By City of AntiochYouth Services Network, Community Services Department
About the Antioch Council of Teens (ACT) – ACT is comprised of youth ages 12-18 who cultivate change through community service, social activities for youth, and civic leadership. Our members are dedicated to strengthening their community and amplifying youth voices. ACT is driven by a vision in which youth have the opportunities, supports and resources to develop their full potential.
You will be able to socialize and meet with other youths within the community
Participate in community service events
Participate in the planning of youth events
Safe and fun environment for you to be yourself
Play a role in your community by participating in civic engagement opportunities
Photos: City of Antioch Youth Services Network
Meeting Times:
ACT meets every 2nd and 4th day of each month from 4:00pm to 6:00pm at the Antioch Water Park, 4701 Lone Tree Way, Antioch. Dinner and snacks are always provided!
Rendering of the planned Bay Skyway for the western span of the Bay Bridge. Source: MTC
A New Way to Cross the Bay
By Gavin Lohry, Bay Skyway Program Coordinator, Metropolitan Transportation Commission
A team is working to extend both ends of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge East Span Path into a broader network called the “Bay Skyway” that will link Oakland and the greater East Bay with Treasure Island and downtown San Francisco.
Every year, thousands of residents and visitors enjoy the path on the East Span of the Bay Bridge, a 15-foot-wide walking and biking path with panoramic views of San Francisco Bay. The path joins Berkeley and Emeryville with Yerba Buena Island with a bus connection and private ferry service to downtown San Francisco. The Bay Skyway project will extend the path in both directions, linking Oakland and the greater East Bay with Treasure Island and downtown San Francisco.
Building the Complete Bay Bridge Path
Creating the complete car-free path between San Francisco and the East Bay will take several significant steps.
Work on the first piece of the puzzle – known as the Multimodal Bay Skyway – is already underway and expected to be complete by 2031. It will connect the West Oakland Community all the way to Treasure Island. This part of the project is called multimodal because the final connection for the full journey to San Francisco will require taking transit (bus or ferry) from Treasure Island to downtown San Francisco.
The second piece of the puzzle – a bicycle/pedestrian path on the West Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge – is in the early planning stages.
About the Bay Skyway
The Multimodal Bay Skyway is made up of two key projects—the Full West Oakland Link and the Full Yerba Buena Island Multi-Use Pathway—which together will extend both ends of the existing San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge East Span Path. Both projects are currently in the design phase with initial segments planned to open by 2029.
The West Oakland Link will extend the east end of the East Span path further to the east by constructing the missing connection to West Oakland, connecting with planned protected bike lanes on Grand Avenue to Downtown Oakland.
The Yerba Buena Island Multi-Use Pathway will extend the East Span path west to the Treasure Island intermodal hub. From there, travelers will be able to take a ferry or expedited bus into downtown San Francisco.
The electric ferry will connect Treasure Island and the San Francisco Ferry Building, with plans to extend service to Mission Bay in the future. Frequent electric ferry service intervals of 15-minute are not expected until 2030 or later.
Buses will operate on a new one-way bus-only lane and on ramp between Treasure Island and the Bay Bridge West Span that will decrease bus travel time to downtown San Francisco.
Source: MTC
Part of Bay Trail
The Bay Skyway is a critical section of the San Francisco Bay Trail which, when complete, will give hikers, joggers, bicyclists, skaters and wheelchair users access to more than 500 miles of trails encircling the bay. With the rapid adoption of electric bicycles (e-bikes), the Bay Skyway will also provide an alternative for Bay Area residents to cross the Bay without adding to roadway or transit congestion.
Benefits
Sustainability: Adds a new sustainable and low-cost travel mode along the Bay Bridge corridor, increasing capacity without increasing vehicle miles traveled (VMT), greenhouse gas emissions or air pollution. By connecting a Transbay pathway with an electric ferry network, the project supports car-free development and enables new Treasure Island residents to establish sustainable transportation options starting on move-in day.
Access: Provides a connection for bicycle/e-bike/micromobility users going between San Francisco and Oakland, which are two cities with the lowest car ownership rates in California. It also provides 20,000 future residents of Treasure Island with improved transit and bicycle access to the East Bay and regional rail such as BART, Capitol Corridor and Amtrak.
Equity Priority Communities: The Bay Skyway will provide access to high-quality jobs at the Port of Oakland and in downtown San Francisco, while providing an affordable transportation option for residents of equity priority communities on both sides of the Bay.
Car-Free Housing: In the next decade, significant housing developments are planned in the areas around downtown San Francisco and adjacent to the Multimodal Bay Skyway. Projects include 8,000 units on Treasure Island, 5,000 in West Oakland and 29,000 in downtown Oakland, including thousands of affordable homes.
Part of Plan Bay Area 2050+
The Bay Skyway is included in Plan Bay Area 2050+ as part of the “Build Complete Streets Network” strategy to promote walking, biking and small electric micromobility vehicles (such as e-scooters) throughout the Bay Area.
Source: MTC
Partnership
MTC, the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA), Caltrans District 4, San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA), Treasure Island Mobility Management Agency (TIMMA), Alameda County Transportation Commission and San Francisco Bay Ferry are working on several projects in two phases to extend the path and connect downtown San Francisco and the East Bay.
Phase One
As of March 2026, about $100 million has been secured by MTC and SFCTA to construct the interim Multimodal Bay Skyway projects that include the interim West Oakland Link, the interim Yerba Buena Island Multi-Use Pathway and electric ferry charging infrastructure. The full buildout of the West Oakland Link and Yerba Buena Island Multi-Use Pathway will be completed when funding is secured.
Timeline
The Interim West Oakland Link (WOL) is in the detailed design phase with construction on the westernmost portion. In the near term, the project will rely on another MTC project — Bay Bridge Forward West Grand Avenue Bus and High Occupancy Vehicle Lane Phase 2 — to provide access sooner. The Bay Bridge Forward project includes the construction of a pedestrian and bicycle path connecting the eastern end of the WOL’s western touchdown and the West Grand Avenue/Mandela Parkway intersection. Construction of the Bay Bridge Forward path is expected to start and be completed in 2027. This path will not be impacted during the construction of the remaining portions of the interim WOL, which is anticipated to be completed by 2029. The full West Oakland Link will be constructed once funding is secured.
The Interim Yerba Buena Island Multi-Use Pathway (Interim YBI MUP) is currently under construction, expected to be complete in 2028, except for one section that includes a spiral loop ramp designed to connect the East Path landing with the Full YBI MUP. Until funding is secured for the spiral loop ramp, westbound bicyclists will continue to use Macalla Road on improved protected bike lanes. Eastbound bicyclists will use the interim YBI MUP and a temporary connector at the location where the spiral loop ramp will be. Pedestrians will continue to use Macalla Road in both directions until the spiral loop ramp is built.
Electric ferry service is planned to begin in 2027 with connections to downtown San Francisco, and future service to Mission Bay is expected.
Source: MTC
Multimodal Bay Skyway Phase Two: Bay Bridge West Span
Bay Bridge West Span Path: Project Overview
The Bay Skyway Phase Two project will construct a bicycle and pedestrian pathway on the Bay Bridge West Span, which will allow a continuous route to walk, bike and e-bike between the East Bay and downtown San Francisco. The path will have the capacity to carry 7,500 bicycle trips and 4,500 people walking per hour across the Bay. This project will build upon the infrastructure developed through the Multimodal Bay Skyway, connecting the West Span path to thousands of new residents on Treasure Island, the existing Bay Bridge East Span path, and into Oakland via the West Oakland Link. The next major milestone is completing the State and Federal environmental analyses, which can be finalized as early as 2027.
The Bay Skyway will help shift transbay trips to biking, e-biking and other micromobility options. This will reduce congestion in the transbay corridor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution while providing low-cost transportation options for Bay Area residents.
West Span Path Design
In 2018, alternative designs for a path on the Bay Bridge West Span were first presented to the public. As a result of this outreach and professional judgment, a design was chosen for a path on the north side of the bridge. This path will touch down on Essex Street in downtown San Francisco and on Yerba Buena Island, where it will connect to Treasure Island to the existing Bay Bridge East Span path via the Yerba Buena Island Multi-Use Pathway.
Source: MTC
Funding Challenges
The biggest challenge for the West Span Path project is securing funding. The cost is expected to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars, and no funding sources have been identified yet. State and Federal environmental analysis, the next step in the Phase 2 project, may be completed in 2027. If funding is secured, Phase 2 of the project could be completed as early as 2034.
Design Challenges
To move forward, the project must address several design issues including: safety during earthquakes, withstanding strong winds, providing access for maintenance crews, and maintaining enough clearance for shipping traffic.
Watch the video to learn more about the proposed West Span Path.
Antioch Police Chief Joe Vigil and the survey inside water bill. Source: APD video screenshots.
In partnership with Cal State East Bay
“Your feedback is important to us.” – Chief Joe Vigil
By Antioch Police Department
The Antioch Police Department’s Community Survey is now open from September 10 through November 9.
In a video posted on the Department’s Facebook on Thursday, Chief Joe Vigil said, “Every day our department works hard to keep you and the community safe. But we are constantly and always looking at ways to improve how we can better serve you. That’s why we’ve partnered with a local college to put out a community survey, because your feedback is important to us. We want to hear about what you’re seeing in the city, what you’re seeing in your neighborhoods and ways that we can improve.”
“We’ll be advertising the survey at our monthly and bi-weekly Neighborhood Watch meetings, community meetings and city council meetings,” he continued. “A mailer will also go out in this month’s water bill with all the information on how to participate in the survey.”
“The survey is completely anonymous and does not ask you to provide any personal information,” Vigil stated. “Because your feedback is important to us, we want to hear how we can better improve and serve the city and the department.”
“The survey will remain open for 60 days. So, please when you see the survey, participate because your feedback is important to us,” he concluded.
Source: APD video screenshots
The survey asks about your experiences with police services, how safe you feel in Antioch, and the public safety issues that matter most to you. The survey is anonymous and was developed with California State University East Bay professors and approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB).
According to the California Center for Data Insights and Innovation, “the Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects serves as the institutional review board (IRB) for the California Health and Human Services Agency to ensure that research involving human subjects is conducted ethically and with minimal risk to participants.”
Asked about the process, Lt. Dan Fachner said, “It took six months to put the survey together and certify it through the state’s IRB. That allows us to publish it as a survey, if we ever want to do that, to ensure it is non-biased that we’re not trying to elicit or lead responses. It’s also so the average person that we send this to can understand it.”
“It’s probably about a 10-minute survey,” he continued. “I don’t know when we will issue the report. We don’t know a hard date, right now. The researchers I worked with said if we want to get the survey completed by the end of the year, we needed to do it before the holidays.”
Your feedback will help us understand what’s important to our community and where we can improve.
Please take a few minutes to complete the survey and share it with your neighbors.
Scan the QR code included in the mailer inside the water bill or use this link bit.ly/3U8XAEd to participate.
Catch the iconic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile at Antioch’s 7th Annual Big Truck Day.
Explore big trucks up close and see the legendary Wienermobile.
Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind Big Truck Day!!
September 17th, 4PM-8PM.
Antioch Community Center parking lot at Prewett Community Park, 4703 Lone Tree Way.
For more information about Antioch’s 7th Annual Big Truck Day click, here.
Source: Oscar Meyer
Wienermobile Historical Highlights
According to Wienermobile Rolling Through History In 1936 Carl Mayer, nephew of the company’s founder, came up with the idea of a 13- foot metal hot dog on wheels to transport the company spokesperson. General Body Company of Chicago, Illinois, designed the first Wienermobile, which featured open cockpits in the center and rear. It was a common sight on the streets of Chicago as it promoted Oscar Mayer “German-style Wieners.”
In 1952 the Wienermobile made a triumphant return as five new vehicles hit the streets of America. Designed by Gerstenslager of Wooster, Ohio, and built on a Dodge chassis, the 22-foot-long hot dogs were the first to have a sound system and sunroof. A 1952 Wienermobile is currently on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
Source: Oscar Meyer
In 1988, six new 23-foot-long fiberglass hot dogs on wheels, toured the country in style. They featured microwave ovens, refrigerators, cellular phones, and stereo systems that played 21 versions of the Oscar Mayer Wiener Jingle.
Stand Up on the Delta by local non-profit connects U.S. veterans with community and critical services like housing and jobs
By Ella Sogomonian
Antioch, CA –Delta Veterans Group continues its mission to serve those who served our country. The local non-profit is inviting U.S. veterans on Friday, Sept.11 to the VFW Post 6435 in Antioch for the inaugural “Stand Up on the Delta”. This one-day event (video here) connects vets with medical treatment, housing, jobs, as well as mental health and drug counseling. In addition to these critical services, the event builds a sense of camaraderie for veterans who have a hard time creating a sense of community after they end their military service. DVG partners with East Bay Regional parks to take vets and their families fishing on the Delta shores. They will provide a backpack, collapsible fishing pole, tackle and lunch will be catered. Competitions, such as farthest cast, will also take place. There is a 50 veteran limit for the fishing experience.
“As a vet myself I understand how critical it is to extend a helping hand and create a welcoming space,” said J.R. Wilson, Founder of Delta Veterans Group. “Veterans serve their country and community so we give them a new mission to serve the community and these events bring them together to make that happen.”
Since 2015, the non-profit has helped more than thousands of veterans by finding permanent housing, serving over 23,000 meals, providing half-a-million-dollars in dental care, and sleeping bags.
Who: U.S. military veterans and their families
What: Stand Up on the Delta resource event
When: Friday, Sept. 11 from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Where: TWO LOCATIONS: Resource fair at VFW Post 6435, 815 Fulton Shipyard Road Antioch, CA 94509 & fishing experience at Antioch/Oakley Regional Shoreline Pier at Bridgehead Road at Wilbur Avenue in Antioch, CA 94509
Two locations to serveas partof the 42nd Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day
By City of Antioch Recreation Department
Do you wish to see less litter around our marine environment? Join California’s more than 35,000 volunteers in cleaning up local areas and waterways for the 42nd Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day.
Volunteer alongside your families, friends, coworkers, scout troops, school groups and service clubs. Help us preserve wildlife by taking trash out of the environment and our waterways.
Register now and be part of our group of volunteers at the Antioch Marina and the Antioch Water Park.
Volunteer letters can be used toward community service hours, youth community engagement requirements, college and scholarship applications, and much more.
The Antioch Recreation Department is happy to provide letters highlighting the volunteer hours completed for this event for any participant or organization. Please email La’Nae Jackson to inquire about how to receive your volunteer letter for yourself or your organization.
How to Volunteer
To register for the Antioch Marina site: Click Here
To register for the Antioch Water Park site: Click Here
Enjoy cool jazz, bebop, Latin rhythms, Broadway hits and patriotic favorites
By El Campanil Theatre
Let’s fill our house with a FREE evening of Jazz with the USAF Band of the Golden West – The Commanders Jazz Ensemble on Mon. Sept 21st at 7:30 pm.
The Commanders Jazz Ensemble swings through the Bay!
Join us for four special performances in the Bay Area and beyond, sharing big band classics, brand new originals, and favorite songs you’ve never heard quite like this.
Source: USAF Band of the Golden West
The Band shared, “Enjoy a free Antioch performance of cool jazz, bebop, Latin rhythms, Broadway hits and patriotic favorites. The performance is FREE and open to the public! For more information visit www.afbandconcerts.com. We’ll see you there!”
Check the map above for the meeting location. We hope to see you there!
Another Neighborhood Watch Community Meeting will be held this Thursday, Sept. 10. See details here.
About Antioch Neighborhood Watch
The City of Antioch’s Neighborhood Watch is part of the Antioch Police Department’s Crime Prevention programs.
Neighborhood Watch is a crime prevention program which enlists the active participation of citizens in cooperation with law enforcement to reduce crime in their communities.
Neighbors working together for mutual assistance.
Recognizing suspicious activities or people in your area.
Implementation of crime prevention such as home security, night patrols, etc.
Report code violations, unsafe street conditions, or other issues that degrade the quality of life in your area.
Keep your block clean and free of graffiti
Provide a safe environment for you, your children, and/or your pets.
Become a Neighborhood Watch Block Captain. Learn the roles and responsibilities by visiting Block-Captain.
