City of Concord Granted $1 Million to Cultivate Urban Forest
The City of Concord was selected to receive a $1 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to expand urban tree canopy cover and grow Concord’s…
Help Keep Concord’s Rich History Alive
By Mayor Laura Hoffmeister There are a total of 647 Historical societies in California, and Concord, its residents and businesses are fortunate to have the non-profit Concord Historical Society (CHS)…
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.
Hoffmeister Delivers Concord’s State of the City Address
By David King At the Mayor’s Luncheon on February 1, hosted by the Concord Chamber of Commerce, Mayor Hoffmeister delivered the State of the City to a sold out audience…
Relax, It’s Just F—n’ Parkinson’s
By Davd King “Relax, It’s Just F—n’ Parkinson’s is printed on his t-shirt. That’s the saying you will hear from Dan Cochrane, 78, if he catches you feeling sorry for…
The Most Delicious Time of the Year – Comfort Food Month 2023
The Concord culinary community has entered the New Year comfortably by designating January as Comfort Food Month. In previous years, this celebration originated as Comfort Food Week, but expanded to…
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…
Concord’s Early Alert Canines
Trained to Detect COVID-19
By Jill Hedgecock Photos by Diane Walsh, endlesspaws28.comEAC One-eighth of a dog’s brain is dedicated to detecting odor. The superior sniffing ability of dogs, who have 300 million smell receptors…
Concord First Partners’ CNWS development Term Sheet reveals a few surprises
by David King The delayed and long awaited Term Sheet the City of Concord has required of its chosen master developer, Concord First Partners (CFP), for the development of the…