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Train-vehicle crash reviewed Antioch woman among those who died
Three people died, including an Antioch woman, and two others sustained major injuries when an Amtrak train hit a passenger vehicle at a private crossing on Orwood Road in Brentwood on June 26.
by Kyle Szymanski Staff Writer
BRENTWOOD Three people died and two others, including a child, were injured when an Amtrak train hit a passenger vehicle at a private crossing on Orwood Road in Brentwood last Sunday afternoon, an East Contra Costa Fire Protection District spokesperson said. An Amtrak official on the scene said the train, carrying 80 passengers, was northbound when it collided with the vehicle at the 3000 block of Orwood Road at about 1 p.m. Three people in the vehicle were pronounced dead on the
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scene, and two others in the vehicle, including a child, were transported to John Muir Medical Center with major injuries, said Fire Marshal Steve Aubert. No injuries were reported on the
train, according to an Amtrak official on the scene. The Contra Costa County Coroner identified the dead as Julia Mondragon, 41, of Dixon, Maria Nieves, 72, of Dixon,
and Mercedes Regalado, 51, of Antioch. As of June 28, there was no update on the injured. see Crash page 22
Fourth of July Parade – with a difference
by Melissa van Ruiten Staff Writer
BRENTWOOD The city’s annual Fourth of July parade returns this year with one big difference over last year’s event – no reservations are needed. Last year’s event required parade-goers to make a reservation and maintain social dis-
tancing, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Reservations are not required this year, but the city will be following all remaining state, county and local COVID guidelines, according to organizers. Also returning this year will be the ever-popular Children’s Parade, which precedes the main parade. Kids of all ages are invited to decorate bicycles, wagons and strollers, and no preregistration is required. “The children’s parade is fun, because it gives the children in the community an opportunity to be in a parade and a part of see Parade page 22
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County reaffirms access to reproductive health care by Jake Menez Staff Writer
REGIONAL Anyone trying to get in touch with Planned Parenthood in Antioch following the Supreme Court’s June 24 reversal of Roe vs. Wade may have found it difficult to do so. On June 27 — three days after the decision — an automated message on the phone advised that wait times would be over an hour long to speak to a representative with nearly 100 callers already queued up. Following the decision by the high court to overturn the 1973 Supreme Court ruling that granted a woman’s right to choose whether or not to have an abortion, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Contra Costa County Supervisor Diane Burgis released statements clarifying that access to reproductive care would remain unchanged locally. “Contra Costa Health (CCH) today reaffirms its commitment to reproductive health rights,” the June 24 statement from Burgis’ office said. “In Contra Costa County, everyone will continue to have the same access to reproductive health care as they did before this decision. Supportive, confidential services are and will remain widely available in the county.” The county’s response is in line with that from state officials, such as Newsom, who signed Assembly Bill 1666 on June 24 to see Health page 22
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