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Revenue decline impacts Concord’s downtown safety efforts
CONCORD, CA (Mar. 4, 2025) — The City Council voted unanimously on Feb. 11 to spend $20,400 to continue the ...

Concord Mayor looks at how federal funding freeze impacts city
CONCORD, CA (Feb. 25, 2025) — As the new presidential administration takes shape, there has been a flurry of hard-to-follow ...

Concord Council to Review Aspects of Tenant Protection Ordinance
CONCORD, CA (Jan. 30, 2025) — At its January 28 meeting, the City Council directed staff to bring back to ...

Concord pushes Coast Guard plan back to staff for analysis
CONCORD, CA (Jan. 27, 2025) — After Councilmember Laura Hoffmeister said she was “miffed” that the developers were trying to ...

Seven high opportunity areas targeted for Concord high-density housing developments
CONCORD, CA (Jan. 23, 2025) — The City Council voted Jan. 7 to study seven areas for higher density housing ...

Obringer hopes to engage with community as Concord mayor
CONCORD, CA (Jan. 20, 2025) — It was with great pride that I accepted the gavel and the title of ...

Concord launches accessory dwelling unit rebate program
CONCORD, CA (Jan. 14, 2025) — The City of Concord has launched a rebate program that will provide up to ...

Concord City Council, Planning Commission to Discuss Potential Rezoning for Housing
CONCORD, CA (Jan. 2, 2024) — On Tuesday, January 7, the City Council and Concord Planning Commission will hold a ...

Concord council doesn’t want rules for mayoral selection
CONCORD, CA (Dec. 20, 2024) — After it became clear the votes weren’t there, Mayor Edi Birsan dropped a proposal ...

Trupiano, Obringer, Noack to lead local cities in ’25
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA (Dec. 20, 2024) — As local City Councils voted on their annual mayoral rotation, Clayton’s Holly ...