 "Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA)")
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Council critical of Section 8 officials: ANTIOCH: City leaders say the program is not moving quickly enough to root out problem tenants.
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Byline: Ryan Huff
Sep. 27--Antioch City Council members grilled the county department that runs the Section 8 housing program at a public hearing Tuesday, saying it is not moving quick enough to root out problem tenants who diminish the area's quality of life. "Clearly, the community is in crisis," Antioch Mayor Donald Freitas told Contra Costa supervisors. "Citizens believe parts of Section 8 housing are a cause for an increase in crime and blight. One thing I hope we get from you is more enforcement. If the city of Antioch has 10 percent of the county population, but ...
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