Everyone in our community deserves a safe, stable, affordable place to call home. On Tuesday, January 7th, the Concord City Council will discuss rezoning land in certain higher resource neighborhoods in order to build more affordable housing and break down existing barriers rooted in historical segregation. The process follows from the adoption of the City’s recent Housing Element, which determined that rezoning was needed to address segregation by creating more affordable housing opportunities in exclusionary neighborhoods. Rezoning can seem like a wonky and complicated process, but this is a momentous chance to pave the path for a more inclusive and affordable Concord. This is why we are reaching out to YOU to get involved and raise your voice for more affordable housing.

Show your support for creating inclusive and affordable housing in Concord by sending an e-letter to the City Council and showing up at the meeting on January 7th!

For the last six months, Concord has been considering how to promote more dense and affordable housing in wealthier, whiter, and more exclusionary neighborhoods. Unfortunately, this process has galvanized a strong opposition among homeowners. Too many residents have responded with fear-based reactions based on stereotypes associating affordable housing with increased crime. We know that this is insulting to our working families---the teachers, childcare providers, and retail workers who need more affordable housing. And although these fear-based voices have been the loudest to date, we know that there are so many more Concord residents and workers that have a different vision of our city — a vision of a diverse, affordable, and inclusive Concord with housing for everyone.

Send an e-letter to the City Council now!

Along with sending an e-letter, join us on January 7th to voice your support for more affordable housing and equitable opportunities for everyone in Concord! This is our chance to show that there ARE homeowners, renters, and workers who support this rezoning process and its aims of creating a more diverse and inclusive city. It is our chance to say that we recognize the harms and lingering legacy of segregation and will not accept it in our city any longer.