Lamar Thorpe

Retired city manager pans to run for Antioch mayoral seat

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Retired city manager pans to run for Antioch mayoral seat

Though the filing deadline is still months away, former Antioch City Manager Rowland “Ron” Bernal has confirmed that he wants to be the city’s next mayor. Bernal, who said he has been thinking about it for awhile, did not announce his candidacy but rather sent out invitations to his private kickoff event, which will be … 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