Concord City Council – DIABLO GAZETTE

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 Council Member Obringer Facebook)

Unfun and Games in Reapportionment & Redistricting

May 10, 2021

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…

Ellis Lake Park Debate: Improvements vs. Displacement

February 10, 2021

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…

What Next?

November 9, 2020

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

September 2, 2020

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

June 30, 2019

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

October 11, 2018

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

July 3, 2017

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?

April 13, 2017

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!

May 10, 2016

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…