Contra Costa Board of Supervisors Launches 2026 With New Leadership, Committees

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors kicked off 2026 with a ceremonial reorganization, installing Supervisor Diane Burgis as Chair and Supervisor Ken Carlson as Vice Chair while signaling a year focused on unity and weathering what members called an unusually "disruptive" period in government. The meeting's routine consent calendar became a flashpoint when a resident challenged the county's investment in electronic voting machines—prompting supervisors to offer a pointed defense of election integrity.

• Diane Burgis sworn in as Board Chair; Ken Carlson takes Vice Chair role

• Board adopts Resolution 2026-01 confirming committee assignments with corrections

• Consent Calendar with 129 items passes unanimously after election security debate

• Family member calls for transparency in September Brentwood police fatality

• Meeting adjourns in memory of civil rights icon Betty Reid Soskin

Chair Diane Burgis and Vice Chair Ken Carlson took their oaths of office as the Board opened its first meeting of the year, framing 2026 as a time to strengthen community bonds amid broader governmental turbulence.