CONCORD: the good, bad and the ugly.
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8/4/2018
I've lived in Concord for 14 years. The summers are hot (this summer, in the mid 90s for most of the days so far). Air conditioning is a must. The winters are mild and it only rains about 18 inches per year here. Some folks on my street are choosing to let their lawns die because of recent droughts and threats of water rate increases or rationing. The housing prices are high and getting higher. A big Bay Area earthquake could change that, though. The city leaders will allow housing to be built anywhere, anytime. They have no problem tearing down historic older homes to build several McMansions on a tiny property. Terrible city planning, in my view. There is also a future plan to build 12,000 homes on a nearby Naval Weapons Station, so that construction project will be a mess for many years. Traffic is intense and there are two main freeways passing through Concord. Both are jammed, so that makes the city streets busy at commute hours, too. The City Government is corrupt and some are bought and paid for by developers and god knows who else. It got so bad a couple of years ago that the City attorney jumped off the roof of a parking structure to his death. The Police do not have clean hands, either.
I love my house. It's on a quiet street, and my neighbors are great. I'm employed in this city. So, some things are okay. But I do plan to get out of here when I can.
Joey | Concord, CA