On this episode, I chat with Pittsburg City Councilmember Shanelle Scales-Preston who is running for Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors for District 5. She has worked in congress since 2021 with former Congressman George Miller and now Mark DeSaulnier. She also was elected to the Pittsburg City Council in 2018.
In this episode, we touch on her time on the Pittsburg City Council, youth programs, community engagement and get into crime and Prop 47. We also get into the need of bringing services to East Contra Costa County, including youth, homelessness and seniors. We touch on Measure X, the Keller Canyon Mitigation Fund and the Northern Waterfront.
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Bio – Shanelle Scales-Preston (Campaign Website: www.shanelle4supervisor.org )
Shanelle Scales-Preston was elected to the Pittsburg City Council in 2018 and served as Mayor 2023. Her priorities have been to strengthen youth programs and improve city services to create a strong and vibrant community.
Pittsburg is Shanelle’s home and has shaped who she is today. Her father owned a small business and was a member of UA 342 and her mother worked at the local glass factory. She understands the day-to-day struggles we all face. Shanelle’s strong ties to the community are built from her relationships with neighbors, her church and the organizations she volunteers for, including the Gateway Rotary Club and the Pittsburg Reads initiative.
Shanelle has extensive regional experience. She is Chair of the Board for MCE, the local electricity provider, is Chair of TransPlan which coordinates regional transportation projects and transit services in East County and is President of the League of California Cities East Bay Division.
Our community’s strength lies in its diversity and Shanelle has worked to ensure every voice is heard and valued. Her community service started in the federal government more than twenty years ago where she learned to effectively advocate for residents and local governments navigating difficult bureaucracies and fix problems. Shanelle has worked in communities across Contra Costa County her entire career and has built lasting relationships with residents here.
Shanelle earned her degree from California State University East Bay. She and her husband are raising their two sons in Pittsburg.
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3 comments
Never good when Burkholder provides more ideas and solutions than a candidate. Not a good listen as I was hoping to get more from Scales-Preston. Guess I am voting for Barbanica or Killings.
What the heck Mike, you should have challenged her on many of her answers. She wasn’t given any. You gave her a softball interview. I agree with Jim, you provided more than she did but you can’t let a guest get away with vague answers that say nothing.
He was probably worried that the
“R Card” would be used if he actually challenged her.
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