Checking In: What’s Happening With the Concord Naval Weapons Redevelopment?
Not much has been heard recently regarding the redevelopment of the Concord Naval Weapons Station. So, I reached out to the one in charge, Josh Roden, President of Land &…
Mayor Obringer Delivers State of the City
On February 6, Mayor Carlyn Obringer speaks with former KPIX reporter, Ann Notarangelo, at the 40th State of the City luncheon at Concord Hilton. You can watch the entire interview…
Council to Consider Term Sheet for Base Reuse Project Feb. 20
The City of Concord Local Reuse Authority (LRA) and master developer Brookfield Properties are making substantial progress in negotiating the Term Sheet for the redevelopment of the former Concord Naval…
Concord City Council Selects Brookfield Properties as Master Developer for Base Reuse Project
Exclusive Negotiating Agreement and Term Sheet to be Approved Next The Concord City Council, sitting as the Local Reuse Authority (LRA), interviewed and designated Brookfield Properties as the preferred master…
Letters to the Editor: LRA Response to Grand Jury Report Insufficient
We anticipated a “robust discussion,” on August 8 at the Concord City Council meeting regarding the CNWS Civil Grand Jury Report. We believe the Grand Jury’s recommendations and findings were…
Scathing Concord Naval Weapons Station Grand Jury Report
Seventeen years after Concord was designated as the Local Reuse Authority, little has been achieved and the project is once again at a crossroads.
Council Rejects Concord First Partners Term Sheet, Ends Exclusive Negotiating Agreement
“If You don’t Want Us, You Gotta Set Us Free” – Albert Seeno III By David King At the continued special council meeting on Saturday, January 28, the Concord City…
Marathon Base Reuse Nine
Hour Marathon Discussion
On Saturday, January 7, from 9AM to 6PM the City Council sat through roughly two hours of presentations and then over about 90 public comments. Union members turned out in…
TO BE CONTINUED… No Term Sheet Vote, Concord City Council Extends Discussion
By David King The much-anticipated vote on the Concord First Partners (CFP) proposed Term Sheet for the Base Reuse project planned for Saturday, January 7 ended in a 5-0 vote…
Emotions and the Term Sheet
In the season of hope and goodwill toward all, the emotions on the development project of the Concord Naval Weapon Station surrounds it as it moves forward to its next…