Antioch Reviews Land Use Map as City Park Hosts Nov. 14 Coat Giveaway

Land-use planning, seasonal community outreach, and utility maintenance detours are shaping civic schedules across Contra Costa County and the East Bay corridor, highlighted by Antioch's fourth General Plan Advisory Committee session, a November 14 winter coat giveaway at Antioch City Park, and an East Bay Municipal Utility District maintenance detour on AC Transit Line 45.

Antioch General Plan Advisory Committee Reviews Land Use Map and Sand Creek Corridor

According to the Antioch Herald, the City of Antioch scheduled the fourth meeting of its General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) for Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 200 H Street in downtown Rivertown. Building on foundational land-use reviews from September 1 and economic development discussions from October 6, the committee is evaluating Working Draft Version 3 of the Map of Vacant and Underutilized Parcels so the General Plan Update team can prepare two to three Land Use Map alternatives for public, Planning Commission, and City Council review. Written public comments are accepted until 12:00 p.m. on meeting day via P.O. Box 5007.

The meeting also comes amid renewed debate over the 640-acre Zeka Ranch property in southwestern Antioch. After Measure T in 2020 sought to reduce planned housing on the parcel from 300 homes (previously scaled down from 1,100 homes) to eight homes before being struck down in court, the Zeka Group voluntarily revised its plan to 338 homes on 196 acres—less than 200 acres total, or an average of one home for every two acres—while preserving more than 440 acres as open space inside the city and county Urban Limit Lines, where voters have approved housing six times. While Save Mount Diablo distributed fliers citing CAL FIRE hazard maps and traffic on recreational Empire Mine Road, reporting notes that neighboring Richland Communities' The Ranch project—approved for 1,177 homes east of Zeka Ranch—shares the same hazard zone and will provide road access via an extension of Dallas Ranch Road connecting to Sand Creek Road across Deer Valley Road. All planned developments west of Deer Valley Road remain within the 4,000 homes approved by the City Council in 2003, down from 9,500 homes originally planned around the former Roddy Ranch Golf Course.

Truth Bearer International and Antioch Police Host November 14 Coat Giveaway

In downtown Antioch, local volunteers and law enforcement are preparing for a weekend winter clothing drive. As reported by the Antioch Herald in an announcement by Katrece Holloway on October 31, 2026, at 3:11 p.m., Truth Bearer International (TBI) Bay Area church is partnering with One Warm Coat and the Antioch Police Department for a One Warm Coat Giveaway on Saturday, November 14, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Antioch City Park at the corner of W. 10th and A Streets. Officers and church volunteers will distribute free winter coats and hot dogs collected by community members and local businesses.

East Bay MUD Maintenance Prompts AC Transit Line 45 Detour

Meanwhile, utility work by the East Bay Municipal Utility District (East Bay MUD) required an AC Transit detour on Line 45 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on November 3, 2026. According to AC Transit — News, for Line 45 service toward Eastmont Transit Center, the stop at Hillmont Drive at Overdale Avenue (Stop ID 56915) was closed, with riders directed to alternative stops on Seminary Avenue at Oakdale Avenue (Stop ID 51480) and Hillmont Drive at Archmont Place (Stop ID 56909). For Line 45 service toward Foothill Square, the stop at Hillmont Drive at Seminary Avenue (Stop ID 55623) was closed, with alternative boarding provided at Hillmont Drive at Overdale Avenue (Stop ID 53870) and Seminary Avenue at Outlook Avenue (Stop ID 54226).