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🌱 Why one Antioch housing vote could cost the city millions

Antioch, California Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Why one Antioch housing vote could cost the city millions
  • What’s at stake in Antioch’s pivotal budget and housing decisions Tuesday?
  • How you can help replace 40 stolen laptops from an Antioch nonprofit

Also on today's calendar: Stories that Dance: Laya Arts Collective and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why don't eggs tell Jokes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Sunshine, with a high of 89 and low of 56 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Sunny; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 89, low: 57.
  • Thursday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 90 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Antioch to reconsider affordable housing project (mercurynews.com) — Antioch’s City Council is being pushed to reconsider financing for the 165-unit Hillcrest Summit affordable housing project after initially rejecting a required bond hearing. A developer’s legal team warns the city could face up to $8 million in penalties, state scrutiny, and housing element risks, even as councilmembers weigh safety, traffic, and long-term housing obligations for lower-income residents.
   

2. Antioch Looks to Adopt 2026-27 Budget, Talk HomeKey+ Project (contracosta.news) — Antioch’s City Council is poised to adopt a 2026-27 budget that closes major deficits while keeping police staffing flat and trimming positions elsewhere. Councilmembers will also decide whether to accept $34.9 million in Homekey+ funds for a Comfort Inn supportive housing conversion, revisit financing for the Hillcrest Summit affordable project, extend downtown private security, and debate a socially responsible investment policy.
   

3. 40 laptops stolen from Antioch nonprofit (nbcbayarea.com) — A local Antioch nonprofit, RR Transitional Housing, is scrambling after burglars stole 40 Chromebooks worth nearly $20,000 from its West 2nd Street learning center just days before summer programs begin. The group says thieves also tried accessing financial accounts and is asking residents to spread the word and support a taco fundraiser Sunday at the Antioch center to help replace the laptops.
   

4. BART train hits person on tracks at Walnut Creek station (cbsnews.com) — BART riders heading toward Antioch faced major Yellow Line delays Monday morning after a train hit a person on the tracks at Walnut Creek station. The station briefly closed while emergency crews responded and the injured person was taken to a hospital, with no foul play suspected, before service gradually resumed in both Antioch and SFO directions.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Update: Pet Reunited
    A dog who went missing in Antioch, CA, has been safely reunited with their family after 1 hours, 1 minutes. Message from Finder: "Please message me … (Nextdoor Prewett Ranch)
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    The owner was a sweetie. She needs some business so go visit and give it a try (Nextdoor Mira Vista Hills)
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They might crack up... (Thank you Cat R. for sending it in!)
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