Time: 4:00pm-8:00pm Location: Nick Rodriguez Community Center at 213 F Street in Rivertown
Join the City of Antioch Recreation Department for the third annual Día de Los Muertos Celebration happening Saturday, November 2nd at the Nick Rodriguez Community Center. Take part in displaying your own personal altar while enjoying live dance and musical performances, youth crafts, food options from local markets & businesses, face painting, a Catrina contest, and much more!
Photo: City of Antioch Recreation Department
Día de Los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is an annual Central American holiday from November 1st through November 2nd that welcomes the celebration of the lives of deceased relatives. Traditionally, families come together to create offerings as a way to honor loved ones who have passed on and encourage them to visit from the land of the beyond to join in on the celebration.
Altars built by individual community members, local businesses and community organizations will be on display at the Nick Rodriguez Community Center will remain on open display Oct. 31st through November 2nd for public viewing.
Event map. Source: City of Antioch Recreation Department
Thank you to our sponsors Cielo Market, UC Davis Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Holy Cross Cemetery & Funeral Services, the Law Office of Leandro H. Duran and KPB Immigration Law Firm.
Details can be found at https://www.antiochca.gov/dia-de-los-muertos.
6:00 – 8:00 pm at 2401 Shady Willow Lane at Lone Tree Way in Brentwood (across from Target).
The Harvest Carnival is our annual family event designed to serve our community by providing a safe and fun space for families to spend Halloween. We will have candy, food trucks, candy, games, bounce houses… and more candy!
We will have delicious food, drinks and treats available for purchase from our amazing vendors: Straw Hat Pizza, Boondoggies and The Bubble Hive!
At admission to the Harvest Carnival, there is a suggested donation of one sealed bag of individually-wrapped candy per child, but we do not want this to keep you from coming!
Guidelines:
Costumes: • No costume masks for Middle School age and above. • Middle School age and above may not wear/hold props that can be easily mistaken for a weapon.
Acceptable Props (for Elementary age and below): • Props like plastic lightsabers, toy swords, etc., are allowed as long as they are a part of the costume theme.
Costume Guidelines: • Costumes must be family-friendly—not objectionable, offensive, or violent.
We are excited for the annual Holy Eve Community Carnival presented by Grace Arms of Antioch. There will be carnival rides, games, food, bouncy houses and of course, candy – all for FREE. Come out with your friends and family for a fun night and safe environment for all!
Ron Bernal. Source: Bernal for Mayor 2024 campaign
Offers a calm approach and years of experience to end the chaos, cronyism and corruption
By Allen D. Payton, Publisher
After four years of chaotic leadership under Antioch Mayor Lamar Hernández-Thorpe and his fellow councilmembers, current Mayor Pro Tem and District 4 Councilwoman Monica Wilson and District 1 Councilwoman Tamisha Torres-Walker, with their far left, progressive politics and policies, inability to hire and keep good city staff leadership, and growth in the size and cost of our city government it’s clearly time for a change.
More than enough has been written by other news organizations and me over the past several years that I don’t have to beat up on Hernández-Thorpe further about his personal behavior and antics to support my argument that his time on the council and as mayor needs to end. While I endorsed him for city council in 2016 to give him the opportunity to prove himself, and although I defended him in 2020 against a false attack mailer during his first run for mayor, I couldn’t endorse Lamar, then and I can’t, now and most of it is based on his foolish decisions, lack of leaders inside City Hall, lack of police, unwillingness to accept responsibility, as well as government and political-related activities, specifically his corruption, name calling, hypocrisy and arrogance.
Foolish Decisions
Unnecessary Rental Protection Overreach: The bottom line is Hernández-Thorpe didn’t have a majority of voters who supported him in 2020, yet he governed as if he had a mandate, pushing forward and supporting his and the two councilwomen’s agenda. They took issues only affecting some people such as renters at a few apartment complexes with irresponsible owners and property managers and instead of using Code Enforcement to require they follow existing state law, they approved unnecessary, citywide policies affecting all rental properties in Antioch. It will end up having the reverse effect with fewer investors owning single-family homes renting the and instead selling them to buyers who will make them owner-occupied.
Vote to Shutter the Natural Gas Pipeline: The mayor also took other unnecessary and irresponsible votes such as against the renewal of the franchise agreement for the low-pressure, natural gas pipeline based on false information that it could cause an explosion like the one that occurred in San Bruno in 2010, while following Wilson’s lead, who was following controversial Brentwood Councilwoman Jovita Mendoza’s lead, to please the out-of-town climate change activists. Yet, when shown the action actually worked against their desire to reduce carbon emissions, because some of the supply of gas to serve the Chevron refinery in Richmond now originates as far as 3,500 miles away in northern Canada instead of just 35 miles away in the Delta, Hernández-Thorpe wouldn’t bring the item back for a revote. Plus, it’s been costing the City hundreds of thousands of dollars in outside attorney’s fees to defend the lawsuit by the pipeline owner.
Ban on Tobacco Shop Sale or Transfer to Heirs: Then and although I don’t support any additional tobacco and liquor stores in town, it took Hernández-Thorpe a few years to reverse the ridiculous, unfair and seemingly unconstitutional vote to not allow the owners to either sell or pass on their shops to their heirs.
Amtrak Station Closure: On another matter, in September 2022 he foolishly chose to not inform his fellow councilmembers or the public about the impending vote in March 2023 to decommission the Antioch Amtrak Station, wanting to be the hero and save it. But he went to the meeting without the support of the community and failed. Then he repeatedly blamed former City Manager Ron Bernal for approving the decommissioning which was later proven false as a result of a Herald investigative report. Then it took the mayor 16 months to even have the council respond to the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority board’s vote asking them not to close the station. Finally, with the closure now delayed until late 2026 or early 2027, an informed public and multiple speakers at the SJJPA Board meeting in September, keeping the station open is a possibility. But the vote remains unchanged to decommission Antioch’s station as they wait on a plan from the City to reduce crime and homelessness, there which were the main reasons for the decommissioning.
Lack of City Staff Leadership
We finally have a city manager, who started just a month before next Tuesday’s election and given an expensive one-year $260,000 severance package on just a two-year contract, even though Hernández-Thorpe and the councilwomen hired her on a 3-2 vote. But before she arrived, we went through multiple permanent, interim and acting city managers during the mayor’s four-year tenure. Plus, the City doesn’t currently have an Assistant City Manager, and onlly has an Interim Police Chief, Acting Public Works Director and an Acting Community Development Director. That’s unacceptable and is indicative of the incumbent’s lack of leadership.
Lack of Police
Although Chief Brian Addington is doing a great job in recruiting and adding officers and leaders to the department, we’re currently still down 43 sworn officers from the 115 in the city budget which only gets us to 1.0 officers per 1,000 population which is low in an of itself. That’s because cops don’t want to work for a council with a mayor and councilwoman (Torres-Walker) who irresponsibly called for firing all those being investigated in the text scandal before the investigations had been completed, saying they were guilty before being proven innocent – which is anathema to our form of jurisprudence in America. Most of the officers merely received the texts and returned to work.
Worse, the incumbent blatantly lied, recently in one of his video posts on his Facebook page reels saying “dozens of officers” had violated residents’ rights. That video can no longer be seen.
Won’t Accept Responsibility
But Hernández-Thorpe won’t take any responsibility for either, blaming what’s happening nationally with regards to city leadership vacancies and the DA and FBI investigations – from which only 10 officers were fired – for the depleted police department staffing. In a KTVU interview earlier this month he literally blamed Bernal, who retired in December 2021 from his position as city manager, for all the current crime problems and lack of police.
Corruption
I’ll provide just four examples of the current mayor’s corruption. First, was the obvious, unfair gerrymandering of District 3 Councilwoman Lori Ogorchock by him and his two council allies literally drawing the line around her neighborhood live on the council meeting video, moving her into neighboring District 4, and forcing her to run against Wilson in 2022, which Ogorchock lost, and preventing her from running for re-election, this year. Worse, Hernández-Thorpe and the councilwomen violated state redistricting rules by unnecessarily dividing a Community of Interest, specifically the Mira Vista Hills neighborhood, south of James Donlon Blvd., between Districts 2 and 4.
Second, were the private meetings he had with the two councilwomen at his house – in violation of the state’s Brown Act open meeting law – where they planned the redistricting and were later investigated by both the Contra Costa DA’s Office and Civil Grand Jury. Due to a lack of evidence other than the verbal testimony from Hernández-Thorpe’s former friend who attended at least one of those meetings, the three council co-conspirators were not prosecuted.
Another example is the mayor misused his campaign funds during the recall for apparently personal purposes, because he had to “reimburse” – his words – the racist-named Stop the #KAREN Recall for Mayor Lamar Thorpe 2022 campaign committee with funds from his own pocket. It was the personal use of campaign funds that resulted in the resignations, prosecutions, convictions and fines of both the former Contra Costa District Attorney and County Clerk-Registrar of Voters.
Finally, just last week, Hernández-Thorpe had his council secretary post announcements on his social media accounts about his appearances at two political events for his campaign, misusing taxpayer funds. The mayor was asked about it but not surprisingly, he didn’t respond. He has since removed the announcements from his social media accounts. Both the Contra Costa Deputy DA for Public Corruption and the Fair Political Practices Commission state watchdog agency have been contacted and asked about it, as well as the City Attorney. Once responses from them have been received a separate article will be published.
Name Calling, Hypocrisy and Arrogance
Not only did he refer to his recall opponents with the racist epithet of being “Karens” which he also called Ogorchock and District 2 Councilman Mike Barbanica, according to former City Manager Cornelius “Con” Johnson, during the campaign Hernández-Thorpe has called Bernal, his main opponent in the race, “chicken” for not attending two candidate forums. One of them was clearly biased with a local activist and supporter of the mayor serving as the moderator. Yet, the mayor is the one who is chicken as he limits who can comment below posts on his official Facebook page, has blocked my phone number on his cell phone for years preventing me from texting him for a quick question and comment, forcing me to leave a voice mail or catch him on his home line, at a meeting or community event or email his multiple accounts hoping he will see one; he won’t respond to most questions from me that are asked of him about things he says and does, showing utter arrogance in office; says he will have his council secretary invite me to his self-promoting press conferences – where he repeatedly airs Antioch’s dirty laundry, as Supervisor Federal Glover, at the Chamber of Commerce’s recent State of Business luncheon, referred to them and told him to stop doing. But then Hernández-Thorpe doesn’t invite me because he can’t handle being challenged and asked the tough questions by me and another local news reporter who know the details that the Bay Area TV media reporters don’t, as those stations have nine counties and 101 cities to cover.
However, recently and finally, Bay Area TV reporters have caught on and begun asking the mayor tough questions and challenging him, which is the role of the media.
So, Hernández-Thorpe has had eight years on the council including four as mayor to do what he wanted to get done. We literally can’t afford another four. Like the name of that old TV series, I say, “Eight is Enough”.
Side Note: To be clear, I don’t hate or even dislike the mayor and frankly, when we see each other from time to time, we’re friendly toward each other and as I told him, I pray for him. Because I attended Ron’s campaign kick-off, which I rarely do for any candidate in campaigns I cover for my news websites, I offered Lamar to attend one of his events. He invited to be one of the roasters at his annual fundraiser earlier this year and I spent two hours preparing softball jokes. But unfortunately, Lamar didn’t return my calls the day before or the day of and never told me where or what time the event was being held. He later told me he didn’t hear my voicemail messages. What I don’t like are many of the decisions he has made and things he’s said and done while in office, and most importantly, the negative impacts it’s had on our community. Should Lamar lose, I wish him well in his future and frankly, think with two children who are still young, he should make them a higher priority in his life and be spending his extra time with them instead of trying to lead our city. He also needs time to mature, see things differently from outside of government and now in private business, and perhaps someday Lamar can return to elected office. As I’ve repeatedly told him, “Do better. Be better.”
UPDATE: A Positive Note
After thinking about it further, I do want to offer something positive about the mayor, and give credit where credit is due. I agree with his votes in favor of the new, more upscale home developments in the Sand Creek area and the City’s first transit-oriented development housing project, the condominiums near the corner of Hillcrest Avenue and Deer Valley Road, known as The Landing at Wildflower Station (near KFC), just about a mile away from the Hillcrest BART Station. More of that needs to be approved nearby.
Plus, while I would prefer the private sector handle things with the homeless, I have not opposed Hernández-Thorpe’s efforts to provide transitional housing using the Executive Inn motel on E. 18th Street. I have witnessed a difference in Waldie Plaza on W. Second Street across from City Hall, where my office is located, as there are periodically, only a few homeless residents who show up there, now, no longer living there in tents and taking care of their personal business in our doorway. The challenge will for the next council will be how to continue that once the federal funds run out, which will happen, soon.
Rakesh Christian
The third candidate in the race, Rakesh Christian, who is running for mayor for a second time, I have been getting to know over the past few years and find him to offer common sense views for what Antioch faces. I like his idea to bring a four-year medical college to Antioch. He has experience as a scientist and in business and offers a different life experience as an immigrant. I also respect the fact that he’s made himself available for all four candidate forums during the campaign and has shown he isn’t afraid to challenge both the mayor and Bernal on their records.
But the biggest challenge Christian has is, due to English being his second language, he’s very difficult to understand and that just won’t work in City leadership. I hope he works on his English skills and remains involved, perhaps with an appointment to a city commission or committee.
In a complete contrast to the incumbent, challenger and first-time candidate for public office, Bernal, offers a calm, mature, respectful, responsible alternative with decades of leadership experience inside City Hall to help guide Antioch in the top position on the city council.
A 25-year Antioch resident, having worked for the City of Antioch for most of that time, moving up from Public Works Director / City Engineer in his first year and my final year on the city council when I first met him, to Assistant City Manager, then Interim City Manager and finally City Manager, Bernal understands what it takes to get things done while working in collaboration with all fellow council members, as well as the city manager, department heads and staff. He has a more mellow personality, not prone to self-promotion and doesn’t care who gets the credit for accomplishments.
His campaign and his term as mayor if elected, will be focused on the major issues Antioch faces including crime, homelessness and our struggling economy. As Bernal said at his campaign kickoff in January why he’s running for Mayor of Antioch, “Because I want to make it a better place and want to improve it…I love this community. I love the people of Antioch…my neighbors, my neighborhood…everything this place has to offer.”
From my own experience in and covering government through my own and other newspapers and news websites for the past 19 of 24 years, I’ve witnessed there are two types of people involved: those with an empire building mentality who see all the wonderful things that government can do, and then go try to find ways to raise this tax or that tax to do it, or spend more than is received in revenue. Then there are those who recognize the limits of government, prioritize spending on those things that matter most to the residents and taxpayers, and how the private sector can usually do many things better and for less money.
Bernal will help lead Antioch away from the impending double-digit deficits projected for the next three fiscal years, due to the overspending by Hernández-Thorpe and his fellow council members.
Like the mayor, Bernal operates a consulting business and has since retiring at the end of 2021. But unlike Hernández-Thorpe, he didn’t start it while working for the City which has raised questions about who the current mayor’s clients are and if they have any business before the council creating potential conflicts of interest.
On a personal note, Bernal is married to Irma, and together they have children and grandchildren who live in the area, and he’s respected throughout our city, East County, the county and beyond. I truly believe Bernal will not do anything to embarrass us as a community, he’ll never yell at members of the public from the dais nor challenge anyone to go outside for a fight.
The former city manager says, “I am committed to developing a safer, more inclusive, and better tomorrow for our residents and businesses. Our city has immense potential, yet we find ourselves at a crossroads. I invite you to join me on this journey to transform Antioch into a place that values relationships, delivers real results, and operates in a spirit of collaboration and trust.”
I agree about the potential of Antioch. While the City’s slogan is Opportunity Lives Here, we need a mayor who understands how and will work to fulfill it.
Furthermore, that last word is the most important. I know I can trust Ron Bernal as both a man and as our next mayor, who gives me hope for Antioch’s future, again.
As his campaign theme states, “Change Starts Today!” together we can make that day next Tuesday, November 5th and it couldn’t happen any sooner. Please join me in supporting and voting for Ron Bernal for Mayor of Antioch for the next four years.
Join us this Halloween for some fun at Antioch Wesleyan Church. We will have a bounce house, popcorn, trunks full of candy and time for you to come and enjoy.
Antioch Wesleyan Church is located at 2800 Sunset Lane in Antioch. For more information about the church, visit www.antiochwesleyan.com or the church’s Facebook page or call (925) 778-8056.
Another stolen vehicle was stopped and the driver arrested on Railroad Avenue near A Street early Wednesday evening, Oct. 23, 2024. Photos by Allen D. Payton
93rd stolen vehicle stopped on Wednesday; motor vehicle thefts already more than last year with two-and-a-half months remaining, continue to increase year after year
By Allen D. Payton
According to a Facebook post on the Antioch Police Department page, “Your Antioch Patrol Officers and CSO’s have been busy in October! In the first 19 days of this month, they have located 92 stolen cars and returned them to their owners! They made multiple ARRESTS of car thieves and are not slowing down!
We hear you, and we are working 24/7 to slow the uptick in car thefts in our area. Together we can tackle any problem!”
Two of the arresting officers, one with the suspect in the stolen car stop on Wed., Oct. 23, 2024 was arrested and booked into jail in Martinez. Photos: Antioch PD
A 93rd stolen vehicle was stopped on Railroad Avenue near A Street and the driver was arrested on Wednesday, according to Captain Joe Vigil.
Source: Antioch PD
According to the APD Crime Statistics, so far this year, through September there have been 1,292 motor vehicle thefts in Antioch surpassing last year’s total. Plus, the 93 in October brings the total to 1,385.
That compares to 1,245 in 2023 when it increased by 91.5% over 2022 when 650 motor vehicle thefts occurred in Antioch and 552 in 2021.
By Chris Toler, Fire Captain, PIO, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Contra Costa Fire) is excited to announce the 2024 Contra Costa Fire Annual Open House. The media and community are welcome and encouraged to attend this family-friendly event to see Contra Costa Fire up close. Multiple live demonstrations are scheduled. The live demonstrations are designed to display many of the services provided by Contra Costa Fire. The public will also have access to fire engines, meet firefighters, learn how to be fire safe and have the opportunity to ask questions.
All attendees, please adhere to parking signage and instructions. Free parking for the event is being provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at 2930 Treat Blvd. The church is located directly across the street from the training grounds.
About Con Fire – Contra Costa Fire provides fire and emergency medical services to more than 770,000 residents in 12 cities (Antioch, Brentwood, Clayton, Concord, Lafayette, Martinez, Oakley, Pinole, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, San Pablo and Walnut Creek) and 10 unincorporated areas across our expanded 553 square-mile jurisdiction. The District comprises 34 fire stations, 40 companies and more than 500 employees. Through our unique ambulance Alliance, the District delivers EMS and ambulance transport services to much of Contra Costa County. Contra Costa Fire remains dedicated to preserving life, property, and the environment.
Dominique King and Louie Rocha are both running for the first time for the Antioch City Council in District 2.
Over $34K raised since last November, Rocha started his campaign in July
Most of King’s funds are from unions, most of Rocha’s are from within Antioch
By Allen D. Payton
In the fundraising battle for the Antioch City Council District 2 race on the November ballot, with one month remaining as of Tuesday, October 15, 2024, Dominique King has raised $34,574 compared to $22,912.13 for Louie Rocha. King started her campaign in Sept. 2023 and received her first reportable contribution last November while Rocha didn’t form his campaign committee until July and received his first reportable contribution on August 21st.
King’s Campaign Cash
King’s campaign cash contributions were $11,755 for the period plus, an additional $4,700 reported after Sept. 21st using a required Form 497, for a total of $16,455 raised this year. The total includes $777 in loans from herself. On the Schedule B – Part 1, Loans Received page of her Form 460 King lists herself as “Columnist, Clayton Pioneer Newspaper,” not as the owner of Lean In With The Kings, the business for which her three ballot designations apply as her primary profession and source of income, including the controversial term “Educator”, as previously reported. Add in the $5,342 that she raised last year, and it brings King’s total received to $34,574, placing her in first in the fundraising battle of all five council candidates, including the three in District 3. (See related article)
The Antioch Parks and Recreation Commission Chair’s largest contributions were $5,860 from the International Brotherhood of Boilermaker Iron Ship Builders Blacksmith Forgers and Helpers Local 549 which exceeded the state maximum contribution limits for council candidates in cities with no local campaign finance limits, and the state Fair Political Practices Commissions’ (FPPC’s) Rules by $360. As such, she will have to return that amount to be in compliance.
Like Addison Peterson in the District 3 race, King received $2,500 from Sander Straus of Lafayette, listed as retired, but according to InfluenceWatch.org, he is a “mathematician and financial investment consultant who is a major donor to Democratic Party candidates and…a major contributor to progressive-left immigration, social policy, and environmental organizations;” $1,500 from Operating Engineers 3 District 20 of Concord, $1,200 from Northern California Carpenters Regional Council Power in Sacramento, $1,000 each from Contra Costa United Working Families of Oakland and U.A. (Plumbers-Steamfitters-Refrigeration Union) Local 342 in Concord, and $500 each from Plumbing Industry Consumer Protection Fund in Martinez and Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund in New York, NY, which is the political arm of Moms Demand Action, of which King is a local member.
Of the $14,560 reportable contributions received by King’s campaign, only $100 was from within Antioch, $2,900 was from outside, $11,060 was from unions and $500 from a Political Action Committee (PAC). She also received a total of $1,418 in contributions of less than $100 each.
King spent $12,268.20 during the period for a total of 19,951.90 this year. With the $210.14 spent last year that brings her total to $20,162.04 spent on King’s campaign through Sept. 21st.
Her campaign’s largest expenditures include $3,325.00 to Eldridge Political Partners in San Jose for professional services, covering her Treasurer Jordan Eldridge and Assistant Treasurer Vincent Hernandez, $2,500 to Iconic Strategies Inc. of Hayward for consulting, $1,688 to Budget Watchdogs and Voter Newsletter of Torrance and $918 to CA Slates in Long Beach all for slate mailers, $900 to Political Data Inc. of Norwalk, $772.86 to AABCO Printing of Concord and $750 to Borja Plus of San Leandro for walk piece design.
King, Eldridge and Hernandez were all asked about the International Brotherhood of Boilermaker’s contributions exceeding the limits, if she will have to return the $360 or if there is an exception for unions that are not apparent in the FPPC’s rules. They were also asked, if the rules do apply to unions, were they aware the second contribution received on August 22nd exceeded the limits, did the campaign “return…the portion in excess within 72 hours of receipt” as required and if they weren’t aware, did they return the $360 “within 14 days of receipt” to be in compliance.
The return of funds is not accounted for on King’s Form 460 for the period, so, they were asked if the amount does exceed the limits, will they now return the excess amount and submit a Form 460 Amendment.
Following no response from the candidate and her treasurers, the questions were then sent to King’s campaign consultant Crystal Araujo who responded, “Our treasurer has received your message and is looking into it. However, given the time of the season we need your patience.” Less than 30 minutes later Eldridge responded, “The contribution has already been refunded. It will show as such on next report.”
King had an Ending Cash Balance of $9,514.86 for the period. But with the additional $4,700 received after Sept. 21st and the return of the $360 that left her campaign with $13,854.86 remaining to spend. See King’s Form 460 0701-092124, Form 497 100124 and Form 497 100924
Rocha’s Receipts
King’s opponent, former Antioch High School principal, Louie Rocha received $17,912.13 during the period including $1,868.13 in nonmonetary contributions. He also received $5,000 after Sept. 21st for a total of $22,912.13 received during the campaign.
His largest contributions included the aforementioned $5,000 from Jessica Fernandez of Antioch, a Registered Nurse with Sutter Hospital, $3,000 from his mother Antioch School Board Trustee Mary Rocha’s campaign committee, $2,500 from Republic Services – Awin Management, Inc. of Phoenix, AZ, Antioch’s garbage company; $2,000 from former Antioch High track and field coach Michael Hurd of Antioch, listed as retired, in-kind contributions of $1,200 from My Legacy Matters, Inc. of Vallejo for postcards and $532.95 from Netbrands Media Corporation Houston, TX for yard signs; $500 from former Antioch High Athletic Director Steve Sanchez of Oakley, listed as retired and Earlene Lanter of Antioch, listed as self-employed with Jim Lanter, State Farm Insurance in Antioch. Rocha received $250 from City Councilwoman Lori Ogorchock’s 2022 re-election campaign committee and $150 from the councilwoman, as well as $250 from Don Freitas, both listed as retired.
Of the $17,647 raised in reportable contributions of $100 or more, he received $12,048 from within Antioch and $5,599 from outside the city. He received $897 total in contributions of less than $100 each.
The first-time candidate’s campaign spent $16,813.86 during the filing period and his largest expenditures were for $4,800 to Mesa Outdoor Billboard for Hwy 4 sign advertising, $3,712.52 to JB Services in Martinez for literature, $2,439.13 to My Legacy Matters, Inc. of Vallejo for signs and literature and $1,300 to Election Digest and Senior Advocate in Torrance, CA for slate mailers,
Rocha’s campaign had an Ending Cash Balance of $1,098.27 for the period plus, the $5,000 received on Oct. 15th leaving him with $6,097.27 remaining to spend. See Rocha’s Form 460 0701-092124 and Form 497 101524
Next Reports Due Oct. 24th
According to the California Secretary of State, the next reporting period ends on Oct. 19th and the candidates’ campaign committees must submit another Form 460 by Oct. 24th. All the campaign finance reports for mayor and city council candidates can be found on the City of Antioch Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure.
