NEW: Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe is responding after a judge released the names of police officers accused of using racist language.
The news comes afterGet a weekly recap of the latest San Francisco Bay Area housing news."There are no words to express my profound disappointment, given that one of the officers serves as president of the Antioch police union," he said."While Antioch has worked hard to become of the Bay Area's most racially diverse cities, this will undoubtedly leave an embarrassing stain in our community.
Thorpe added that he is extremely disappointed with the culture of racism in the department. He is now calling for an independent audit of the police department’s internal affairs process. The mayor also wants a complete independent audit of promotion and hiring practices and he is pushing for measures to crack down on racist and bias behaviors in officers.
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