We do not have a homeless problem. We have many problems with people who are homeless and there are many aspects that bear on those problems.Recently at the Skate Park…

With 521 total responses in the last “Pulse of Concord” survey, there exists a noble outlook in addressing City concerns that is held in check by the harsh realities of…

The Concord City Council will be doing interviews of three developers that want to make the plans that the people and the city made for the Concord Naval Weapons Station…

I do not personally know any Clayton residents that are high-density housing advocates. Nobody desires to convert downtown into wall-to-wall apartments like some areas of Concord and Walnut Creek.Sacramento continues…

Letter to the City of Concord — I am a long time Concord resident. Recently (Jan 2020), I started my visitation to many homeless on a daily basis. Now going…

By Edi Birsan, Concord City Councilmember Edibirsan@gmail.com With local elections determined, we need to look at what is next. Concord saw the two incumbents as well as all in Pleasant…

By Tobias M. Lester The City of Concord illegally used public funds to campaign for its Measure V permanent sales tax increase in the November election. The City sent three…

By Edi Birsan – The County has authorized the cities to establish penalties for not wearing health masks. I have already received some requests to do so. However, there are…

There is a lot of talk around the slogan of ‘Defund the Police’ and recently in the City Council of Concord we have gotten a rash of about three or…

By Judith Herman In recent informal polling, Concord residents overwhelmingly opposed a proposal to build an 18,000- seat stadium in downtown Concord. Between July 18 and August 22, members of…

By Edi Birsan For over three and half years the Concord City Council has refused to take any action on rent issues. Not only have they refused to vote on…

The CONCORDian By Edi Birsan We cannot change what we had for breakfast, let alone history. The focus should always be going forward with some reminders of what the past…