Antioch council tackles homelessness, votes itself a raise

The Antioch City Council has directed city staff to look into creating a position for an “unhoused resident coordinator” to address the needs associated with the housing crisis and homeless encampments.

The move came after a six-month fact-finding mission undertaken by the council’s ad-hoc committee on homeless encampments that involved multiple workshops, community meetings and briefings from subject-matter experts in an attempt to identify problems and solutions.