The Role of the Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES)
Your senior advocate here. Yes, I’ve become a senior myself and as I assist clients and family going through their next phases of life as a senior, it gives me…
Celebrating Our Large Diverse School Community
by Bill Morones, Executive Director, Clayton Valley Charter High School At Clayton Valley Charter High School (CVCHS), one of the cornerstones of our educational approach is fostering a vibrant, inclusive…
50 Years of Rock n’ Roll and In-Person Ticket Sale at the Pavilion
The Toyota Pavilion at Concord turns 50 this year and wants us to reminisce about all the good times we’ve had there. Live Nation has created a website where the…
Concord Should Follow Its Own Data on Rent Control
For years, activist groups have organized Concord to demand rent control. When their initial efforts were unsuccessful, they pressured the city council to adopt a rent registry.In January 2021, the…
Answers Not Challenged
Last month, my column “Questions Not Asked” focused on governing decisions made in which several relevant questions were not asked regarding the issue of amending Concord’s Rent Control ordinance. The…
Clayton Community Library Celebrates 30 Years
Thank you Joyce Atkinson, Jeanne Boyd (posthumously) and Diana Bauer for dreaming big and making the hope of a library in Clayton a reality over 30 years ago. These women,…
What Does a Councilmember Do Anyway?
At my March “Coffee with the Mayor,” I was asked, “What does a Councilmember do?” The constituent was surprised to learn that not one city in Contra Costa County has…
Spectacular “The Story” is More Than An Art Show
By David King What “Nutcracker Suite” means for Christmas, NorthCreek Church’s living art production of, “The Story” should be its equivalent for Easter. It is a one-of-a kind must see…
Chants, Threats, Outrage Disrupt Concord Council Meeting
by David King Concord City Council faces its second consecutive contentious meeting on March 25, over the proposed amendment of the existing Tenants Protection Ordinance. The 41/2-hour meeting ended with…
OPINION – Questions Not Asked
In several recent contentious issues in Concord there has been a display of what I call Questions not Asked and Answers not Questioned. It is the responsibility of elected leadership…
Roof and Realm Revolutionizing Home Building
Could it be what Roof and Realm of Concord will do for housing is what Henry Ford did for auto manufacturing?Maybe that’s hyperbole. But in speaking with Roof and Realm…