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Curtain Calls: Anime an influence on Town Hall's 'Measure'
Lafayette's Town Hall Theatre closes out its 2012-2013 season with a fun production of Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure." Director Chris Hayes brings a new take on the Bard's story of a local government's attempt to control its populace, who has fallen into moral decay by borrowing from the Japanese tradition of Anime. Comment?
Suburban poverty in the Bay Area rose dramatically over past decade
The middle-class American dream, which resided for more than half a century in leafy suburban enclaves such as Mountain View, Lafayette and Antioch -- homogeneous bulwarks built by GI loans and fortified by white flight -- has given way to an alarming rise in suburban poverty over the past decade, according to a study by the Brookings Institution ... (more) 1 comment
Police: 83-year-old man robbed, found unconscious, bleeding near Antioch hardware store
An elderly Antioch man was in critical condition Sunday after being robbed and attacked on Lone Tree Way near a local hardware store, police said. 2 comments
Morris: Get salamanders out of the pool
DEAR JOAN: When I clean my pool, I will occasionally see what I think are worms on the bottom. Comment?
Morris: What to do with unwanted pets
DEAR JOAN: I volunteer for an East Bay rescue group and answer the phone line. There are daily calls from people desperate to rehome their cats, sometimes for reasons not especially heart-wrenching but often for the same reason given by Gina, in her letter addressing surrender fees. Comment?
Antioch: Father wants justice for son's death by police officers
The father of a 21-year-old man shot dead by police on Friday is calling the killing of his son "a murder." "I want justice," John Burns, 51, of Bay Point said Sunday. Comment?
Days Gone By: Queen of Tahiti once pursued Antioch entrepreneur
Col. J.R. Coates had some great adventures to tell his grandchildren in his latter days in Antioch. Comment?
Report: Concord police officer shoots, kills man in Antioch
A Concord officer shot and killed a man on Buchanan Road, according to ABC 7 news, but no further details are available. Comment?
Deadly shooting reported in Antioch
According to KTVU-2, a possible officer-involved shooting occurred around 10 p.m. on Buchanan Road and Barcelona Circle. Comment?
California governor's school funding plan would alleviate inequities, report says
An independent organization that focuses on fiscal and policy analysis is urging the Legislature to approve the governor's school funding proposal, with increased accountability requirements. Comment?
New report says governor's school funding proposal would alleviate inequities
An independent organization that focuses on fiscal and policy analysis is urging the Legislature to approve the governor's school funding proposal, with increased accountability requirements. Comment?
De La Salle's Justin Pagila has more than golf on his mind for the future
All of the aforementioned applies to De La Salle High senior Justin Pagila, a brilliant high school golfer who is headed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. Pagila received interest from Pac-12 schools and other programs, but his decision to play for the Black Knights fits him, well, to a tee. Comment?
Antioch: Teenager, two other kids, injured in shooting near Antioch High
A teenager was wounded and two other kids injured in a shooting close to Antioch High School and Fremont Elementary School on Sunday, police said. 1 comment
Police: Man shot and killed in front of hotel in Antioch early Saturday
A 38-year-old Antioch man was shot and killed outside a hotel early Saturday, but the killer remains at large, police said. Comment?
Antioch: Former PTO president accused of felony embezzlement
The one-time president of the parent-teacher organization at an elementary school here has been arrested after police say she used her position to steal thousands of dollars. 2 comments
East Bay woman freed three years after being sentenced for killing son
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Three years ago, Teresa Moses was sentenced to 25 years to life for brutally beating, starving and torturing to death her 8-year-old son, Raijon Daniels, in a case that horrified the Bay Area. Comment?
Arrest in school bomb threats
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Police have arrested a 16-year-old Deer Valley High student in connection with multiple bomb threats this week at local schools. Comment?
Roadshow: And the most congested road in the Bay Area is ...
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Vehicles heading east on Highway 4 are stuck in traffic during the evening commute in Pittsburg. Comment?
Discovery Bay: Firefighters battling two-alarm blaze
Firefighters are battling a two-alarm house fire that spread to at least two other homes on Edgeview Court, a fire dispatcher said Wednesday. Comment?
Another Antioch high school bomb threat...this time at Antioch High
For the third time in as many days, Antioch high school students have been evacuated from campus because of a bomb threat -- this time at Antioch High School. Comment?