Antioch, CA Community and Events
Mayor Sean Wright announced that the City Council has hired Thomas Smith, currently an Attorney with Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson. All Contract terms have been agreed upon and the City is set to approve a contract on February 5, 2019. While working as an Attorney for Meyer Nave, Smith has been assigned to the City of San Leandro as Assistant City Attorney and has provided legal counsel to the City of El Cerrito, City of Larkspur, and Central Read More …
Message from the City Manager: I am excited to announce the launch of our redesigned website and new domain name at www.antiochca.gov. The site has a fresh, contemporary look and will be easier for residents to navigate through with an improved search engine to help users easily find the information they need. Website improvements also include clarifying content and adding consistent navigation at each page header. In addition, the new format is compatible with smartphones and tablets by automatically reformatting Read More …
Along with several other Antioch families who hosted delegates (5 teenagers and 9 adults) from our Sister City, Chichibu Japan, City Manager Ron Bernal, and his wife was honored to host Mayor Kuki for the week. Established in 1967, this year we celebrated 50 years of friendship (as we did last year with the Antioch delegation who visited Chichibu) with a tree planting ceremony and bar-b-que attended by Council Members Ogorchock and Tiscareno at Chichibu Park. A Welcome Dinner at Read More …
This past week, 7 of our Police Explorers attended a 4-day, live-in academy in the City of Vallejo. There were 45 Explorers from different police agencies in Solano County and Antioch in attendance. The Antioch Police Department was the only agency outside of Solano County invited to attend. This academy gave the Explorers in-depth exposure into what the actual police academy and training is like. They were up early every day completing physical fitness exercises and drill. Afterward, they attended Read More …
ANTIOCH ONE OF ONLY THREE CALIFORNIA CITIES/WATER AGENCIES AWARDED HIGHLY COMPETITIVE, $10,000,000 STATE WATER QUALITY GRANT The City of Antioch has announced its award as only one of three California cities/water agencies to receive ten million dollars in grant funding to establish a ground-breaking, first-of-its-kind local desalination water treatment facility, allowing the City to generate its own clean, safe, quality water. Many prominent cities and water agencies including Santa Barbara and Carlsbad competed for the highly-sought after grants to fund Read More …
There are always exciting career opportunities with the City of Antioch. The City’s open recruitments can be found on the Human Resources page of the City website https://agency.governmentjobs.com/antioch/default.cfm. Click apply to apply for the available positions. Currently open recruitments include: Police Officer Lateral (continuous) Police Academy Graduate/Student (continuous) Police Trainee (continuous) Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (part-time) Registered Veterinary Technician Human Resource Analyst Economic Development Director Public Works Director/City Engineer The City Clerk’s Office is accepting applications for the following boards, Read More …
We want to hear from you. Join the Conversation. Take the Survey. Community Feedback: ONLINE SURVEY (English) – Survey Closed Community Feedback: ONLINE SURVEY (Spanish) – Survey Closed The City of Antioch wants to do a better job protecting, maintaining and enhancing our quality of life. With the community’s help, we can reach our potential as a safe, clean, beautiful place to live. As we look towards our 2018 City Council goal-setting and budget planning, the City would like to engage Read More …
This week Antioch residents should receive the City of Antioch’s 2016-2017 Measure C Annual Status Report in the mail. In this report you will find messages from City Manager Ron Bernal and Police Chief Tammany Brooks, as well as narratives describing how your Measure C dollars are being allocated. Click here to open a pdf : City of Antioch’s 2016-2017 Measure C Annual Status Report file MESSAGE FROM CITY MANAGER RON BERNAL An Independent Measure C Citizens’ Oversight Committee Read More …
On Tuesday night, accompanied by Captain Diane Aguinaga, I attended three of over 20 block parties that were held all over Antioch for National Night Out. The overall consensus from the folks we visited was that they love their neighborhoods, neighbors and living in Antioch. It was encouraging to see so many people enjoying each others’ company, cooking up and serving delicious food and showing amazing hospitality to the Mayor, Council Members, Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS), fire fighters, police Read More …