Editorial: Library Fiasco Foreshadowed by Antioch Council Actions
The temporary closure of the Antioch library has placed the City of Antioch in the national spotlight yet again for all the wrong reasons. I wonder if Antioch residents have…
The temporary closure of the Antioch library has placed the City of Antioch in the national spotlight yet again for all the wrong reasons. I wonder if Antioch residents have…
Last week, the City of Antioch received a report on its Unhoused Resident Services program which claimed an 82% success rate. The only problem is it didn’t include any data.…
Peace out 2023 and hello 2024 as I have created a list of 10 Things I Want to see Happen in 2024. Sure, I can wish for better driving habits…
The following open letter to Contra Costa District Attorney Diana Becton was submitted by Melanie Schwartz, mother of 2017 murder victim Alexandrea Sweitzer. Subject: DA Becton, Marsy’s Law, and Alexandrea…
2023 was a wild year for many reasons and I’ve created a list of 10 things Contra Costa County can’t unsee. Sadly, extreme rhetoric by both political parties and the…
Oakley city councilmember George Fuller should resign after accusing members of the Oakley City Council of money laundering and conspiracy of campaign funds. It is one thing to believe a…
Pleasant Hill Mayor Matt Rinn released the following statement today regarding the police activity on Cleopatra Drive over the weekend where a former police officer was taken into custody. The…
Brentwood City Councilmember Jovita Mendoza should issue a very public apology after rhetoric she used at the October 24 city council meeting. Her commentary came while discussing a 19.73-acre housing…
CALIFORNIA – This past week the Our Neighborhood Voices initiative received a title and summary from the office of Attorney General Rob Bonta that is false, misleading and likely to…
The following was submitted by former Antioch Mayor Wade Harper in response to comments made at Tuesdays city Council meeting. Allen Payton contacted me and asked if I had a…
In all their brilliance over the past two years running the City of Antioch into the ground with a series of questionable decisions and spending habits, the city council now…
In a rather bizarre and pointless letter to Attorney Michael Rains Friday, Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe rambled on about how he doesn’t get paid to serve as mayor. Thorpe claimed…
I am calling on Antioch Police Chief Steve Ford to begin telling the truth to Antioch residents about what is really going on within the City of Antioch. That starts…
The past month has been deadly on Vasco Road, with multiple car crashes, including several fatalities. Every life lost to traffic is a tragedy, and my heart goes out to…
I am deeply disappointed and quite frankly, downright angry upon learning of yet another potentially hazardous release by the Martinez Refining Company (MRC), the second incident to have occurred in less than…
Since July 4, the Downtown Brentwood Coalition has taken many hits on social media from armchair warriors regarding its drone show. This is highly uncalled for and utterly ridiculous. First…
The Brentwood City Council must reverse course and make a wrong a right by allowing a local Taqueria to properly compete with other local businesses with normal hours of alcohol…
In what should be considered yet another unintelligent demand by Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe, or perhaps we just call it “Thorpism” going forward, he is requesting support of the city…
As the former mayor of the City of Antioch Many people have asked me about all the problems in the city of Antioch, specifically the suspensions of police officers who…
Pleasant Hill, California – Kevin Shenkman of the law firm Shenkman and Hughes has issued a notice of an impending lawsuit against the City of Pleasant Hill if they do…
We’ve been watching our California dream degrade with increased crime, homelessness, and substance abuse. Many of these issues have been proliferated by policies from the State Public Safety Committees. The…
As the political grandstanding in the city of Antioch is surely going to continue, one thing that must not be overlooked is the past actions, or in this case inaction,…
At a time when transparency is needed most, the exact opposite is occurring as the Antioch City Council agenda for Tuesday is a grand total of just 3-pages long. One…
I believe the City of Antioch reached an all-time low yesterday from Antioch Police text messages being released to the immature behavior of Mayor Lamar Thorpe. Not only did Thorpe…
The errors in judgement continue to make waves in the City of Antioch as city manager Con Johnson was placed on administrative leave last week. This was bound to happen…