Concord Naval Weapons Station

Concord Naval Weapons Station

Future of Massive S.F. Bay Area Housing Project Uncertain Due to Labor Dispute

The $6 billion redevelopment project at the Concord Naval Weapons Station has stalled over labor issues.

January 22, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle

Concord, California

'Heartening Promise' Found in a Massive East Bay Area Redevelopment Project

The city of Concord, home to 130,000 but often neglected in the public consciousness of the San Francisco Bay Area, could set new standards for master planning practices.

September 23, 2019 - San Francisco Chronicle

Concord, California

Plans for Immigrant 'Detention Centers' Revealed at Military Sites Around the U.S.

Plans for temporary facilities designed to house between 25,000 to 45,000 people have been revealed by Time Magazine. Sites in Alabama, Arizona, California,

June 25, 2018 - Time

$6 Billion Master Planned Development Moving Forward in the East Bay

Concord, California is considering a trio of massive redevelopment proposals for the site of a former Navy weapons depot that could bring 12,000 homes and 6 million square feet of commercial development to the fringe of the East Bay Area.

March 19, 2015 - San Francisco Business Times

Bay Area Naval Base Approved for Neighborhood Conversion

A former Naval weapons station in Concord, California will be converted into a new, 12,000-home neighborhood.

February 26, 2010 - The Contra Costa Times

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