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Concord tenant groups move City Council to redraft anti-tenant harassment ordinance
The Concord City Council will redraft an anti-tenant harassment ordinance after tenants rights groups expressed deep disappointment.Read More
Concord tenant advocates urge rejection of ‘weak’ anti-harassment ordinance
A coalition of tenant rights organizations is urging the Concord City Council to reject a proposed anti-harassment ordinance they say is too weak.Read More
Despite resident protest, Concord moves ahead with controversial developer for former NWS site
Over the objections of dozens of residents upset that Seeno Companies/Discovery Builders is part of the equation, the Concord City Council unanimously decided early Wednesday morning to begin negotiations...Read More
Concord Islamic center gathers donations to help Afghan refugees settle
The president of the board of directors at Concord’s Noor Islamic and Cultural Community Center, Sedique Popal, tells the story of the hummingbird fighting a raging forest fire while...Read More
City considers new master developer after years of delay, scandal
The Concord City Council is holding a special meeting Saturday morning to consider the selection of a new master developer for the former Concord Naval Weapons Station, a redevelopment...Read More
Council considers naming new park after Thurgood Marshall, Port Chicago 50
The Concord City Council on Tuesday will discuss whether to support naming the East Bay Regional Park coming to the former Concord Naval Weapons Station after former Supreme Court...Read More
Concord lays out timeline, process for choosing new naval weapons station developer
The Concord City Council on Tuesday rebooted the process of finding a master developer for the former Concord Naval Weapons Station.Read More
City to investigate possible underground spring at former Concord Naval Weapons Station
In order to get a wetlands permit needed for development of the former Concord Naval Weapons Station to move ahead, the city of Concord will investigate the source of...Read More
Concord to launch ‘rent registry’ to track evictions, rent increases
A Concord “rent registry” program for the city to collect rental housing data to help drive forming future policy was approved this week, with direction to city staff to...Read More
Community advisory committee may disband as former Concord Naval Weapons Station project stalls
The Concord City Council on Tuesday will discuss disbanding a community advisory committee formed to help inform the city’s Concord Naval Weapons Station Reuse Project, since the project is...Read More
Concord to consider endorsing ‘miniature street-scape’ bicycle playground
The Concord City Council on Tuesday night could decide to endorse the concept of a bicycle playground — a network of small-scale bicycle-sized “roads” within Concord Community Park —...Read More
Concord hosts police reform discussion, falls short of consensus
There was plenty of agreement Wednesday night that police in Concord, and elsewhere, are often cast into situations they aren’t rigorously trained for. But during a special City Council...Read More
Concord approves cannabis license expansion, including storefronts
It will now be possible for storefront cannabis businesses, locally based marijuana delivery businesses and cannabis cultivation operations of less than 10,000 square feet to set up shop in...Read More
Concord paves way for townhome project despite objections
A 70-townhome residential project in northeastern Concord can move forward, with the Concord City Council’s rejection of an appeal of the project’s Feb. 19 approval by the city planning...Read More
Concord council to consider appeal on 70-unit townhome development
The Concord City Council could pave the way for a 70-townhome residential project to move ahead, with consideration of an appeal of the local planning commission’s recent approval of...Read More
Former naval weapons station development labor agreement at heart of special council meeting
A special meeting of the Concord City Council on the status of labor negotiations between builders and local unions over development of the former Naval Weapons Station will be...Read More
Disagreements between developer, labor unions loom over Concord reuse project
The Concord City Council may have directed both the master developer and a labor consortium poised to begin development of the former Concord Naval Weapons Station property to work...Read More
Concord reviews Complete Streets study for three major thoroughfares
The Concord City Council is set to discuss Tuesday a study that offers suggested improvements on three major local streets, including Willow Pass Road, a main thoroughfare in the...Read More
Concord considers multiunit residence smoking ban
The Concord City Council Tuesday night is scheduled to discuss, and possibly approve, a new ordinance to prohibit smoking in and around multiunit residences (except for designated smoking areas)...Read More
Tim McGallian takes gavel as Concord’s next mayor
The Concord City Council this week appointed vice mayor Tim McGallian to be the city’s mayor for 2020. McGallian was given the gavel by outgoing Mayor Carlyn Obringer and...Read More