Ellis Lake Park Debate: Improvements vs. Displacement
By Edi Birsan Some 11 years ago I marched with others from the greater Monument area to improve Detroit Avenue and then Meadow Homes Park…
Concord City Council
What Next?
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…
District 2 candidates square off in Virtual Debate
By Richard Eber In the communications challenged Covid-19 environment, candidates in local elections are finding it difficult to reach voters. Deprived for the moment of…
Concord’s Contentious Rent Issues
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…
Evicted Tenants Seek Council Help
Concordian C CONCORD MAYOR, Edi Birsan The emotions and pain that come because of the sudden instability caused by receipt of a notice of termination of…
Concord Moves Forward to 1996
With Medical Cannabis Delivery Resolution By Edi Birsan, Concord Vice Mayor In 1996 the California voters declared that Cannabis can be used for medical purposes.…
Opinion: To Be or Not to Be a Sanctuary City?
By Richard Eber One of the reasons that I favor what transpires with local government in Concord compared with some other nearby communities, the…
What a Mess!
by Colleen Coll Something went wrong. How could the final selection process to determine the Master Developer for the Concord Naval Weapons Station (CNWS) Project…