Antioch City Council

On Monday, the Antioch City Council will host a special meeting/workshop to discuss its priorities which will begin at 1:00 pm at the Nick Rodriquez Community Center. According to the …

On Monday, the Antioch City Council will hold a special meeting as they move closer towards finalizing its budget, but first, they need to make more budget cuts. Seeking a …

With a new council majority, the Antioch City Council has been tasked with fiscal responsibility and closing a $54 million budget deficit. This prompted a series of budget session meetings …

On Tuesday, the Antioch City Council will discuss a temporary pause of the Antioch Police Oversight Commission. If a pause is approved, it comes less than a year after the …

On Tuesday, the Antioch City Council will discuss the removal of Commissioner Leslie May from the Antioch Police Oversight Commission. The recommendation comes after Commissioner Leslie May spoke during an …

On Tuesday, the City of Antioch announced that City Attorney Thomas Lloyd Smith has resigned effective January 17, 2025. In response, Derek Cole, of the law firm Cole Huber LLP, …

On Tuesday, the Antioch City Council voted 4-0 to approved its sideshow ordinance. Within the ordinance, it prohibits organizing, advertising, and being a spectator at a street racing, sideshows, and …

On Tuesday, the Antioch City Council agreed to direct staff to prepare an ordinance to increase city council pay. With the direction, the council pay will increase from $1,604 per …

On Tuesday, the Antioch City Council is being asked to provide direction to prepare an ordinance on increasing city council pay. The increase would be to $1,900 per month. The …

Antioch City Councilmemeber Mike Barbanica warned the community that if they keep attacking the Antioch Police Department that officers will not apply and others will leave. The comments came after …

On Tuesday, the Antioch City council held a work session prior to its city council meeting to discuss tools for addressing substandard properties. Although the presentation was focused on residential …

On Tuesday, Antioch Mayor Pro Tem Tamisha Torres-Walker requested the council bring back a discussion for paid parking and security at the Antioch Marina. Torres-Walker gave no other information within …

On Tuesday, the Antioch City Council will continue to talk traffic calming improvements as well as reduced speed limits among other things. Not on the agenda is a discussion about …

On Tuesday, the Antioch City Council will discuss phase one of The Ranch Project which consist of 440 residential lots and a mix-used component, a fire station, 6.6 acres of …

On Friday, the Antioch City Council voted 4-0 to appoint Kwame Reed as acting city manager. Reed was hired in July of 2018 as Antioch’s new Economic Development Director. Prior …

At a special meeting of the Antioch City Council, the council will take up two items that could adjust how agendas are set, while possibly moving to a rotating mayoral …

On Tuesday, Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe accused Councilwoman Lori Ogorchock of “white fragility” after the council requested the minutes accurately reflect an outburst by Thorpe. Councilwoman Monica Wilson flipped her …

On Tuesday, the Antioch City Council voted 3-2 to approve payment to a law firm, even though it was an invalid contract. The contract in question was buried in the …

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 …

On Tuesday, the Antioch City Council will discuss transferring the power to appoint, supervisor, and remove the chief of the police away from the city manager to the city council. …

On Tuesday, the Antioch City Council discussed the future of its Economic Development Commission and opted to create an ad-hoc committee to better define its role. This means the commission …

On Friday, the Antioch City Council unanimously voted to place city manager Con Johnson on administrative leave. City Attorney Thomas Smith also announced that Forrest Ebbs, Community Development Director, would …

On Tuesday, the Antioch City Council will hear an appeal regarding an applicant who wishes to bring a liquor store to a shopping center on Somersville Road. The Somersville Liquor …

For a year, Antioch residents Diane Gibson-Gray and Joy Motts have been battling over tree removal on 5th Street in the City of Antioch. Now, the Antioch City Council will …

On Tuesday, the Antioch City Council voted to do away with remote meeting participation for its council meetings. This applies to both city council members and members of the public. …