Rowena Coetsee, East Bay Times

Rowena Coetsee

East Bay Times

Antioch, CA, United States

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  • East Bay Times
  • San Jose Mercury News
  • Santa Cruz Sentinel
  • Oakland Tribune

Past articles by Rowena:

Contra Costa’s new farm animal, bee rules apply to most areas

East County’s Bethel Island, Byron, Diablo, Discovery Bay and Knightsen exempt from new policies due to concerns over problems arising → Read More

Antioch’s Delta Kayak Adventures business thriving

Delta Kayak Adventures leads individuals and groups on customized tours to Winter and Browns islands as well as on all-day outings to Big Break Regional Shoreline. → Read More

Antioch: Residents, environmentalists work to give voters say on more houses

New initiative would let voters decide whether to allow more residential construction in the Sand Creek Focus Area, 2,712 acres of rolling hills and flat expanses on Antioch’s southern border. → Read More

A lunchmeat for the ages reigns supreme at quirky Isleton festival

Isleton will hold its 20th annual SPAM festival Feb. 18, where visitors can enter their favorite recipe for the lunchmeat in a cooking competition. → Read More

Word lovers to share stories, poems in Antioch at open mic

Delta Wordweavers will hold its next open mic Feb. 4 at Antioch’s library. → Read More

Former Brentwood cop, supermarket to be honored at chamber gala

Brentwood Chamber of Commerce this week announced 2018’s Citizen and Business of the Year. → Read More

Demand for reserved parking spaces at Antioch’s eBART station crashes website – The Mercury News

ANTIOCH — A website for reserving parking spaces at Antioch’s soon-to-open eBART station crashed Tuesday under the deluge of commuters trying to apply for a permit. Select-A-Spot, an on… → Read More

Demand for reserved parking spaces at Antioch’s eBART station crashes website

ANTIOCH — A website for reserving parking spaces at Antioch’s soon-to-open eBART station crashed Tuesday under the deluge of commuters trying to apply for a permit. Select-A-Spot, an on… → Read More

Suds ‘n’ Savasana: Brentwood yoga students sip beer while stretching

The trend of pairing yoga with beer has come to Brentwood, where a monthly class leads students through the poses as they sip — and carefully hold — a pint. → Read More

Suds ‘n’ Savasana: East Bay yoga students sip beer while stretching – The Mercury News

The trend of pairing yoga with beer has come to Brentwood, where a monthly class leads students through the poses as they sip — and carefully hold — a pint. → Read More

Dryer fire displaces 49 residents of Antioch assisted living facility

A one-alarm fire at an Antioch assisted living facility displaced 49 residents Tuesday afternoon. → Read More

NAACP to hold march for justice in Antioch this month

East County residents will march for equality Jan. 27 in a walk from Antioch to Pittsburg. → Read More

Public health officials investigating death of elementary student in Dublin

Alameda County public health officials are investigating the death of a Kolb Elementary School student in Dublin. → Read More

Man parked at Nation’s Hamburgers fatally shot by Pittsburg police – The Mercury News

Police shot the man in the parking lot of a hamburger restaurant where a caller had reported what appeared to be a drug deal in progress. → Read More

Man parked at Nation’s Hamburgers fatally shot by Pittsburg police

Police shot the man in the parking lot of a hamburger restaurant where a caller had reported what appeared to be a drug deal in progress. → Read More

Two men wounded in East Oakland shootings

Up to $5,000 in reward money is available to anyone with information leading to the arrest of the suspects. → Read More

Planetarium show at Antioch’s Deer Valley High to feature films, lunar rocks

Antioch’s Deer Valley High School will open its planetarium to the public Tuesday when it will hold a free show at 7 p.m. → Read More

Contra Costa County veterans groups spotlighted in TV broadcast

MARTINEZ — How organizations that serve different groups of veterans are working together is the topic of a local television show Monday. Contra Costa Television will air the latest episode o… → Read More

Antioch blues concert to drum up $10K in music education grants

Antioch’s Delta Blues Festival will hold its only concert this year on March 3 at El Campanil Theatre. The event will raise $10,000 in grants for music education. → Read More

Councilmembers to discuss goals at Antioch public forum

Antioch City Council members will set their priorities for the next few years at a community meeting Jan. 20. → Read More