The park would be built and paid for by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority through its Street Smarts Diablo program.
Incumbent Carlyn Obringer and four challengers for the District 2 Concord City Council seat give their views on that and other concerns.
That vote came after several people criticized the purchase.
Resolution OK'd for focused shift to climate-friendly measures and industry transitions. "With bold vision, Contra Costa can be a leader."
Concord and Walnut Creek have shared a CORE team since 2017 but the city is considering its own full-time team to work with the homeless.
The motel is currently housing homeless at risk of contracting coronavirus but with a $21.5 million grant, will become transitional housing.
Contra Costa County supervisors voted unanimously in favor of the formal name, "The Stephen L. Weir Clerk-Recorder Building."
AB 767 would show "we value the lives and experiences of all victims, and particularly Black and brown victims of police violence."
"The Senate needs to put something on the table that we can work with," U.S. Rep. Jerry McNerney said.
A total of 28 properties, most of them occupied by commercial businesses, will be affected by expansion of the design area.
With Monument Impact's lease of the historic, city-owned house expiring, it was suggested that a police volunteer program use the space.
If enacted by voters, it would extend the city’s existing, voter-approved Measure Q local funding at a 1-cent rate.
City staff recommends Monument Impact's lease of space at the Keller House, which expires this coming Friday, not be renewed.
The former clerk-recorder, county supervisor and assemblyman is accused of spending more than $260,000 in campaign funds for personal use.
Projections of sales tax losses due to the pandemic range from 10 to 15 percent for 2019-20, and from 22 to 32 percent for 2020-21.
Concord City Council, in a 3-2 vote, approved a series of additions to the city's cannabis ordinance.
Among the changes set to be discussed are increasing the maximum number of cannabis-business licenses overall.
In a 3.5--hour meeting conducted remotely, several residents blasted the decision to move ahead; one called it "blasphemous."
If the City Council rejects an appeal by a longtime Concord resident, the project could move forward.
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The Concord City Council will consider recommending a maximum rent increase and banning multiple rent increases within one year.
From 1940 until this past October, the Contra Costa Horsemen's Association leased the property from the city of Concord.
Letters to the city from both the developer and labor unions indicate talks are continuing but may not be going smoothly.
The move by City Council headed off the possibility of a major time setback for the huge Concord Naval Weapons Station reuse project.
The City Council is set to address the impasse between Contra Costa County Building and Construction Trades Council and Lennar Concord, LLC.
A bitterly divided House of Representatives voted Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump. Here's what your representatives had to say.
At the Tuesday, Dec. 3 Concord City Council meeting, outgoing Mayor Carlyn Obringer turned over the gavel to Vice Mayor Tim McGallian.
The general managers of two East Bay water districts offer reassurance to Concord residents
Proposed changes that could allow up to two dispensaries in the city will be considered by council members.
City Council will discuss an appeal by Cardenas of an earlier Planning Commission decision siding with Monument Business Owners Coalition.
Cooking begins at 4:30 p.m. at Todos Santos Plaza.
Updates on negotiations for the U.S. Coast Guard land will be presented at Concord City Council's upcoming meeting.
Voters from both sides of the political aisle were present as the Democratic U.S. congressman spoke at a Concord elementary school.
The first town hall on immigration was held in Richmond and was filled to capacity; the upcoming meeting will take place in Concord.
The future of weed dispensaries and retail marijuana deliveries within city limits remains uncertain after the latest city council meeting.
City staff says streamlining would encourage other firms to test their autonomous tech in Concord, cementing the city as an innovation hub.
Bail for the two men accused in the robbery of Round1 arcade was initially set at $110 million combined.
The housing crisis that is especially impacting low-income renters and renters of color is increasingly true in Concord, said one activist.