A Brighter Future for Antioch

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• Air Force Combat Veteran /  Military Chief of Distribution. 
• Current Antioch Board of Administrative Appeals Vice-Chair.
• Small business owner of two Antioch businesses.
• Bachelor of Science in Global Supply Chain and Master in Public Administration
• Husband, and father of 5 children who have attended Antioch schools.
• Founder of a non-profit, which focuses on economic development.
• Developed several FREE Antioch community events that Antwon self-funded.
• Current and past president of several Antioch community non-profit organizations.
• Writer of several NAACP proclamations accepted at national level, for East County NAACP.
• Dunlap Award Recipiant. 

• Community involvement is important to Antwon who believes it is the grassroots work that betters our community. 
• Friday Night Music on the Delta - Free community music events.
• Working to bring veteran healthcare and services to Antioch.
• Connect small businesses with federal contracts and funding.
• Revived the Antioch Sister City Programs, restoring a 60+ year partnership between Japan and Antioch.
• Supporting Friday Night Basketball by providing educational workshops to youth.
• Actively involved in community clean-up events.
• Work with City leadership to bring new ideas, organizations, and programs to Antioch.
• Facilitate restocking of neighborhood book boxes. 

• Restoring and supporting small businesses and city expansion and infrastructure development through the City utilizing County, and Federal funding.
• Create incentives to new business development in Antioch.
• Support business longevity plans; Stop penalizing businesses for their success.

• Create an inclusive community policing approach that unites our community.
• Host monthly community safety, neighborhood watch, and police department forums that are led by residents for residents. 
• Create a resident-led Community Safety Commission.
• Support our resident-led Police Oversight Commission.
• Focus on staffing the APD traffic division to address speeding, car theft, illegal racing, and sideshows.
• Collaborate with BART Police to address car theft, break-ins, property damage, and end-of-line homeless issues. 
• Continue to support alternatives to the community mental health crisis.
• Take action immediately and use financially sound, proven strategies to address homelessness in Antioch.

Antioch Programs

• First-time homeowners program: Continuing the support of Antioch's "First Time Home Owners Program".
• Affordable Housing: Ensuring access to housing for all.
• Renter / Landlord Protection Rights: Ensuring that all renters are treated fairly and ensuring that landlords feel supported and empowered to provide rental properties in Antioch.

Youth Development

• Bring back sports programs to Antioch, including basketball, baseball, football, and other league sports.
• Create enhanced educational opportunities.
• Look to bring a school of trades to Antioch that focuses on union jobs such as construction, heavy equipment, automotive, electrical, pipeline, and plumbing industries. 
• Incentives to Antioch-based companies that offer youth internships.
• Create youth forums as a safe platform for our youth to discuss needs, gaps, and potential opportunities to increase their quality of life.
• Involve the youth in the future shaping of Antioch into a city they love and feel safe to be a part of.
• Create youth clubs and that provide opportunities for the youth to give back and make a difference in Antioch.