Entertaining times are returning to the Antioch Historical Museum this June. Recalling the rollicking Roaring Twenties fun time at the pre-Covid “Funeral for a Gangster,” put on by Caught in the Act Theater in September, 2019, the Museum is bringing back the theater with their western themed mystery to solve, “Death Near Dead Man’s Holler.” Ticket holders will gather on Saturday evening at 5:00 until 9:00 p.m., June 17, 2023, in the Museum’s Riverview Room, dressed in their western finest, ready to dine on western BBQ vittles at 6:00, then solve the mystery. A no-host bar will be in the Saloon Room. There will be prizes for the best costumes and best detectives.

The early-bird ticket price of $65 ends June 4, 2023, before going up to $75. Tickets are available through Eventbrite, or by mailing a check for reservations to the Museum, 1500 W. 4th St., Antioch, CA, 94509. For further information, please call the Museum at 925-757-1326.

Purchase tickets on Eventbrite.

Presented by Bonafide Sisterhood and Antioch Police Department

For more information visit www.bonafidesisterhood.org.

Every year TreVista Antioch partners with the Bay Area Classics Car Club to host a car show to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association. This year our event is being held on June 3, 2023 from 10am – 2pm and we need your help! A large portion of the funds we raise is through a raffle prize drawing held throughout the event. Will you please considering donating a gift basket that we can use for our raffle?

We are collecting gift and baskets through the end of this month. Please respond to this email if you can help. If you are unable to provide a raffle prize or attend the event this year, please consider giving a donation. Click here to donate.

Vendor space available

Juneteenth Vendor Application (June 17th-19th, 2023) (jotform.com)

The Drama Factory is super excited to announce that our late Summer / Fall program is in the works. The script is being written and the dates are being submitted so hold onto your hats! To allow for the current recommendations from our Board of Directors – we will no longer be making COVID vaccination mandatory for our actors. You can see our updated policy on our website https://www.dramafactory.org

Auditions are coming up on August 7 th and August 8th from 6:30 – 8:30 pm at the Nick Rodriguez Theatre. Put it on your calendar now so you will be ready to go. Save the Date – because the Fall Halloween production is going to be the Drama Factory event of the year.

Keep your eyes on your in-box for all the details. It’s only a matter of days.

See you there.

The Drama Factory is a 501(c)3 non-profit company and all contributions are tax deductible.

Directs staff on annual budget with funds for Emergency Operations Center, $500K more for homeless program

By Allen D. Payton

During the Consent Calendar portion of their meeting on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, the Antioch City Council approved on a 5-0 vote, bids for the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Project for several locations throughout the city in response to requests from residents.

The council approved a $125,000 budget increase for the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Project using Measure J funds, from the county’s half-cent sales tax for transportation. In addition, they awarded the contract to the lowest bidder, Consolidated Engineering, Inc., in the amount of $377,950.

The project is for the installation of traffic calming devices including speed hump, speed table and raised crosswalk system.

The City’s Public Works Department list shows the following nine streets that will receive the devices in Phase II: Asilomar Drive, Clearbrook Road, Country Hills Drive, Deerfield Drive, Garrow Drive, Gentrytown Drive, Longview Road, Prewett Ranch Drive and Tulip Drive. See NTCP report for maps and locations of the speed humps.

2023-24 Budget Discussion

During discussion of the 2023-24 budget year, the council, after multiple, previous attempts by District 2 Councilman Mike Barbanica, and supported by District 3 Councilwoman Lori Ogorchock, to fund the police department’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC), the council voted 5-0 to do so. The council agreed to use one-time ARPA funds from the federal government’s COVID relief grant to the City.

Mayor Pro Tem Tamisha Torres-Walker requested more money for the City’s Homekey program for the homeless.

“I’m good with the $2 million,” Mayor Lamar Thorpe said.

Ogorchock suggested it be increased to $2.5 million.

“What we’re telling the public, the partners is, we’re willing to commit $2.5 million,” the mayor explained.

Barbanica supported the increased amount, as did the rest of the council members.

The final budget will be brought back for a vote in June. The fiscal year begins July 1st.

By Kelly Kalfsbeek, PIO, Community & Media Relations Coordinator, CCC Public Works Department

The Contra Costa County Public Works Department will begin construction of the Marsh Creek Road Bridges Replacement Project starting on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, through March 2025, barring unforeseen circumstances. Work will occur from 7 a.m. through 5 p.m., Monday through Friday (excluding holidays), weather permitting. Work will take place on Marsh Creek Road at Bridges 143 and 145. Bridge 143 is located approximately 1.5 miles northwest of Deer Valley Road near the Clayton Palms Community. Bridge 145 is located approximately 3.0 miles east of Deer Valley Road near the road transition to Camino Diablo.

Traffic control will be used. Restrictions will be in place to minimize impacts during commuting hours. Message boards will alert drivers about the work. Drivers should expect delays through the construction zone and consider alternative routes during working hours.

The project will replace two (2) bridges on Marsh Creek Road with two (2) new concrete bridges. Work also includes reconstruction of the bridge approach roadways and construction of drainage facilities.

Funding for this project is provided by the federal Highway Bridge Program and local Gas Tax funds.

To learn more about this project, please visit: www.contracosta.ca.gov/MCR-Bridge

About Contra Costa County Public Works Department:

Contra Costa County Public Works Department (CCCPWD) maintains over 660 miles of roads, 150 miles of streams, channels, and other drainage and over 150 County buildings throughout Contra Costa County. CCCPWD provides services such as Parks and Recreation, Sandbag Distribution and Flood Control throughout the unincorporated areas of Contra Costa County. CCCPWD operates two airports, Buchanan Field Airport in Concord, and Byron Airport in Byron. For more information about CCCPWD, please visit us at: www.cccpublicworks.org.