Leadership. Experience. Compassion.

To all my Concord neighbors:
As your Mayor, it's an honor to lead a city that is making real, measurable progress.
Concord is the largest city in Contra Costa County, yet we have never lost the deep sense of community that makes us special.
My vision for our city is simple: a vibrant community where every resident—from our students to our seniors—can thrive, work, and feel at home.
To ensure a high quality of life for all, my focus remains on the essential pillars of a strong city: Fiscal Stability, Innovation, Compassionate Solutions for Housing and Homelessness, and a Dynamic Future. You can read more about these in My Priorities, which are also below. 
Those priorities are guided by core principles I apply to my work as a council member. You can read about those here. 
This year, we'll see some important steps and public discussion on the Naval Weapons Station project, which includes a vision for the future of Concord.
Concord’s strength is its people. I am running for re-election to continue building a city that is safe, sustainable, and inclusive. I invite you to support me: let’s keep working together to move Concord forward.
It's a privilege to serve you. If you agree, you can endorse me here. 
Sincerely, Laura

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State of the City Speech - 15 Apr 2026

State of the City Speech - 15 Apr 2026

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Mayor's Acceptance Speech - 9 Dec 2025

Mayor's Acceptance Speech - 9 Dec 2025

Laura for Concord City Council 2026

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December 16, 2025

My Priorities

Stability, Growth & Quality of Life

My overarching goal is for the City of Concord to be productive, stable, and hard at work for the benefit of all its residents. That means having concrete priorities and attending to the needs of city administration while not neglecting key quality-of-life work. 

Navigating complex policy work—from multi-million dollar infrastructure planning to long-term economic strategy—requires a steady hand, thoughtful insight, and years of civic engagement. I know this from experience. 

Each year, the City Council commits to our top priorities (we did that in March). These are listed below. I can have no better goal as a council member and as Mayor this year than to actively and constructively help move these into the "done" column. 

With the retirement of Valerie Barone, our first priority as the City Council this year is to provide full support and successful onboarding for our new City Manager, and to ensure a smooth transition and a strong first year of leadership for our municipal team. We have a hard-working and dedicated City staff, and because they provide key services to Concord residents, a smooth transition is crtically important. 

We are working diligently to keep Concord on a solid financial foundation. By streamlining operations and stabilizing our workforce, we continue to provide essential services while ensuring that we have the financial capacity to proactively address long-term infrastructure needs.

We are moving forward with a plan to address our $25 million annual infrastructure funding gap, ensuring we can maintain the roads and facilities that keep our city running.

We are aggressively pursuing growth and making Concord a premier destination for investment.

This year, the City of Concord is launching Year 1 of our Economic Development Strategic Plan. This includes exploring a downtown business improvement district, forming a new economic advisory group, and proactively attracting target industries to strengthen our local economy.

To remain in compliance with state mandates, we are implementing 13 major housing policies to expand and diversify housing options in Concord. This builds on the work started with our Housing Element Update in 2023. 

Like most cities in California, Concord has housing affordability and availability challenges. To me, affordable housing is a quality-of-life priority. But like other cities, we are also subject to state policies that serve the same goals. This requires a balance between different interests. 

The Concord Naval Weapons Station project has been making good progress over the last few years - I helped identify a credible and viable master developer candidate. 

This year, we are pushing for significant milestones in negotiations with the Navy and our Master Developer to advance the specific plan and environmental permits for this transformative project. Those will be tackled in public discussion.

Getting this step right is important work, and it is one of our top - and ongoing - priorities. Watch for news on this. 

While our top priorities are paramount, we are also committed to these important community enhancements as resources allow:

Updating our Library: Through a Mayor-appointed ad-hoc committee, we will complete a feasibility study on expanding or replacing our city library, exploring new locations—including the Naval Weapons Station—and identifying funding opportunities.

Pro-Housing Designation: We are exploring the benefits of a state "Pro-Housing" designation for Concord to unlock further opportunities for our community. This can help us gain access to various state programs and funding, which can accelerate housing production. 

Affordable Senior Housing: We have initiated a study to understand current barriers and identify steps the City can take to specifically encourage the development of affordable housing for our seniors.

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