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In today's newsletter:

  • Why Antioch's Nutcracker is starting earlier at El Campanil Theatre.
  • What Antioch council decided about its next city manager this week.
  • What Antioch's outgoing city manager says she leaves behind

Also on today's calendar: Main Street Concerts, Rio Vista, CA and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Blazing sunshine and very hot, with a high of 99 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and not as hot, temps: high: 88, low: 60.
  • Saturday: Breezy and not as warm, with a high of 75 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. El Campanil Theatre: Diamond Ballet's Nutcracker Moved Up to Nov 13-22 (contracosta.news) — Black Diamond Ballet is bringing its 14th annual Nutcracker back to Antioch's El Campanil Theatre from November 13–22, giving local families an earlier start to their holiday tradition. Along with regular shows, they're planning sensory-friendly and school-day performances to make live ballet more accessible, with ticket details available online or through the theater box office.
   

2. Public comments before the Closed Session decisions both positive, negative (antiochherald.com) — Antioch's City Council has decided to keep Human Resources Director Ana Cortez as acting city manager while they recruit both an interim and a permanent replacement following Bessie Scott's contract end. Residents speaking at the special meeting pressed for transparency, strong budgeting and grant skills, and better customer service, as the council also acknowledged potential whistleblower-related legal exposure but reported no public action.
   

3. Outgoing Antioch City Manager Bessie Scott offers farewell remarks as contract ended today (antiochherald.com) — Antioch's city manager contract has ended, and Bessie Scott is offering residents a detailed farewell reflecting on her 17 months leading City Hall. She highlights work on homelessness funding, city operations, police accountability, and youth programs, while thanking staff and community members for their support. Her departure leaves ongoing questions about how the city will continue these initiatives.
   

4. Antioch man arrested in connection with 2023 shooting (mercurynews.com) — An Antioch man has been arrested by local SWAT teams in connection with a 2023 gang-related shooting on Lone Tree Way that left two people under fire and crashing into a median. Police say 26-year-old Eric Washington faces attempted murder and other felony charges, with bail set at $950,000. Residents with information are urged to contact Antioch police investigators.
   

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