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Brown Act violation in Antioch? DA investigated alleged secret meeting held at mayor’s home

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Brown Act violation in Antioch? DA investigated alleged secret meeting held at mayor’s home

ANTIOCH — The Contra Costa District Attorney penned a letter to Antioch leaders voicing “serious concerns” and warning of future criminal prosecution after learning three elected officials may have held a secret meeting at the mayor’s home to discuss electoral redistricting. But, ultimately, prosecutors determined a Brown Act violation couldn’t be proven beyond a reasonable … Read more

Antioch mayor says city should take action against owners of empty, blighted businesses

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Antioch mayor says city should take action against owners of empty, blighted businesses

Many in Antioch have had just about enough of the longtime, blighted, boarded-up storefronts that have become magnets for trash dumping, drug use and other illicit activities. Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe for one is proposing the city do what it can legally to clean up these eyesores where city code enforcement and fines have not … Read more