‘Tough Enough To Wear Pink’ Day, Friday October 21^st

Free Tickets for Breast Cancer survivors and their families from the Herald!

For the first time ever the 70th Annual Grand National Livestock Expo, Horse Show, and Rodeo announces Friday, October 21, 2016 as “Tough Enough To Wear Pink” Day, and plans to bring together the Breast Cancer community in a day of solidarity and awareness. As a national campaign, Tough Enough to Wear Pink Programs in rodeos across the nation have raised almost $10 Million dollars. But the biggest asset of the program is that the money stays in local communities.

The Grand National Rodeo has partnered with Bay Area Cancer Connections, and California Pink Plate. To get involved attendees can stop by booths in the Western Marketplace to learn about early detection and other resources for cancer patients and survivors. Bay Area Cancer Connections is a nonprofit that provides free programs and services that address survivorship needs of all those facing breast and ovarian cancer in the Bay Area, including early breast cancer detection services for low-income uninsured young women and men.

By partnering with the California Pink Plate organization, the Grand National hopes to help the organization reach the DMV requirement of 7,500 paid orders which will then move the Pink Ribbon license plate into production. The Pink Plate is almost halfway to their goal, with nine months left until the deadline, the Grand National can play a big part in helping to make the plate a reality. All proceeds from the pink license plates goes to the ‘Every Woman Counts’ initiative, which provides underserved women all over California the opportunity to get free screenings, something that the founder of the pink plate feels is the key to beating the disease.

“I am a nine-year stage IV breast cancer survivor and I ignored my lump for several months. I don’t want that to happen to another woman/man. What better way to remind people everyday about early detection than on the California roadways. Pink Plate can become a part of the solution. This is an opportunity to save countless lives and remind people daily about the importance of early detection. We are all in this together, and excited to partner up with Tough Enough to Wear Pink and the Grand National Rodeo this year! I don’t think about myself as a breast cancer SURVIVOR, I think of myself as a breast cancer FIGHTER! I know we’ll meet our goal and encourage Rodeo fans to purchase or gift a Pink Plate through our website www.pinkplate.org, so we can reach our goal of 7,500!” – Chere Rush, Discovery Bay, California Pink Plate Co-Founder

For 70 years the iconic Cow Palace Arena & Event Center has been celebrating the old west and inspiring youth to take part in the agriculture industry through their annual Grand National Livestock Exposition, Horse Show and Rodeo event. From top to bottom, the Cow Palace is filled with the ultimate western experience including an agriculture exhibition, a professional Rodeo in partnership with the PRCA (Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association), and a classic western marketplace – including mechanical bull rides, live music, BBQ, shopping, and more.

The family-friendly event takes place all day over two, action-packed weekends on Oct. 14-15 and Oct. 21-22, 2016. Although tickets must be purchased for the Grand National Rodeo in the main arena, the Livestock Exposition, Horse Show, Interactive Agricultural Area, and Marketplace are FREE to the public.

Use coupon code ‘PINK’ to receive $6.00 off reserve Dress Circle tickets or $11.00 off reserved Box Seat tickets to the Oct. 14-15 & 21-22 rodeo performances. Tickets can be purchased on the Cow Palace website (cowpalace.com). For more details contact info@cowpalace.com or call 415-414-4100.

Event Schedule, Friday Oct. 21 – ‘Tough Enough to Wear Pink Day’

NCA Dog Trials

PRCA Rodeo

About California Pink Plate:

Pink Plate’s mission is to educate, promote and raise funds for Breast Cancer Awareness in California. Early detection saves lives. We can think of no better way to spread this message than through the California Pink Ribbon License Plate. All funds generated from sales of the California Pink Ribbon License Plate will be deposited into the Breast Cancer Control Account, which funds the Every Woman Counts (EWC) program (click here). EWC is administered by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and provides free clinical breast exams and mammograms to Cal ifornia’s underserved women.

About Bay Area Cancer Connections

Bay Area Cancer Connections is a nonprofit organization that supports people touched by breast and ovarian cancer by providing comprehensive, personalized services in an atmosphere of warmth and compassion. The non-profit provides free programs and services that address survivorship needs of all those facing breast and ovarian cancer in the Bay Area, including early breast cancer detection services for low-income uninsured young women and men. Learn more at​ www.bcconnections.org.

Free Tickets

If you know a breast cancer survivor who would like to attend the Grand National Rodeo with their family on Friday, September 21st for free, contact the Antioch Herald at editor@antiochherald.com and we’ll reserve a ticket good for them and four guests. Tickets are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

In addition, we also have a free General Admission ticket good for any of the four days, available to the first four readers who contact us.

See the full schedule of the 2016 Grand National Rodeo, by clicking here: www.cowpalace.com/p/grandnational

 

Along with so many national politicians these days, special education teacher (and non-politician) Jordan Rice is looking for many votes. But, as all political parties will agree, Rice’s campaign is certainly worthy of everyone’s votes, because her “platform” will empower the special-needs students at her Turner Elementary Special Education School, in Antioch.

Due to her creative vision and impressive application, Rice is now a finalist of the 2016 Farmer Insurance’s Dream Big Challenge, under the $100,000 grant category. Out of hundreds of applicants, her Safety Town project is now a finalist, along with 14 other nation-wide submissions. When all of the national votes are tabulated at the end of this month, six of the fifteen $100,000 projects will be funded.

About Safety Town:

“Safety Town is a different and creative way to motivate and engage students who have significant learning needs,” says Rice. Housed on the school’s campus, Safety Town will be a miniature town that will feature about eight small playhouses that the students and adults can enter inside. Each playhouse will be designed as a miniature bank, police station, fire station, school, grocery store, etc.  Safety Town reinforces concepts that begin in the classroom, by bringing them to life in a new relatable environment.  This setting closely resembles one that they will encounter in the real word and allows for easier generalization, or transition, of the skills learned in class. “For example, the grocery store will include learning objectives such as money concepts, answering wh- questions, sorting, colors, matching, and collaborative learning.”

For additional information about Rice’s project, please view this short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn7ppxWNYDc

About the Election:

As of October 1, 2016, those who would like to vote for Safety Town coming to Turner School can now do so. Everyone who is 18-years or older can cast their vote once a day, from the same email address. The online votes can be made, through October 31, at https://www.farmers.com/thank-americas-teachers/vote-for-a-teacher/vote-100k-proposal.

Remember, there are no district precincts in this national vote.

“Please vote for our Safety Town proposal, it will give our students the resources and skills they need to become meaningful and engaged active participants in our community,” Rice added.

Antioch Police calls for service highlights as published in City Manager Steve Duran’s Weekly Report dated September 30, 2016 and provided by Chief of Police Allan Cantando.

Calls for Service and Arrest Data Summary:

Time Period: 09/22/2016 00:00:00 – 09/28/16 23:59:59

Number of Calls for Service: 1,728

Number of Case Reports: 303

Number of Arrests: 84

Felony: 46

Misdemeanor: 37

Infraction: 1

Arrests with DUI charge: 1

The data is based upon unaudited CAD/RMS data at time of report generation.

• ·9/28/2016 at 9:28 pm, two female residents arrived home in the 3100 block of Ashley Way and pulled into their driveway. As the driver exited the car, she was approached by two males wearing hoodies with the drawstrings cinched tight covering their faces. The two males were armed with firearms and demanded the victim’s purses. The victim gave the responsibles her purse and they fled the scene in a white sedan. The entire incident was caught on video, which was collected and logged into evidence. Area check for the responsibles met with negative results. Pittsburg PD also had an armed robbery with similar descriptions of the suspects.
• ·9/28/2016 at 10:54 am, an APD detective obtained a Ramey warrant for 37 year old Kevin Pardue for being an accessory to the Green Hills Cir. shooting that occurred on 8/31/2016. Pardue was contacted on W 8^th St. and taken into custody. Pardue was booked into county jail.
• ·9/28/2016 at 12:23 am, the victim was getting ready for work downtown and pulled his pressure washer out of his garage and put it in the driveway. The victim went back into the garage to get more tools when 41 year old Phillip Morell pulled into the victim’s driveway. The victim did not know Morell so he asked what he wanted. Morell backed into the street and then accelerated toward the victim, driving over a curb and into the driveway in an attempt to hit the victim. The victim jumped out of the way and Morell hit the neighbor’s car. Morell backed up and accelerated toward the victim again, but the victim was able to flee unharmed. While officers were on scene taking the report, Morell drove by and then fled when he saw the officers. Officers conducted a traffic stop on Morell at W 9^th St. and L St. Morell fled on foot from the stop, but was apprehended at W 10^th St. and L St. Morell was arrested and sent to county jail for assault with a deadly weapon.
• ·9/27/2016 at 11:37 am, the suspect entered the Arco station at 2610 Contra Loma Blvd. and tried to cover this face while another customer walked out. While the register was still open, the suspect reached over the counter and grabbed cash. As he was trying to get more cash, the clerk, tried to fight off the suspect. The clerk was struck several times in the face. The suspect eventually fled the business with the cash. Officers checked the area and were unable to locate the suspect.
• ·9/27/2016 at 10:13 am, an officer contacted 31 year old Phillip Katusich in the area of Delta Fair Blvd. and Kendree St. and he was found to have a warrant for his arrest for narcotics. He was arrested and issued a new court date.
• ·9/27/2016 at 7:36 am, officers were dispatched to East Hills Vet located at 2325 Buchanan Rd. on report of people having sex in a vehicle. The officer determined this information to be false but discovered the occupant of the car, 46 year old Michael Fortner, had four warrants for his arrest for traffic and narcotics violations. He was arrested without incident and booked in county jail.
• ·9/27/2016 at 1:15 am, 21 year old Calvin Raines was intoxicated and causing a disturbance at his residence on Matterhorn Ct. Officers arrived on scene and saw Rains walking down the street and falling down. Rains was arrested for public intoxication and taken to county jail for a sobering period.
• ·9/26/2016 at 9:45 pm, officers in the Sycamore Dr. area reported hearing gun shots. A short time later, several calls to APD dispatch reported that shots were fired in front of a home in the 2200 block of Dogwood Way and that a subject was shot. Officers arrived and located a 26 year old male victim who had a gunshot wound to his leg. The gunshot victim was uncooperative with officers and was taken to the hospital. While working the scene, the hospital called advising another gunshot victim arrived in the emergency room and was dropped off by a male in a silver vehicle. The second victim also had a gunshot wound to his leg. He was interviewed and advised he was dropped off at the hospital by a subject who is known to officers. A short time later, officers located the driver in his silver vehicle in the area of the Sycamore QuickStop market with 22 year old Lawrence Harmon in the passenger seat. The driver of the silver vehicle was found to have been shot in the elbow. No one claimed to know who the shooter was. A computer check revealed Harmon had an outstanding warrant for robbery and was arrested and booked into county jail. The investigation is ongoing.
• ·9/26/2016 at 4:41 pm, 38 year old Lee Rivers entered the Grocery Outlet at 1818 A St. and concealed several food items. He exited the store without making any attempt to pay for the items. As he was confronted by store employees, Rivers ran away and was ultimately caught by a mall security officer. Rivers is on parole and was arrested and booked into county jail.
• ·9/26/2016 at 1:07 pm, officers were dispatched to an address in the 2300 block of Sequoia Dr. regarding a suspicious circumstance call. The caller advised that 18 year old Monica Hall was at the location and had a warrant. Officers located Hall and arrested her on a probation warrant and sent to county jail.
• ·9/26/2016 at 11:58 am, an officer was in the area of the Bonfare Market on W 10^th St. following up on an earlier robbery investigation when he saw 46 year old Timothy Crabtree. The officer knew Crabtree had a warrant for his arrest for a misdemeanor drug offense and took him into custody. Crabtree was cited and released with a new court date.
• ·9/26/2016 at 7:51 am, an officer conducted a suspicious vehicle stop to the rear of Staples on Lone Tree Way and contacted 31 year old Robert Lovins. During a search, Lovins was found to be in possession of 15 Xanax pills without a prescription. He was cited and released.
• ·9/25/2016 at 11:30 pm, a repossession agent repossessed a car on Acacia Ave. and drove it to the Travis Credit Union at 2721 Lone Tree Way to fully hook up and finish the paperwork. The repo agent was sitting in his tow truck with the window down and his arm out the window. 28 year old Jacquet Holloway, who owns the repossessed car, poked the repo agent in the arm with an ice pick and told him to unhook the car. The repo agent was in fear of his life and complied. Holloway was located driving a different car and arrested without incident for felony assault. He was booked into county jail. The victim was not seriously injured during the incident.
• ·9/25/2016 at 11:12 pm, an officer was conducting an area check for a robbery suspect in the area of 340 W. 2^nd St. when he contacted 20 year old Jacob Sahagon behind the old Antioch Lumber building. Sahagon was determined to not be involved with the robbery, but had a felony warrant for his arrest from Manteca Police Department. He was arrested and booked at county jail.
• ·9/25/2016 at 2:44 pm, officers were dispatched to the area of Lone Tree Liquors at 2748 W. Tregallas Rd. regarding several subjects attacking an adult male. Officers arrived to find the victim had an obvious broken arm and complaints of pain in numerous parts of his body. He began his statement to officers by saying he did not want to make a report and will refuse all services. Eventually, officers learned the victim was possibly struck with an axe handle (no axe head), which broke his arm. Officers also learned this was possibly due to the transient male victim stealing property from an unknown male, age 30-40 years. The victim was transported to the hospital for treatment and refused to sign medical paperwork. Video from nearby businesses did not capture the incident. Nothing further at this time.
• ·9/25/2016 at 2:11 pm, officers were dispatched to the area of Dallas Ranch Rd and Mt. Hamilton Dr. for a suspicious device. We arrived and located a pressure cooker on the sidewalk. It was sitting on top of a piece of cardboard. In light of recent events, the Walnut Creek Bomb Unit was contacted and they responded. Ultimately, the pressure cooker was not an explosive device. The bomb unit advised there have been other incidents in the bay area since the incident that took place in New York.
• ·9/25/2016 at 12:12 pm, a neighbor of 67 year old Steven Kinder on Helmuth Lane got into an argument with Kinder which resulted in Kinder coming after his neighbor with a golf club. Kinder swung the club at the neighbor, nearly hitting him in the head. Kinder was located in the area and arrested without incident. He was booked in county jail.
• ·9/24/2016 at 10:20 pm, officers were dispatched to Lucky’s on Contra Loma Blvd. on a report of an unwanted guest refusing to leave. Upon arrival, officers made contact with 28 year old Brandon Harris in front of the store. Harris displayed objective symptoms of being under the influence of alcohol. Harris was arrested for public intoxication and transported to county jail for a sobering period.
• ·9/24/2016 at 9:16 pm, officers were dispatched to Pete’s Restaurant and Brew house on a report of subjects living out of a pickup in the parking lot. Upon arrival, officers contacted 54 year old Ray Binetti and discovered he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest for a misdemeanor narcotics charge. Binetti was arrested and transported to county jail.
• ·9/24/2016 at 4:15 am, officers responded to an alarm call at the Lynn House at 809 First St. Upon arrival, they found the garage was open and the latch had been damaged. Officers looked on the roof of the garage and located 37 year old Terrance Adams sleeping. He was ordered down and arrested for trespassing. Adams was also found to have a warrant for his arrest. He was later taken to county jail.
• ·9/24/2016 at 1:04 am, officers were dispatched to a large party with approximately 100 plus attendees in the 1800 block of Santa Fe Ave. A fight broke out and the party-goers began leaving on their own once officers arrived. Several hours later, we were called back to the party for the report of an assault and robbery which had occurred. We arrived and spoke with the victims who stated they were beaten and robbed by two unknown males. Afterwards, the males got into a white Honda and drove away. The victims followed the males and were able to get a license plate. We located the white Honda occupied only by a male driver, 19 year old Desmond Tanuvasa, who denied involvement. He was the sole occupant but officers noticed blood on his pants. The victims were taken to the scene and identified Tanuvasa as the driver but not involved in the actual assault. One of the victim’s wallets was located in the car. Tanuvasa arrested and taken to county jail for the charges of robbery and possession of stolen property. Tanuvasa refused to provide the names of the other males at the time of his arrest. The victims were taken to the hospital for injuries sustained from the assault.
• ·9/23/2016 at 5:56 pm, officers were dispatched to a report of an armed robbery at K-mart located at 3625 E 18^th St. Upon arrival, they spoke with a security guard for K-mart. He explained that a male subject entered the store and stole Legos and fishing equipment. The male fled the store with security right behind him. A vehicle pulled between the guard and the suspect and a male driver pulled out a handgun and pointed it at the guard. The male stated he needed to feed his kids and the suspects fled in a maroon vehicle. The security guard stated he was not in fear and only stopped due to store policy. An extensive area check was conducted but the suspects were not located.
• ·9/23/2016 at 5:46 pm, a vehicle was west bound on James Donlon Blvd. and turned south onto Silverado Dr. A 32 year old male was traveling at high rate of speed on his skateboard crossing Silverado Dr. heading eastbound. He was unable to slow down and went into the path of the vehicle and was struck. The skateboarder suffered minor abrasions to his face and hands. He was taken to the hospital for precautionary measures only. Both parties were cooperative with the investigation.
• ·9/23/2016 at 10:33 pm, 19 year old Luis Lopez was traveling west bound on W.19th St. at a high rate of speed and was unable to stop at the dead end of W. 19th St. Lopez drove over the curb and up the embankment which caused his vehicle to go airborne. Lopez’s vehicle came to rest along the city owned chain linked fence on the west side of G St. Lopez fled the scene prior to police arrival. Officers responded to Lopez’s residence and contacted Lopez as he arrived home on foot. Lopez had facial injuries consistent to the accident. Lopez admitted to driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage. Lopez was also found to have a no bail warrant for his arrest. Once Lopez was medically cleared at the hospital and was arrested on the warrant and for DUI. Lopez was later transported to county jail.
• ·9/23/2016 at 6:20 pm, 24 year old Phavia Mapp was apprehended by loss prevention at Macy’s in Somersville Towne Centre after being seen on surveillance video stealing approximately $3,000.00 worth of merchandise from the store. Mapp admitted under Miranda to stealing the merchandise. The stolen merchandise was collected and returned to the store. Mapp was found to be on felony probation out of Alameda County for auto theft. Mapp was booked on the listed charges and transported to county jail.
• ·9/23/2016 at 1:14 pm, an officer contacted 46 year old Donald Miller during a pedestrian stop. Miller was found to have a no cite warrant for possession of a controlled substance. He was arrested and booked into county jail.
• ·9/23/2016 at 8:10 am, a security guard called APD dispatch to report that a male was masturbating near the courtyard area of the old Orchard Supply Hardware on Buchanan Rd. Officers arrived on scene and contacted 28 year old Lawrence Cuff inside of the old Orchard Supply Hardware. The security guard positively identified Cuff and also stated that Cuff has been warned numerous times not to trespass on the property. A records check showed Cuff to be on felony probation. Cuff was arrested and booked into county jail for indecent exposure, trespassing, and a probation violation.
• ·9/22/2016 at 11:04 am, an employee from Antioch Glass located at 1207 Auto Center Dr. called APD dispatch to report two males were inside of the business asking to use a power plug so they could charge their phones. The employee became uncomfortable so she called the police. 32 year old Kevin Christian and 37 year old Robert Bell were contacted. Christian was found to be on parole and officers located 2 grams of methamphetamine in his possession during a search of his person. Christian’s parole officer was contacted and a parole detainer was issued. Christian was arrested and transported to county jail. Bell was released after being identified.

By Nick Goodrich

During its meeting on Tuesday, September 27th, the Antioch City Council heard a report from Assemblyman Jim Frazier, discussed housing for the city’s homeless, and  voted to bring in Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) to provide help for its struggling animal shelter.

Frazier’s Report

To open the meeting, Council hosted Assemblyman Jim Frazier, who provided an update on his recent legislative activities in the California State Assembly and sought support for his transportation funding proposal.

Frazier was pleased to note the completion of the Highway 4 corridor widening project, which he has worked for since his time on Transplan, the East County division of the Contra Costa Transportation Authority.

The project, which amounted to $1.3 billion through the county’s half-cent sales tax measure and state funds, created over 12,000 jobs and employed more than 40 local businesses.

“We have infrastructure in poor shape. It’s horrible, it’s crumbling,” he said. As the chairman of the Transportation Committee in California, Frazier said he has made it his mission to create and support various transportation projects in the state.

He reported that he has been working with his colleagues, local communities, and industry experts to develop an all-inclusive plan that would help make major improvements to California’s transportation and infrastructure.

“By strengthening trade corridors and improving the movement of goods, this proposal keeps businesses in California,” he told the Council.

In addition, Frazier’s plan calls for an additional $7.4 billion annually to be designated for transportation in the state. It includes increases to the tax on gas and diesel, as well as to the vehicle license registration fee.

He called on Antioch residents and citizens throughout California to show their enthusiasm for his plan by writing letters of support to their local newspapers and representatives.

“Let’s make transportation funding a priority this year,” he said.

Public Hearing: Priorities for Housing and Homeless

Council also oversaw a public hearing on priorities for Antioch’s homeless population. The city’s plan, which began with a study session in August of this year, includes providing a grant program for mobile home owners and seeking County funds to support homeless outreach.

Outreach to Antioch’s homeless will soon see an increase, as at least one County-funded outreach team will begin operating mostly in the East Bay—namely, Pittsburg, Antioch, etc. All homeless outreach in Contra Costa will be funded by the County, but Antioch has still managed to allocate $38,000 for the fiscal year in order to resolve the issue of homelessness in the city.

The Council is expected to allocate extra money toward increased outreach as needed—for example, if a second outreach team is deemed necessary, the city will contribute to the County’s funding to help make that happen. Or, an outreach team that operates in the evening will be given the funding to allow it to operate for more hours during the week.

An East County care center, designed to replace the resource center that used to work with the Don Brown shelter on 4th Street, was tentatively approved for County funding to the tune of over $660,000.

East County is currently the only County location that does not have a multi-resource center. A suitable location is still in the works, however, and funding for the center won’t be available for the next 8-10 months.

Mayor Pro Tem Lori Ogorchock made sure to clarify that, if the city needs to, it can always designate more than its current $38,000 to help out.

“I just want to make sure our hands aren’t tied,” she said.

Animal Rescue Foundation Steps In

The Council then discussed a Memorandum of Understanding for a partnership with Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF).

ARF has agreed to provide the Antioch Animal Shelter with services and expertise in key areas for a one-year period, at no cost to the City. The partnership comes on the heels of months of complaints about the state of Antioch’s Animal Shelter, by many residents.

During the Council’s last meeting, Antioch Police Chief Allan Cantando presented a list of options for the city to consider to begin addressing some of the issues the shelter faces, such as funding shortages and a lack of trained professionals. Seeking outside help was among them.

Several residents from the surrounding area stated their satisfaction with the ARF partnership, including Louise McGuire, a resident of Concord, where ARF has run a successful shelter for years.

“I applaud the Memorandum of Understanding,” McGuire told the Council. “I hope that this resolution will benefit the lives of the animals in the shelter, and also the people the people that care for them.”

Karen Kopps, President of HARP, the Homeless Animals Response Program, was happy with the news.

“I’m also delighted that this update is being done now, and not in early 2017,” she stated. “So, thank you.”

An initial meeting and walk through of the shelter will be conducted with ARF soon, the council reported. That will allow ARF to determine the number of staff and number of hours they will provide.

Harper was happy to give the community a concrete course of action after continued complaints about the shelter.

“TherResolution is not yet a detailed plan,” he said. “But it looks like we’re attempting to take steps move forward. We’re listening. We still have a responsibility to make improvements…Now it’s time for us to start making those improvements.”

The resolution to approve the understanding with ARF was approved by Council in a unanimous 5-0 vote.

The videos of the three forums for candidates in the races for Antioch City Council, Mayor of Antioch, and Antioch School Board hosted by the Antioch Herald, are now available to watch on the Antioch Herald YouTube Channel.

Following are the links to the forums:

2016 Antioch City Council Candidates Forum – held Tuesday, September 20th

2016 Mayor of Antioch Candidates Forum – held Tuesday, September 20th

2016 Antioch School Board Candidates Forum – held Friday, September 23rd

 

She, Terry, Navarro are only candidates to raise or spend more than $2,000

By Allen Payton

Only two of the seven candidates in the Antioch School Board race filed financial campaign reports on time, for the latest period that ended Saturday, September 24th and were due on the 29th. Former school board member Joy Motts turned in her report to the County Elections Office on Monday, which shows she has raised and spent the most.

When asked about her report, Motts explained in an email on Tuesday, “460 was filed yesterday. I had a fundraiser last Monday so did not get all info to my Treasurer (Don Freitas) until Tuesday. He completed 460 late Friday and I drove it to Martinez yesterday.”

Her reports, including one from the semi-annual reporting period ending June 30th, show Motts started the year with $1,522.30 cash on hand and has raised a total of $6,593 this year. That gave her a total of $8,115.30 to spend on her campaign. To date Motts has spent $6,914.57 this year. Attempts to obtain her 2015 reports were unsuccessful as of publication time. Once that occurs we will know if there were any additional expenditures, last year.

Her largest contributions were $2,000 from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) 302, $1,000 from the Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association Local No. 104, $503 from the Antioch Education Association, which is the local teachers’ union, $500 each from Delta Schools Political Action Committee, former Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan and Republic Services, the garbage company for Antioch.

Besides her filing fee, Motts’ largest expenditures were $2,500 for her Walnut Creek-based campaign consultant Cliff Glickman, $500 for a Latino voters’ slate mailer to a southern California company, $436 on signs to Belleci Design in Pittsburg and $321 for a fundraiser at Southern Café in Antioch.

She had an ending cash balance of $1,200.73 for the latest reporting period.

Terry

Appointed incumbent Alonzo Terry raised $3,286 and spent $3,046.07 during the period and for his campaign. His largest contributions were $500 from himself and $250 each from Odessa Lefrancois and Trinity Tomsic. Besides his filing fee Terry had to reportable expenditures were $2,061.07 to Francisco Rojas in Sacramento for signs and $345 to The Print Club in Antioch.

Navarro

The other appointed incumbent, Fernando Navarro raised $2,450 and spent $1,803 for his campaign. His largest contributions were $1,000 each from himself and Grow Elect, a Sacramento-based political action committee. Besides his filing fee Navarro’s largest expenditures were $700 for ads in the Herald and $400.58 for road signs from Fast Signs in Antioch. His forms show he filed the 497 form for contributions of $1,000 or more received after August 10th, before he received them. He actually spent the $1,000 out of his own pocket on August 11th, the day he filed his papers to become a candidate. Navarro said he would file amended forms showing that as a non-monetary contribution to his campaign and on the actual date it occurred.

Other Candidates

None of the other candidates, Mike Burkholder, Diane Gibson-Gray, Gary Hack, nor Crystal Sawyer-White, filed financial reports, because none of them has yet reached the $2,000 threshold in either campaign contributions or expenditures. Each of the five candidates were asked via email if that was because they haven’t yet raised or spent $2,000 in their campaign or if it is late, and if they plan on spending more than that amount in their campaign.

Sawyer-White responded with, “I filed a 410 on September 21, 2016. I have a small campaign team. I have been financing my campaign primarily on my own. I have only received $225.00 in donations thus far. I do not plan to go over $2,000. I plan to have a fundraiser event soon.”

Hack responded to the questions, with “I filed a Form 470 prior to the deadline – no committee and below $2,000.”

Burkholder’s treasurer Martha Parsons responded, stating he “did not file because he had not raised $2,000, yet. But, we have it now. We will be filing the next cycle.”

Gibson-Gray did not respond to the emailed questions.

See the financial reports for Motts, Terry and Navarro, below. To see all the documents and forms submitted by candidates in the school board race, click here.

The next filing period ends on October 22 and the second pre-election campaign finance reports are due on the 27th.

The election is Tuesday, November 8th.

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), members of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, introduced legislation in response to the Mylan hearing at which the CEO acknowledged that salary for the position increased 600 percent in less than a decade, and other reports that companies like Wells Fargo pay its CEO nearly 500 times the rate of its average employee. The CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act (H.R. 6242) would increase corporate tax rates on publicly traded companies that exploit workers and pay CEOs astronomically high salaries

“America has a problem, as we see company after company come before Congress to apologize for bad behavior. One would ask, what has happened to our business culture?” asked DeSaulnier. “Too many executives at the top are incentivized to put profits before people by catering to shareholders and padding pockets on the back of consumers. Corporations should have a moral and social responsibility to workers, consumers, and American democracy. This bill sets the stage to stop fueling excessive income inequality.”

“It seems like every day we see a new story about another company taking outrageous steps to maximize their profits ­­– insane increases on lifesaving drugs to fund flights on private jets, sky-high salaries for CEOs who oversee severe and possibly criminal mishandling of consumer information,” said Watson Coleman. “If we’re serious about bringing back a thriving middle class, we need to lift up the companies who are investing in their workers at every level, not just lifting their leadership higher into the 1-percent. The companies responsible for recent CEO pay trends are wreaking havoc. It’s time we hold them accountable.”

On average, CEOs of the largest companies in the U.S. earn three times more than they did 20 years ago and at least 10 times more than 30 years ago. In fact, between 1978 and 2014, inflation-adjusted CEO pay increased by almost 1,000 percent, while the typical U.S. worker saw their pay increase by only 11 percent during that same period. Today, we see the pay disparity between the average American CEO and average worker is 303-to-1.

“Corporations that pay their top executives vast multiples of the typical worker’s wage should face higher taxes than corporations whose top pay is closer to the typical worker’s. The CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act is an important, and necessary step,” said Robert Reich, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy, University of California at Berkeley and former U.S. Secretary of Labor.

The CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act would increase corporate tax rates on companies with larger than a 100-to-1 ratio of pay between CEOs and their average workers. At the same time the bill would reward companies whose CEO to worker ratio fell below that threshold, demonstrating that corporate social responsibility is an essential practice in American business.