Antioch’s city council is taking up an idea to make its downtown corridor safer by adding private security.
Supporters say it's critically necessary with the city's police department stretched thin due to an ongoing FBI investigation, but the mayor believes using private security is a better option regardless of how many police officers are available.
“I think that we need to give the presence of security for the customer base and the potential businesses that might be coming in,” said Monica Barajas. She is the owner of Monica's Riverview, the popular brunch spot that has only been around for a year and so far hasn't been hit by crime.Sign up for NBC Bay Area’s Housing Deconstructed newsletter.
But with several nearby parking lots becoming popular spots for sideshows, she's concerned about what happens next. “It’s a hard ask to start up all these new businesses in Antioch when there’s still the perception of it being unsafe,” said Barajas. Local
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