Antioch, CA

09 Apr 2013 — Contra Costa Times Road closures continue this week on Highway 4 in Pittsburg and Antioch
Drivers headed through Pittsburg and Antioch should expect more delays on Highway 4 this week as work continues to widen the road to eight lanes.All lanes of eastbound Highway 4 will be closed i...

04 Apr 2013 — Contra Costa Times Twice-Told Tales: Life on the Perkins' farm is just ducky
60 years agoPopulation growth of county called juvenile delinquency cause: Population growth of the county is one cause for the increase in juvenile delinquency, Superior Judge Wakefield Taylor ...

28 Mar 2013 — Contra Costa Times Special meeting in Antioch Thursday to discuss economic development, tax ideas
ANTIOCH -- Work with the Chamber of Commerce. Revitalize Rivertown. Tweet more.Those are some of the future strategies for economic development the Antioch City Council will discuss during a spe...

25 Mar 2013 — Contra Costa Times Slideshow: Chesar Chavez Day celebration in Antioch
Mariachi band members along side with dancers from the Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Esther Torres and Mexican charros performing rope tricks performed today for the 10th annual Cesar Chavez Sta...

22 Mar 2013 — Contra Costa Times No pay increase for lawmakers is a no-brainer
Who says there is no good news coming out of Sacramento? Consider this: The chairman of the citizen panel established to set pay rates for the members of the state's Legislature and constitution...

20 Mar 2013 — Contra Costa Times Guest Column: Walter Ruehlig: Neighbors need to band together to thwart thugs who disrupt neighborhoods
A recent guest commentary by City Clerk Arne Simonsen told a success story of tenacious citizen pursuit, combined with efficient city staff code enforcement, in resolving a neighboring squatter ...

20 Mar 2013 — Contra Costa Times Guest commentary: Jim Mattison: Discovery Bay residents urged to protect valuables and watch out for burglars
When you think of Discovery Bay, most picture our smaller community with the warm Delta weekends and a friendly atmosphere wherever you go. But the last several months have been an unsettling ti...

20 Mar 2013 — Contra Costa Times Heritage High honors students of the quarter
Courtesy of Heritage High SchoolHeritage applauds studentsHeritage High School in Brentwood recently honored students for the third quarter. The students nominated by their teachers are: Huda Ah...

20 Mar 2013 — Contra Costa Times Academic notes
EdwardsLaTashia Q. Edwards of Antioch recently graduated from Boston University, with a master of science in nutrition. Boston University is the fourth largest independent university in the Unit...

15 Mar 2013 — Contra Costa Times County to rush call-center deal without public vetting of costs: Contra Costa Times
As of Friday morning, just hours before the vote, there was still no publicly available financial analysis telling taxpayers and Contra Costa supervisors what risk they would be taking on. And w...

14 Mar 2013 — Contra Costa Times Guest Commentary: Arne Simonsen: Antioch Code Enforcement crew makes great strides
Sometimes persistence pays off.After years of issues with the tenant and "sub-tenants" at the house next door, the house was sold on a short-sale.But then the local transients started breaking i...

13 Mar 2013 — Contra Costa Times Antioch: Rolling gunbattle between two cars Tuesday morning
ANTIOCH -- Police said people inside two cars engaged in a rolling gunbattle Tuesday morning only a few blocks from an elementary school.Officers responding to the reported shooting could not fi...

07 Mar 2013 — Contra Costa Times School Bell: Oakley's Freedom High enjoys science event, learning from UC students, Delta Science representatives
Freedom High recently participated in AFRI Science Days held in partnership with the Delta Science Center.Held in nine classrooms of the Oakley center, the event included professors, grad studen...

07 Mar 2013 — Contra Costa Times On Tap: Heritage High gets ready to rock you with premiere on Friday
'We Will Rock You at Heritage High BRENTWOOD -- Heritage High School Rising Stars is the first and only high school drama club in the U. S. to premiere Queen s rock musical "We Will Rock You i...

05 Mar 2013 — Contra Costa Times Contra Costa Times editorial: End use of school bonds with costly balloon payments
The West Contra Costa school district borrowed $2.5 million and will owe 13.5 times as much 26 years later. For the Gilroy district, total debt service after 23 years will cost 13 times the orig...

05 Mar 2013 — Contra Costa Times Antioch: Police seek public's help in identifying body found 25 years ago
ANTIOCH -- Police are hoping that the public can help identify a woman whose body was found almost 25 years ago.A called to Antioch police in April 1988 reported the decomposing body, which was ...

07 Feb 2013 — Contra Costa Times On Tap: Blues benefit concert at El Campanil Theatre on Saturday
Blues benefit concert at El Campanil TheatreANTIOCH -- El Campanil Theatre will present a Blues Benefit Concert from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday.Held at the historic El Campanil, the event will raise ...

07 Feb 2013 — Contra Costa Times Carol Olson: Careless drivers who disregard laws are especially irksome to seniors
As seniors we usually have more time to get to places and thus can observe many things while we travel. One of those is the misuse of carpool lanes, and on a recent trip on Highway 4, and I saw ...

07 Feb 2013 — Contra Costa Times Community Briefs: Expanded hours for Pittsburg free clinic
PITTSBURGExpanded hours for free medical clinicRotaCare Pittsburg Free Medical Clinic, which provides medical services to low-income and uninsured Contra Costa County residents, will start offer...