A coalition of tenant rights organizations urged the Concord City Council this week to reject a proposed anti-harassment ordinance they say is too weak to effectively protect residents.

A group of about 16 people, a mix of advocates and tenants, showed up at city hall Monday to deliver a petition signed by roughly 350 people demanding the council enact new rules barring landlords from harassing their tenants.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.