Antioch school board trustees to receive pay hike

ANTIOCH – After decades of a $400 monthly stipend, Antioch Unified School District Board of Trustees members voted Wednesday to give themselves a raise of $2,000 a month.

The move is in accordance with Assembly Bill 1390, which allows for increases between $600 and $4,500 per month, based on the average daily attendance in the prior school year. Previously, the rate was $60 to $1,500 per month.

Four of the five members of Antioch’s board of trustees voted to increase their pay, which will impact the district’s general fund $96...