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…
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…
Obringer Re-Elected to Third Term and Selected as Concord’s New Mayor, Benavente Elected to Council, Birsan Out
Concord, Calif.– At the Dec. 10 Concord City Council meeting, Vice Mayor Carlyn Obringer was sworn in to her third Council term, and Councilmember Pablo Benavente took the oath of…
It’s Elementary!
The most fun I have had on City Council is to conduct a city hall tour and kids’ council meeting for elementary school kids. Kids can be from Kindergarten to…
Dirty Politics
by David King In 2017, Vice Mayor of Concord, Edi Birsan, held a workshop at Diablo Valley College called the “Dirty Secrets of Politics.” It was mostly about how politicians…
Know Your Concord Council Candidates
This November, two City Council Districts will be on the ballot, District 2 and District 4. Here is a look at the candidates and a gently edited look at their…
Stabilization/Rent Control/Just Cause and Single-Family Homes Overview
By a vote of 4-1, the city of Concord passed the first reading of an ordinance on rent stabilization and just Cause: Lets break down these two distinct parts.The first…
20 Ways to Love Thy City
In the month of Valentine’s Day, we should look beyond the simple visage of our nearest human or canine being and take the good will and enchantment to each one’s…
Birsan Selected as Concord’s New Mayor, Obringer Named Vice Mayor
At the Dec. 5 Concord City Council meeting, outgoing Mayor Laura Hoffmeister turned over the gavel to Vice Mayor Edi Birsan after he was selected by fellow councilmembers as the…