News Release: 12/22/2025

Nakamura Selected as Concord’s New Mayor, Aliano Named Vice Mayor
Concord, Calif. (Dec. 10, 2025) – At the Dec. 9 Concord City Council meeting, outgoing Mayor Carlyn Obringer passed the gavel to Vice Mayor Laura Nakamura after the Council selected Nakamura to serve as the City’s mayor for 2026. This will be Mayor Nakamura’s first term in the role. Councilmember Dominic Aliano was selected to serve as vice mayor.

Before the transition, then-Vice Mayor Nakamura thanked and honored outgoing Mayor Obringer for her year of service, highlighting her efforts to beautify Concord and enhance its green spaces by bringing the community together to plant more than 200 trees across several City parks.

In addition, Mayor Obringer presented the Mayor’s 2025 Community Service Award to Walter Eichinger, Vice President of the Brendan Theater Corporation and the President of the Todos Santos Business Association, in recognition of his ongoing advocacy and his contributions to improving Downtown Concord through cleanliness and security initiatives.

Background
Laura Nakamura
Laura Nakamura was elected to the Concord City Council in November 2022 and represents District 5. She served as Vice Mayor in 2025. She has served on several regional boards during her tenure, including the Contra Costa Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO), Marin Clean Energy Board of Directors, and Growing Healthy Kids Board of Directors.

Raised in Pleasant Hill, Laura attended College Park High School; went on to earn a BA in Public Relations from San Jose State University; and then continued her education at City College of San Francisco in the field of Echocardiography.  Laura settled in Concord in 1988, where she raised her two children.  She has been a dedicated healthcare worker in pediatric and adult cardiac sonography for more than 30 years, including serving as steward of the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). Laura’s dedication to equity and community well-being is shaped by her faith tradition and a lifelong commitment to fairness and compassion, along with a deep belief in upholding the dignity of all people and stewarding a sustainable, resilient future.
 
Dominic Aliano
Dominic Aliano was elected to the City Council in November 2018, and he served as Mayor in 2022. He was reelected to the Council in 2022.

Aliano previously served on the Board of Directors for three local non-profits: the Monument Crisis Center, Support4Recovery, and the Todos Santos Business Association. Aliano also served on the Concord Planning Commission from 2016 to 2018 and served as the chair in 2018.

Aliano was born, raised, and educated in the City of Concord and is proud to be a native of Concord. He attended St. Agnes and De La Salle High School and earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science at Whitworth University.

Mayor’s Community Service Award
Each year, the outgoing mayor honors an individual who has gone above and beyond for the Concord community. At the Dec. 9 meeting, Mayor Obringer recognized Walter Eichinger, Vice President of the Brendan Theater Corporation and President of the Todos Santos Business Association.

Through his work with the association, Eichinger championed the pilot day-porter program and the addition of a downtown security guard at Todos Santos Plaza—initiatives that significantly improved conditions in the downtown area following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eichinger has been a steadfast advocate for downtown Concord, actively participating in community events, supporting local organizations, and assisting fellow downtown businesses. Mayor Obringer expressed her appreciation for his years of dedication, noting, “he really just cares about our downtown.” She added, “Thank you for all that you’ve done, what you’re continuing to do, and what you will do for downtown Concord.”

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