Chickens,

from page 1 chicken enclosure to thwart rats. between the bike lane and new parallel parking on Grant which reduces the number of parking spaces on the street by six.

Berta’s husband Mike developed a special feeder, so her chickens step on a lever for a metal box that allows them to gain access to the feed. Such are the examples of growing sophistication over the years.

Sometimes issues are internal to the flock, so Berta installed a motion camera to crack the mystery of broken eggs. One chicken was discovered breaking the other chickens’ eggs.

“It was determined that there was a little infighting going on,” Berta said. “That happens as chickens try to move up in the ‘pecking order’ – there is so much truth to that.

“So it was interesting to see how it takes a while to be integrated into the flock,” she added.

That block of Grant St. will be repaved and restriped over a couple days with all the work planned for the evening after business hours.

That bike lane will tie into the one across Willow Pass towards Concord Blvd. and then running on Grant to Oak St.

From there to Galindo St. by the Concord Police Department a new bike path will be added as part of street repaving. That means a bike path loop from Market St. will run through the downtown to Galindo St, with the exception of two blocks on Salvio from Galindo to Grant, which will be a shared route for vehicles and bikes.

The busy intersection on Salvio where Concord Ave. becomes Galindo St. will be getting new left turn signals in each direction off Salvio, matching what already exists off Concord and Galindo in front of the Brenden Theatres.

Added to the safety short when looking at the neighbors’ desired buffer zones and green space, Hoffmeister said.

Equally distasteful to the three was a bombshell East Bay Times story just two days before the Jan. 7 meeting that revealed interfamily lawsuits and counter suits between Albert Seeno III, sole owner of Discovery Homes, and his father Albert Seeno, Jr., which could prove disruptive to the project.

“We have a world class project at our hands,” Nakamura said. “Therefore, we have an obligation to world class integrity.”

“There is insufficient evidence to evaluate either the fairness or feasibility from a financial perspective…” she said.

Nakamura defeated incumbent Tim McGallian in November 2022, campaigning

Through urban farming classes at Rodgers Ranch, they have learned still more about what is required for a successful hobby. Mike also created a drip water system. And for the darker days of winter, they installed lighting to foster optimal producing conditions.

PROOF’S INSIDE THE EGGS

When the atmospheric river moved through the Bay Area in late December and early January, it tested even the best operations.

With the wet and mushy conditions, Berta said, “We couldn’t keep it dry for them. It was pretty icky.”

During that extended period of darkness and cold, her family had to break down and get storebought eggs. The quality – or the lack thereof – was immediately apparent.

“I was shocked,” said Berta, noting that the Trader Joe’s eggs improvements in the area will be a crosswalk with light flashers which can be triggered by pedestrians added on Salvio between Adobe St. and the theatre parking garage.

Long-time Concord business leader and Brenden senior vice president Walter Eichinger said, “I am very pleased with the city bike path project and other improvements. It will significantly increase safety for bicyclists, pedestrians and drivers as well throughout the downtown.

“In particular, the new crosswalk at our movie theater along with the new striping and turn lanes have been needed for a long while. I appreciate the city’s efforts to make the downtown more assessable and safer at the same time for visitors and potential customers.” on a “no to Seeno” platform. McGallian was a strong CFP/Seeno supporter.

All the project work is consistent with the 2015 Downtown Corridors Specific Plan and the City’s bike and pedestrian transit plan approved a year later. A major portion of the project is funded by a Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities grant of $3.8 million, which was formally approved last fall.

Councilmembers Aliano and Edi Birsan held fast to their positions even when it was obvious that Nakamura’s election shifted the political landscape away from CFP.

With a second master developer in their rear-view mirror, the Council directed Economic Development and Base Reuse Director Guy Bjerke to look at options for going forward. Bjerke anticipates bringing these to the Council at the Mar. 14 meeting.

“The Navy has been through this process before on several other bases,” Bjerke told the Pioneer. “They understand the political landscape changes, and they are willing to work with us to make this happen.” were pale in contrast to the rich coloring of their homegrown eggs.

“You can see with your own eyes the quality of the eggs,” she added.

She attributes it to the rich nutrients that make up the chicken’s diet. “I try to be as green and sustainable as I can,” Berta said.

Rather than killing the undesirable bugs she encounters in her garden, she just feeds them to her chickens. The chickens also get a lot of fresh vegetable trimmings from her garden, which are free of pesticides.

From the composting to feeding the chickens the scraps from their meal preparations and table leftovers, she sees the process going full circle.

“It’s a little mini ecosystem in my backyard,” said Berta.

And, nothing seems to go to waste. She recalled a passerby once noting: “I don’t want the eggs; I want your manure.”