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Share this:]]> Fri, 31 Mar 2023 14:57:58 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHQ2IX8wViDAmV1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHQ2IX8wViDAmcb1naedg1wr Claims Police Chief Ford hired outside investigator “…the initiation of the investigation and the subjects of the investigation are not matters for public disclosure under existing law”…“the mayor single-handedly violated the officers’ right to confidentiality by saying anything at all”…“created far more ‘rumors’ about this investigation, and adverse impacts on the police department and community, […]]]> Fri, 31 Mar 2023 14:30:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHQ2IX8wViDAmcb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHTzgEaDNsPK4ilmFkX7M1Jw Share this:]]> Thu, 30 Mar 2023 23:05:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHTzgEaDNsPK4ilmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHTzgEaDNsPK4uT5HJgy6HUf By CHP – Contra Costa This morning, Thursday, March 30, 2023, at about 3:32am, Contra Costa CHP was advised of a vehicle vs. pedestrian crash on Hwy 4 eastbound on the Lone Tree Way on-ramp in Brentwood. At the time of the crash, a pedestrian was within the roadway of the on-ramp. A Toyota Camry […]]]> Thu, 30 Mar 2023 23:02:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHTzgEaDNsPK4uT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHTzgEaDNsPK4iejEQ2Mq9rY “We will not fall victim to the rhetoric of outside influences who aim to ridicule and discredit the hardworking members of the APOA.” By Allen D. Payton The Antioch Police Officers Association (APOA) issued a statement following reports that officers are on paid leave and under investigation for alleged offensive texts and Mayor Lamar Thorpe’s […]]]> Thu, 30 Mar 2023 22:27:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHTzgEaDNsPK4iejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHQ_-bzGhKp4j5s0ohxaO6Yr Commits to more transparency, Public Safety Network with DOJ, has formed Community Engagement Unit, will host open house, signed 30×30 Pledge to achieve 30% women police recruits by 2030 By Allen D. Payton Following reports of more Antioch Police officers under investigation and on paid leave for alleged offensive texts, and this morning’s press conference […]]]> Thu, 30 Mar 2023 20:14:47 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHQ_-bzGhKp4j5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHTp9MxrLGslFnn9ye8UNv30 Share this:]]> Thu, 30 Mar 2023 14:59:50 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHTp9MxrLGslFnn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHTboQD7Kvj6iilmFkX7M1Jw Mayor Thorpe to hold news conference Thursday morning; two other council members unaware of matter By Allen D. Payton According to an East Bay Times report, eight more Antioch Police officers have been placed on leave and are under investigation for sending each other racist and homophobic texts in violation of department policies. Antioch Mayor […]]]> Thu, 30 Mar 2023 11:35:14 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHTboQD7Kvj6iilmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHReLOzZDcE9C8b1naedg1wr Our Neighborhood Voices, a growing statewide coalition of communities, claims the bill is a permanent extension of SB 35, gives developers unlimited ability to develop nearly anything, anywhere in California California lawmakers recently introduced legislation that would permanently strip local communities of nearly all important land use decisions. While the legislation – SB 423 – […]]]> Thu, 30 Mar 2023 10:54:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHReLOzZDcE9C8b1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHReLOzZDcE9CyejEQ2Mq9rY Following hours-long stand-off outside home male suspect still wanted; his father says female suspect pregnant with male suspect’s child By Allen D. Payton Shortly after 2:00 pm Wednesday, March 29, 2023, the Pittsburg Police Department’s Special Response Unit served a search warrant at a residence in the 2000 block of D Street in the city […]]]> Thu, 30 Mar 2023 10:27:33 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHReLOzZDcE9CyejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHTRV-vgqwtroeT5HJgy6HUf Arrested for sex crimes against minors in Contra Costa, first at Deer valley High By Ted Asregadoo, PIO, Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office As the seven-count felony case against Christopher George Miller continues in Superior Court in Martinez, the investigative team who arrested him in a sting operation for arranging to engage in sex acts with […]]]> Thu, 30 Mar 2023 10:00:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHTRV-vgqwtroeT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHSvcoaFUJhvhZs0ohxaO6Yr El Condado de Contra Costa Examina a la Comunidad para Planificación de las Artes y la Cultura By Kristi Jourdan, Office of Communications & Media What is the future of Contra Costa County’s arts and cultural landscape? As part of the County’s efforts to develop an Arts & Culture Strategic Plan, a survey will be […]]]> Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:25:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHSvcoaFUJhvhZs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHQ3Qv5VFmphmOzdsCmHakzH Share this:]]> Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:06:33 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHQ3Qv5VFmphmOzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHQH0ovvCUxv2uT5HJgy6HUf In spite of traffic concerns from neighbors Barbanica, Ogorchock want to wait for funding source, first “I also know I’ve been here long enough it’s not going to cost $12 million…” – Mayor Thorpe By Allen D. Payton Julianne Davis said she lives on W. 10th Street in the 200 block. My window looks right […]]]> Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:22:44 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHQH0ovvCUxv2uT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHR3QGPJHv_kZ5s0ohxaO6Yr Ogorchock switches position, joins Barbanica, Torres-Walker Thorpe, Wilson continue support of ban By Allen D. Payton At the beginning of the regular Antioch City Council meeting Tuesday night, March 28, 2023, Mayor Lamar Thorpe spoke about a personal matter, saying his father has cancer and began hospice, today and that he might be missing meetings […]]]> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 23:29:46 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHR3QGPJHv_kZ5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHTJo8xp_68V4uT5HJgy6HUf By Joe Guzzardi, Project for Immigration Reform Within less than 72-hours, President Joe Biden bailed out the Silicon Valley Bank and the equally insolvent Signature Bank. The banks’ abrupt failures caused a withdrawal rush on other banks across the nation that Social Science Research Network analysts fear could force nearly 200 depositories to shut their […]]]> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 19:39:01 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHTJo8xp_68V4uT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHS2gTvCazRbOsb1naedg1wr First incident was with female student last June; one more charge for attempt to sell marijuana to a minor By Allen D. Payton A man who worked at Deer Valley High School as a substitute safety monitor for seven days last year was arrested on March 20, 2023, by Antioch Police for lewd acts with […]]]> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 19:18:31 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHS2gTvCazRbOsb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHQcxzJvbEKZPSejEQ2Mq9rY 15,300 s.f. facility to include mini-plaza, event space, conference and class rooms for residents to use, replace Rivertown Resource Center Will also consider disbanding Economic Development Commission; to hold 5 p.m. budget workshop By Allen D. Payton During tonight’s regular council meeting, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, the Antioch City Council will consider approving and spending […]]]> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:19:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHQcxzJvbEKZPSejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHRQLKA51jwJe5s0ohxaO6Yr After April 3 state order expires Staff in local skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) will be required to continue wearing masks under a new Contra Costa County health order. The order, which requires masks to be well-fitted and cover the nose and mouth, will also apply to paramedics, emergency medical technicians, contractors and vendors when they […]]]> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:16:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHRQLKA51jwJe5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHTtEdELVsr1EF1cWWor9YPv The Physicians’ and Dentists’ Organization of Contra Costa (PDOCC), a labor union representing more than 240 doctors in Contra Costa County’s public health system, announced a contract agreement with county management.  The agreement was supported by 90 percent of voting PDOCC members and approved by the County Board Supervisors on Tuesday, May 21. It avoids […]]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 22:12:34 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vv1d-ED-oHTtEdELVsr1EF1cWWor9YPv