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On the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 27, 2013, BART will run on a Sunday schedule, meaning service starts around 8 am.
In addition, because it is a parking holiday, parking permit and fee requirements are not enforced in station parking facilities that day, excluding APLT Airport / Long Term Parking Permit reservations. For more info on parking go to www.bart.gov/parking.
Various track maintenance work is being done around the BART system that may affect some trips; for more detail see separate passenger bulletins posted at www.bart.gov/news or sign up to receive BART Service Advisories for delay notices.
To sign up for BSAs, please visit us on the web at www.bart.gov/advisories. You may also call 511 to get up-to-date service information.
Publisher @ May 25, 2013
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Publisher @ May 25, 2013
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Arrrgh, matey! Come on over and enjoy acres of swimming and fun in the pools and water slides at the Antioch Water Park, this summer, starting Saturday, May 25th during Memorial Day weekend.
WEEKENDS ONLY
May 25th, May 26th, May 27th, June 1st, June 2nd, August 17th, August 18th, August 24th, August 25th, August 31st, September 1st & September 2nd
REGULAR SEASON OPENS JUNE 6th
OPEN DAILY:
June 6th – August 13th
11am – 6pm Saturday – Thursday
11am – 7pm Friday
RATES
Saturday, Sunday, Holidays $14
Monday – Friday $12
Daily after 4pm $6
Senior & Active Military $6
Free Parking!
2013 Season Passes Available
Enjoy unlimited visits to the Antioch WaterPark 2013 Treasure Island Summer Season.
Antioch Resident: First 3 $65ea/$48.75 with discount
Additional: $55 ea/$$41.25 ea with discount
Non- Resident: First 3 $70 ea/$52.50 ea with discount
Additional: $60 ea/$45ea with discount
Group Rates Available
10 or more guest ~ 3 day advance purchase
Monday – Friday: $10
Saturday, Sunday & Holidays: $12
50 or more large groups
Monday – Friday $9
The Antioch Water Park is located at 4701 Lone Tree Way, Antioch, CA 94531, across from Deer Valley High School, between Deer Valley Road and Hillcrest Avenue.
For more information and a brochure, click here.
Publisher @ May 24, 2013
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The Antioch Police Department is excited to announce the 44th installment of the Neighborhood Cleanup Program. This is a collaborative community effort which involves active participation from United Citizens for Better Neighborhoods (UCBN), community volunteers, and the Antioch Police Department Crime Prevention Commission; Neighborhood Watch Program, Target Volunteers, Volunteers in Police Service, community volunteers and the Public Works Department.
Collectively, We, everyone who works and lives in the City of Antioch, can make a difference and improve the quality of life. Its our community and its our chance to make a difference.
The City of Antioch Neighborhood Cleanup program is not just for residential neighborhoods. It is a program that will change venues on a monthly basis and it will include business and commercial areas as well. Neighborhoods that are free of trash and refuse are inviting, and a clean community instills a sense of community pride.
The 44th Neighborhood Cleanup event will occur on Saturday June 1, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Volunteers should report to Hillcrest Park located at 1300 Larkspur Way. Volunteers will receive instructions and the equipment necessary to accomplish the goal. The targeted area is within walking distance. Excluding inclement weather, future Neighborhood Cleanup events will be scheduled for the first Saturday of every month and the locations will be announced in advance.
If you have a suggestion for a future cleanup area, please inform the assigned Volunteer in Police Services (VIP) or you can call (925) 779- 6878. If there is no answer please feel free to leave a message regarding your suggested cleanup area.
Remember, cleaning up your neighborhood can make life better for your family, your neighbors and your community!
Publisher @ May 24, 2013
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By Sergeant Morefield, Antioch Police
Antioch Police Department Detectives made an arrest in the late afternoon hours of Thursday, May 23, 2013 on the case of an 83-year-old man who was robbed and beaten on Lone Tree Way near Orchard Supply Hardware last Saturday. The juvenile suspect was interviewed by Investigators and subsequently booked into the Juvenile Detention Facility in Martinez on felony assault and robbery charges.
The identity of the suspect will not be released at this time. The case will be under review by the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office. The Antioch Police Department appreciates the media’s and the public’s assistance with this case but will not be releasing any further information at this time.
Publisher @ May 24, 2013
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What: Ladies Massage and Pamper Day at Special Haven:
When: Sunday, June 2nd, 2013 Time: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location: Intuitive Healing Center Antioch,
213 G Street in downtown Rivertown, Antioch
Why: We are now raising funds for electrical work and painting in the room to allow us to open the State of the art room this Summer! This event is planned for ladies to treat themselves or to be treated to well deserved pampering and retail therapy.
What: Walk-a-thon
When: Sunday, June 23rd, 2013 Time: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Location: Crockett Park 4150 Richard Way, Oakley
Why: A chance for young people to raise funds to support Special Haven benefiting our local special needs communities.
ALL proceeds will benefit The Special Haven Multi Sensory room. please contact Jude Byrne at: ladybrit1965@outlook.com or call her at 925-522-8921
Publisher @ May 24, 2013
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Publisher @ May 24, 2013
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By James Ott
Come November Antioch voters might have their choice of no less than two measures that aim to hire more police and code enforcement officers to help curb crime in the city.
At their May 14 meeting city council members voted to introduce a half cent sales tax measure to the upcoming ballot after a survey of 400 Antioch voters showed that a majority of those polled were very concerned about crime in the city and would support such a measure to fix the problem.
The council also directed staff members to work with a citizens group to place a second tax measure on the ballot that has seen a lot of support from Antioch residents recently. The measure would tax local landlords about $240 a year for their rentals and the money would also go to help police and code enforcement agencies in the city.
“I’d say we need to put both [tax measures] on the ballot,” said Mayor Wade Harper.
The council leaned toward placing both measures on the ballot despite survey conductors EMC Research suggesting that it might be confusing to voters if there are two measures aimed at accomplishing the same goal on the same ballot.
“In our experience having too many measures that are trying to accomplish the same thing can be confusing to the voters,” said EMC Research Consultant Ruth Bernstein. “I can’t say it as a guarantee…but they might think rather ‘why are they talking about the technicalities [of two measures] instead of focusing on the solution?’”
Bernstein also cited her company’s survey which showed that while a very strong 67 percent of voters would vote yes or are leaning toward voting yes on the half cent sales tax measure only 35 percent felt the same way about the proposed rental tax measure.
City council members like Gary Agopian however thought that the poll focused too much on the half cent sales tax measure and didn’t really reflect the large amount of support he has seen growing for the rental tax measure.
“I’m a little bit concerned that we didn’t dig a little deeper on the business license [rental tax measure],” said Agopian. “In the survey we got a lot of different looks at the half cent sales tax side yet here we have just a couple of different general questions [about the rental tax] and no specific numbers or why it would be valuable.”
Despite what the survey said, several citizens at the meeting showed up to voice their support for the rental tax measure, many of them participants in the Saturday Morning Breakfast Club – members of which presented their own ballot measure to the city during the meeting and are going out to collect signatures of support.
One of those club members is former Antioch mayor Don Freitas who said that there is a large amount of support for the rental tax measure among Antioch voters and that the survey’s questions were confusing, leading to misinformation and skewed results about the subject.
Freitas like many other supporters of the rental tax prefer to call it a “business tax” because they see rental properties as a business that is currently making revenue in the city tax free.
In the end the council showed some faith in both measures the half cent sales tax measure on the ballot and directed staff to help the Friday Morning Breakfast Club with their ballot proposal and their signature gathering.
There was some hope at the meeting that if they were given enough clear information perhaps Antioch residents would vote for both measures and provide sorely needed revenue to a city that facing a $3.6 million dollar deficit and a $13 million drop in their general fund revenues over the last five years and has lost 40 percent of their staff as a result. City Manager Jim Jakel calculated that Antioch would need $11.3 million in additional moneys every year for the city to get back to pre-recession service levels for its citizens.
The half-cent sales tax is expected to generate about $3.8 million a year while rough estimates for the rental tax peg it at $2.6 to $2.8 million dollars a year.
The good news for both ballot measures is that research seems to show that Antioch residents are very concerned about public safety and a lack of money at the city and seem to be willing to pony up the funds if they believe it will help those areas of concern.
EMC Research’s survey showed that 65 percent of residents feel that crime, drugs, violence and a lack of police are the biggest areas of concern in the city – the very two areas that both ballot measures seek to remedy.
“We’re not seeing what we see in other cities where jobs and the economy are the main concern,” said Bernstein. “Overwhelmingly it’s crime and lack of police that bother Antioch residents and we see a willingness to put their money where their mouth is.”
Publisher @ May 24, 2013
