Concord City Council District 5 · Nov 3, 2026
Aeysha Corio
Candidate for City Council District 5
Aeysha Corio is running for Concord City Council District 5 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Laura Nakamura.
Vote-by-mail packets mailed out · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayPlanning Commissioner and small business owner in Concord. Serves on boards including the John Muir Community Health Fund and manages an annual Thanksgiving turkey drive.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- Small Business Owner
- Endorsed by
- Lists endorsements from Supervisor Ken Carlson, Concord Vice Mayor Dominic Aliano, Councilmembers Laura Hoffmeister and Pablo Benavente, and retired Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, among others. Aeysha Corio campaign site
- Campaign website
- aeyshacorio.com
Councilmembers Laura Hoffmeister and Pablo Benavente and Vice Mayor Dominic Aliano are listed as endorsers on Aeysha Corio's campaign site. Aeysha Corio campaign site
Where Aeysha Corio stands: positions on the record
Homelessness2 sourced positions
Seconded and voted yes on converting the Valley Motel on Clayton Road into 12 supportive housing units (Planning Commission, passed 4-0, July 2026).
Commission votePlanning Commission minutes, July 15, 2026 · Jul 15, 2026
As reported by ContraCosta.news; not a direct quote
Said the city's homelessness plan needs a long-term funding strategy rather than relying on temporary money.
Forum answerContraCosta.news (Be Curious Contra Costa podcast recap) · Sep 26, 2026
Development1 sourced position
Moved to approve a retail building and drive-through restaurant on a vacant Clayton Road site (Planning Commission, passed 3-2, October 2025).
Commission votePlanning Commission minutes, Oct. 15, 2025 · Oct 15, 2025
Vacant properties1 sourced position
As reported by ContraCosta.news; not a direct quote
Opposed a vacancy tax on empty commercial properties, preferring to work with property owners to find tenants.
Forum answerContraCosta.news (Be Curious Contra Costa podcast recap) · Sep 26, 2026
Blight1 sourced position
Candidate statement filed with the Concord City Clerk
Says District 5 needs a representative who will clean up blight and vacancies.
“We need our own representative who will clean up blight and vacancies.”
Own statementCity of Concord candidate information packet: Aeysha Corio (candidate statement)
What Aeysha Corio said vs. how Aeysha Corio voted
Homelessness
In their words
Said the city's homelessness plan needs a long-term funding strategy rather than relying on temporary money.
Sep 26, 2026 ·As reported by ContraCosta.news; not a direct quote ·ContraCosta.news (Be Curious Contra Costa podcast recap) · Sep 26, 2026
On the record
Seconded and voted yes on converting the Valley Motel on Clayton Road into 12 supportive housing units (Planning Commission, passed 4-0, July 2026).
Jul 15, 2026 ·Planning Commission minutes, July 15, 2026 · Jul 15, 2026
Also running for City Council District 5
- Laura Nakamura (incumbent)
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