The mayor noted a balanced budget, low unemployment rate, the opening up of new businesses and newly-formed international connections, as some of the city's recent accomplishments.
Pamela Price, a new district attorney in Northern California, is the latest to reopen cases that had seemingly been shut, including one from more than 15 years ago.
Opinions were split between community members who praised the officers for their short response time and those who felt that more is needed to improve the department's transparency and accountability.
A few weeks ago, the Contra Costa County district attorney released the results of an investigation that found up to 40% of police officers in Antioch, a Bay Area enclave