December 31, 2007

Some Good News About Antioch

Along with Pittsburg, Antioch is the east Contra Costa County city that has gotten bad press lately for a high number of foreclosures. But just as with Pittsburg, that’s not the whole story. Many see Antioch as a growing city. For example, last year Antioch’s businesses generated $10.1 million in sales tax revenue, up from $5.3 million six years earlier, the Contra Costa Times reported.

And with the town’s Costco expanding and JC Penney coming back to town after a long absence, city officials are looking for a retail boom, the same article said. (It’s good to look on the bright side just to balance all the sad news about foreclosures; however, just to add a note of realism, check out the readers’ comments following the article. Hmm.) (Photo of Antioch Marina courtesy of City of Antioch Web site.)