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08/22/2025

The Antioch Sports Legends Hall of Fame is happy to announce its Class of 2025 Inductees.

This year’s inductees will be honored on Sat., Oct. 4 at a gala dinner held at the Lone Tree Golf and Event Center at 5 p.m. The gala dinner brings together more than 300 attendees, including inductees, alumni, guests, and volunteers, all united to honor our incredible athletes, coaches, and community members who’ve helped shape Antioch’s sports legacy.

The Antioch Sports Legends Hall of Fame is happy to announce its Class of 2025 Inductees in the City of Antioch.

08/22/2025

In what would be the "first step" in the process... On Tuesday, the City Council will conduct a public hearing that could result in the city implementing a 9 red-light traffic camera system within the City of Brentwood.

The Brentwood City Council will conduct a public hearing that could result in the city implementing a red-light traffic camera system

08/22/2025

Update on Wednesdays incident at High School....

“Officers had located a vehicle involved in an armed robbery from over the weekend. The suspect fled in his vehicle and was involved in a low-speed crash. He then fled from the vehicle, on foot, and onto the railroad tracks near AHS. As he was running, he threw a pistol into the parking lot of AHS. Officers began to surround him as he jumped the fence into AHS parking lot. He would surrender to officers as they confronted him in the parking lot.

Antioch Police say an armed robbery suspect was taken into custody in the parking lot of Antioch High School and a firearm thrown onto campus

08/22/2025

The City of is encouraging residents and local businesses to voice their concerns about the lack of evacuation safety measures in Senate Bill 79’s blanket approach to development around transit locations.

SB 79 (Wiener) would establish statewide transit-oriented development (TOD) zoning standards for properties near major transit stops (such as BART stations). The standards vary by County. In Contra Costa County developments that meet requirements would:

- Qualify for ministerial approval with no public review.
- Allow 80 units/acre and up to 55 foot tall buildings within ¼ mile of BART property.
- Allow 60 units/acre and up to 35 foot tall buildings in areas further than ¼ mile but within ½ mile of BART property. (In Lafayette, this includes the Happy Valley and Glen neighborhoods to the north of the station and Moraga Boulevard and Brook Street neighborhoods to the south.)
- Be allowed on any residential, mixed-use, or commercial property if the project complies with the tiered development criteria in the legislation.
- Be allowed to build 100% market-rate units for developments of 10 units or less, with no requirements to build below-market rate or affordable housing.

The City of Lafayette is encouraging our residents and local businesses to voice their concerns about the lack of evacuation safety measures in Senate Bill 79.

08/22/2025

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – As gas prices keep falling this summer, the big question is how low will they go?

This past week, the national average for a gallon of regular fell three cents to $3.13. You’d have to go back to 2020 for a lower national average on August 21, that day the price was $2.18. With gas prices for this day the lowest they’ve been in 5 years, some are wondering if the national average will go below $3 a gallon in the coming weeks

As gas prices keep falling the question is how low will they go? The national average for a gallon of regular fell three cents to $3.13.

08/22/2025

Great night at Eight Acres in Brentwood who offered a chance to try some dishes. Brentwood, you have something special opening next week (801 Foothill Dr, Brentwood, CA 94513)

Photos:
Ahi Tuna Tostadas – sliced avocado, serrano chili, salsa macha, lime, cilantro,
Ceasar Salad
Nectar – plantation Jamaican gold rum, all spice dram, lime juice, honey
Roasted Half Chicken – garlic & herb yogurt, fresh cucumber salad, lemon vinaigrette.
Peach Pie – photos explain this one, pizza pie with peaches + powdered sugar and vanilla ice cream,

Other photos… from around the building and a few other dishes.

08/22/2025

Video from today: the City of Oakley and Oakley Chamber of Commerce welcomed D-Bat Oakley as its newest business with its grand opening – open to the public Monday, August 25. They bring top-notch batting cages, training, and resources to our local youth and families. They are located at 1241 Main Street Oakley, CA 94561 continues to be open for business!

08/22/2025

Brentwood, CA — After more than three decades of dedicated public service, Chief Tim Herbert has announced his retirement from law enforcement, effective September 5, 2025. Chief Herbert has served the community with distinction for 23 years, including the last three years as Chief of Police.

The City of Brentwood announced the appointment of Captain Walter O’Grodnick as Interim Chief of Police, in early September 2025.

08/21/2025

Suspects, later identified as Anastasia Offord (53, ) and Janette Smith (45, ), exited the business with approximately 15 bottles of alcohol without paying. A witness was able to provide officers with the description of the suspects and the suspect vehicle. Officers located and stopped the vehicle a short time later. Inside, they found Offord and Smith still in possession of the stolen merchandise. A third individual in the car initially provided false identifying information but was ultimately identified as Collette Trotter (54, ).

During questioning, both Smith and Offord admitted they had traveled to with the intent to steal alcohol.

The Petaluma Police Department says three Contra Costa women were arrested for stealing alcohol at a Safeway store.

08/21/2025

At its August 26 meeting, the City Council is set to talk speed limits that could be adjusted throughout the city.

Concord Municipal Code Section 10.20.080 currently identifies a total of 91 speed zones throughout the city where speeds can be set higher than the 25 mph prima facie speed based on an E&TS. The entire city was reassessed to determine additions, modifications, and eliminations to the current 91 speed zones. Based on this review, the Transportation Division recommends four (4) speed zones be removed, six (6) speed zones be added, and 30 speed zones be modified.

At its August 26 meeting, the Concord City Council is set to talk speed limits that could be adjusted throughout the city.

08/21/2025

“The claim that an extremely costly and environmentally destructive project is ‘sustainable’ and an ‘effective’ water strategy is false. In fact, the opposite is true,” said Delta Caucus Co-Chairs Senator Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, and Assemblywoman Lori D. Wilson , D-Suisun City. “There are far more affordable alternatives to the tunnel project that are much better for the environment, including increasing water recycling and groundwater storage. We need investments that shore up the Delta’s water supply, not ones that damage one ecosystem to benefit another. Yet the administration’s new report effectively disregards these sustainable strategies while ignoring the tunnel’s huge costs and the destruction it will cause. The simple truth is: The Delta Tunnel Project is entirely unnecessary and unaffordable.”

Leaders of the California Legislative Delta Caucus on Tuesday noted that a deeply flawed new report on California water strategies touts the Delta Tunnel Project as “sustainable” yet overlooks the massive, unaffordable costs of the project and the widespread destruction it will cause.

08/21/2025

On Monday, the Police Oversight Commission voted 6-0 to recommend the removal of Commissioner Hadden due to unexcused absences from meeting -- more than 3 within a 1 year period.

On Monday, the Antioch Police Oversight Commission voted 6-0 to remove a commissioner due to unexcused absences.