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.[On June 13, the Civil Grand Jury…
Juneteenth: an American Celebration and Reminder
The Civil War had been over for months. Yet slavery in Texas continued. The Emancipation Proclamation had declared two years earlier that all slaves in rebel states “henceforth shall be…
Going Forward After Going Backwards
On January 28, the Concord Council voted 3-2 to terminate the Exclusive Negotiation Agreement with Concord First Partners. As note, I was one of the “2” who accepted the Term Sheet.…
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…
Local Races Unclear the Closer You Look
When you hear the term: local races, do you think about election races or the population races? There is an interface between both that can be looked at, but as…
BEHIND THE KNOCKED DOOR
It is now Silly Season, that period before an election when candidates are out knocking on doors after a pandemic hibernation period. In several of past events I have hit…