Antioch Council to Vote on Removing Oversight Chair
The Antioch City Council will consider removing Porshe Taylor from the Antioch Police Oversight Commission over attendance violations.
Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Criminal Justice
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The Antioch City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday, November 11, on removing Porshe Taylor, chair of the Antioch Police Oversight Commission, under city attendance rules. Taylor is also resigning from the commission.
Why it matters
City rules bar more than three consecutive absences or missing 20% or more of regularly scheduled meetings in a rolling 12-month period, and a city staff report attributes the recommended removal to attendance records. The vote affects who leads the oversight body that reviews police matters for Antioch residents.
City attendance records show Taylor missed six consecutive commission meetings from August to November, exceeding the three-consecutive-absence limit. The council's final decision on removal is scheduled for Tuesday and has not yet been made.
The players
Porshe Taylor
Taylor is founder and executive director of Prison From-The-Inside-Out, Inc. and an original member of the Antioch Police Oversight Commission.
Antioch City Council
The Antioch City Council is the five-member body that appoints and can remove members of the Antioch Police Oversight Commission.
The details
The council reappointed Taylor to a three-year term by a 5-0 vote in February. Taylor, an original commissioner and founder of Prison From-The-Inside-Out, Inc., is the commission's chair, and Leslie May resigned from the commission in February ahead of a similar removal meeting.
Timeline
February: Council reappointed Taylor to a three-year term by a 5-0 vote.
August to November: Taylor missed six consecutive commission meetings.
February 2025: Leslie May resigned ahead of a council meeting on her removal.
Tuesday, November 11: Council scheduled to vote on Taylor's removal.
Legal Context
The removal enforces Antioch's commission attendance rules, which bar more than three consecutive absences or missing 20% or more of regularly scheduled meetings in any rolling 12-month period. It follows the February resignation of Leslie May, another commission member who left ahead of a removal meeting.
The vote determines who leads the body that oversees Antioch police, and residents who follow commission business will see whether the seat changes hands. Attendance rules governing all commission members are enforced through this removal process.
The takeaway
The removal turns on attendance rules that apply to every Antioch commission member, not on the commission's policing decisions. Watching the council's Tuesday vote will show whether those rules are enforced consistently.
What happens next
The Antioch City Council is scheduled to vote on Porshe Taylor's removal at its Tuesday, November 11 meeting.
Further reading
For more on local oversight, see Antioch Criminal Justice coverage.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Contra Costa News.
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