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In last year s election, Thorpe ousted incumbent Mayor Sean Wright, and Mayor Pro Tem Joy Motts lost to Tamisha Torres-Walker. The vote count delivered an African-American majority on the City Council and a definite progressive swing to local politics.
In launching the discussion on the proposals, Thorpe emphasized the importance of bringing more transparency to police practices. Torres-Walker noted, Change is never easy … but the world is watching. What we are doing today is just the floor not the ceiling.
The council spent hours of the meeting airing public comments from hundreds of residents, minority activists and law enforcement supporters.
Antioch City Council passes police reform package
By Chris Campos article
ANTIOCH, Calif. - Police body cameras are part of a reform package endorsed by the Antioch City Council following a marathon 7.5-hour meeting Friday night.
Following a delayed public revelation of the in-custody death of Angelo Quinto in December and another in-custody death Wednesday, Mayor Lamar Thorpe announced a police reform program that he brought before the council in a special meeting. It s been a pretty turbulent week in the city of Antioch, Thorpe noted at the open of the meeting.
The mayor offered seven reform proposals to the council including: Mental health crisis response, officer training, demilitarization of police, bodycams and dashcams, independent review of complaints, hiring and screening and public notification for major incidents.