Multi-Car Crash @ Lone Tree and Empire

Around 1:20 P.M. a serious crash occured at the Antioch/Brentwood border. If anyone has any information about the status of those involved in the crash you can share it by leaving a comment.

Mayor Davis Meeting With APD Leadership

The recent crime spree in Antioch has been a stern reminder of how stretched thin the Antioch Police force really is. Mayor Davis is meeting with Antioch Police leaders later on today to address the issues facing the city.

Free Advertising

AntiWood is still offering free advertising to any local business in the Antioch/Brentwood area. We would like to thank Trucks Training and the Intitutive Healing Center of Antioch for expressing interest in AntiWood. If your business would like to be featured on this website e-mail me: antiwoodblog@yahoo.com.

Brentwood Ballet Presents "The Nutcracker"

December 18th - 1:00 and 5:00 P.M.
December 19th - 3:00 P.M.

Tickets are $12 for general admission and $15 for reserved seating. To order tickets online go to: http://www.elcampaniltheatre.com/.

Brentwood Childrens Ballet Theatre: http://www.brentwoodballet.org/

APD Press Conference - 4:30

KRON 4 is reporting that Antioch Police will be hosting a press conference to discuss the dragging murder by Cavallo. We will update any new information as it comes out.

UPDATE: A man in a Nissan Frontier dragged a female to her death around 1:50 A.M. this morning at the corner of Cavallo and East 18th in Antioch. He has been idenitified as Brentwood resident Lucio Rivera-Avila. The victim has been identified as Shelly Baker (Age 47).

Avila and Baker were together that night in the same vehicle. As they got in a dispute Baker tried to exit the vehicle and Avila ran her over multiple times. There is video of the incident from a local gas station, but the Antioch Police have decided to not release it to the media. They would like to see the case tried in Contra Costa County and releasing the video would jeopardize that.

Avila is a convicted felon. Police searched his Brentwood residence and found an unlawful firearm. Later tonight he will be transported from the Antioch jail to the Contra Costa County jail.

AntiWood is now on Facebook

AntiWood has taken the plunge in setting up a Facebook page.  If you would like to support us on Facebook just click the Facebook badge in the top right hand corner of the AntiWood mainpage and "Like" the page. I'm working on the RSS feed right now.

Holiday Lights - 2921 Camby Road (Antioch)

Another nice holiday display in Antioch. You can find this house on Camby Road in Antioch.

http://www.lightsofthevalley.com/Properties/Detail.asp?i=19

Crime in Antioch

Over the last couple days Antioch has been very active. Here is a brief summary of what has gone on:

December 6th

10:00 A.M. - A woman was stabbed to death at the Delta Fair Shopping Center. Police arrested a 56 year old man at the scene.

3:00 P.M. - Shooting at the 2300 block of L Street. No arrests made yet.

10:45 P.M. - A man sitting in a 2005 Mercedes Benz was shot and carjacked on Bison Way. The victim's wounds appear to be not life threatening.

December 7th

1:50 A.M. - A woman was dragged to death by a Nissan Frontier pickup at the corner of East 18th and Cavallo. The man allegedly driving the Frontier has been arrested and is being questioned by APD.

Intuitive Healing Center of Antioch

AntiWood is now on board with another local business. The Intuitive Healing Center on G Street is a place specalizing in healing techniques. They offer a variety of services from full body massages to cold laser therapy. To get better deals on their services you can either join for 3, 6, or 12 months. If they offer any special deals we will be sure to run them in the future.

It is great to see another business express interest in AntiWood. If you would like to support this business or learn more you can find their website @ http://www.intuitivehealingcenter.net/Home_Page.html

Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday: 9:30 A.M.-8:00 P.M.
Saturday: 10:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M.

213 G Street (Antioch)

Dozier-Libby PTSA Fundraising

Next Saturday the Dozier-Libbey PTSA is hosting a holiday event to raise money. If you are interested in supporting this cause here is the information submitted to me by the fundraising chair:

Holiday Bazaar at the Barn
Dec. 11th 10a - 2p at Dozier-Libbey Medical High School
4900 Sand Creek Rd. Antioch (Next to Kaiser Hospital)
(925)754-6978 for more info

Come get your Christmas shopping done at our Holiday Bazaar and support
Dozier-Libbey PTSA.
Vendors include: Scentsy Wickless Candles-Trecena McKinney consultant,
Tupperware- Cindy Gilchrist consultant, Wall Dreams, 90% Angles, Rigel Creative
Images, Lamb Pottery, Joy's Handcrafted Jewelry, and many more!

Little Caesars Opening (Antioch)

On December 7th Little Caesars is opening a new store in the Willamson Ranch Plaza on Lone Tree Way. If you're looking for a great deal on a pizza they offer the $5 "Hot N Ready" deal. We would like to wish them luck in this venture.

Lighted Boat Parade

The Bridge Marina Lighted Boat Parade will be taking place on December 4th at 6 P.M. There will be 20 different boats entering the parade. To get a good look you could go to the Antioch Pier or 2nd Street.

The street parade has been cancelled due to the economic downturn according to Art4Antioch.org.

For more information on the Holiday De Lites event you can visit here: http://art4antioch.org/holiday-delites-boat-parade.asp/

Antioch City Council - Election Results Official

The results from the recent elections have been certified by the Contra Costa County Elections Division. The two new members of the Antioch City Council are Lt. Wade Harper and Gary Agopian. Wade Harper ran a solid campaign and received 24% of the vote. Gary Agopian edged out Arne Simonsen by a slim margin of 157 votes. These new City Council members will be tested right away as the City Council will be looking for pragmatic solutions to solve the current budget problem.

Election Results: http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CA/Contra_Costa/21781/40818/en/summary.html

Gary Agopian

Lt. Wade Harper

Rocco - The Lost Yorkie

The owner of this dog is offering a $1,000 reward for finding her best friend. If you live in the Hillcrest/Wildhorse area be on the look out for this dog. He answers to the name of Rocco.

Christmas Trees

It's the first day of December and everyone is looking to buy the right Christmas Tree. The question people ask is where can I buy quality Christmas Trees in Antioch or Brentwood. So far I have spotted out two places selling them. If anyone knows of any other Christmas Tree Farms feel free to comment.

Antioch:

Willamson Ranch Plaza - By Uno's
Antioch/Pittsburg Border - Before Los Medanos College.

Brentwood:

Streets of Brentwood - By ice skating rink