After a violent September in Antioch, Mayor Lamar Hernandez-Thorpe says he will seek to have the city council approve $500,000 in funds for long-term assistance from outside law enforcement agencies.
“I don’t play in that game of pro-police versus anti-police,” Mayor Hernandez-Thorpe said. “The measures that I’m proposing today are pro-public safety because our residents demand public safety. If it means hiring more police officers, we’ll hire more police officers.”…