwood, Pittsburg and Oakley
ANTIOCH — East Contra Costa County cities are set for a mix of fresh perspectives and familiar faces on their city councils, with some newcomers projected to win seats and a few incumbents expected to hold their positions.With 34,266 votes counted, Bernal received 21,508, or 62.77% of the vote. Hernandez-Thorpe received 10,381 votes, or 30.3%. The third candidate Rakesh Kumar Christian, a retired businessman who ran for mayor in 2020, received 2,377 votes, or 6.94%.
In the District 3 race, numbers point toward former Antioch Mayor Donald P. Freitas making a comeback to clinch a seat on the council with 4,821 of the 9,568 votes – a 50.39% share – going his way. Freitas’ two other opponents, Addison Peterson, a senior policy manager with California Certified Organic Farmers, received 28.4% of the vote, and Antwon R. Webster, who served in the U.S. Air Force and is currently a member of Antioch’s Board of Administrative Appeals, trailed closely at 21.22%.
In Brentwood, Vice Mayor Susannah Meyer is poised to become the next mayor. She has received 15,813 votes, or 61.43%, of the 25,741 counted. Her opponent, Planning Commissioner Gerald Johnson, has received 9,928 votes, or 38.57%. In Pittsburg and Oakley, incumbents will likely prevail. Returning to serve their respective cities are Pittsburg Mayor Juan Antonia Banales and Vice Mayor Jelani Killings. Both were running against newcomer Iztaccuauhtli Hector Gonzalez, a small business owner, for two seats on the Pittsburg City Council.
Measure P will authorize repairs, upgrades, and expansions to schools, fix their roofs, improve safety and security accessibility for students with disabilities, update classrooms and labs for math, reading, writing, and science, and prevent classroom overcrowding.
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