County commission for women and girls is short of members

Complete references and supporting research notes for this story.

• Commission for Women and Girls Seeks Applicants — Contra Costa County news release

  The recruitment for vacant At-Large seats and the District IV seat; the requirement to reside or work in the county; the 15 seats plus one alternate (five district, 10 at-large); the Board of Supervisors establishing the commission in 1984; the mission statement; monthly meetings on the fourth Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. except holidays; application forms from the Clerk of the Board at 925-655-2000 or contracosta.ca.gov/3418.

• Contra Costa Commission for Women and Girls — meeting of Sept. 22, 2026

  The Sept. 22, 2026 meeting at 7 p.m. at 3338 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette, with a Zoom link; the published agenda items, including the consent item recommending Ruth Fernandez for appointment, the treasurer's report, the July 28 and Aug. 25 minutes and the legislative committee report; the pattern of fourth-Tuesday 7 p.m. meetings through 2026.

• Board of Supervisors item 26-3711 — vacancy on the Commission for Women and Girls

  On Aug. 5, 2026 the board accepted a resignation, declared a vacancy in the At-Large #9 seat for a term ending Feb. 28, 2027, and directed the Clerk of the Board to post the vacancy.

• Family and Human Services Committee item 26-3922 — appointments to the Commission for Women and Girls

  Two at-large appointments (At-Large #1 and At-Large #3) were before the county's Family and Human Services Committee on Sept. 9, 2026.