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…
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…
ORDINANCE ON RENT STABILIZATION, JUST CAUSE SUSPENDED
As required by state law, the implementation of Concord’s ordinance on rent stabilization and just cause for eviction that was adopted by the City Council on March 5, 2024, has…
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…