County Postpones Youth Summit In Wake Of Mass Shootings

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — A youth summit scheduled this weekend in Pittsburg has been postponed due to concerns about safety in the wake of recent mass shootings, Contra Costa County Supervisor Federal Glover announced Tuesday morning at a Board of Supervisors meeting.

"We will be working with our stakeholder groups to look at various active shooter scenarios," Glover said. "We do not want our students to be in harm's way."

The Y.Assemble Youth Conference and Empowerment Summit, which hopes to help young people succeed through developing healthy attributes like self-esteem, honesty and integrity, was scheduled to go from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at Los Medanos College in Pittsburg.

But that will have to wait while authorities work to ensure that the summit can be held safely.

"The last thing we want to do is to not be able to respond to the call, so law enforcement will be very much involved," Glover said. "The other thing is, as we look at the summit, it really focuses on things that are taking place within our society and trying to make sure that we mitigate through those with our students."

Glover said another date will be selected and announced in the near future.

— Bay City News Service