Help Keep our Parks Beautiful
Solano Neighborhood Clean Up! Council member Carlyn Obringer, Alex Diaz, Stephen McCaffree, Sara Wright Jose, Cindy Olmstead, Tony Aiello and Dee Smith helped to beautify the neighborhood! (photo from from…
Unfun and Games in Reapportionment & Redistricting
Per the Constitution, every 10 years there is a census and there must be a review of the districts that make up the House of Representatives. This is echoed in…
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 being able to conduct door…
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 they refused to vote on…
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. It established a system for…
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 State, and in Washington D.C.…
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 turn into such a mess?…