The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reported today that Home Depot is finalizing the purchase of the Yardbirds Hardware chain.  Yardbirds has a store at the eastern end of Clayton Road/Kirker Pass in Concord that was just recently upgraded but still smaller than a typical Home Depot.

So let’s review. 

1. Concord has an extremely busy Home Depot.

2. The Home Depot owned Expo Design Center in Concord has closed and rumor has it the HD folks would like to spread the decorating/finishing stuff to that location if it can be done without jumping through a lot of new hoops or costs.

3. Home Depot is also planning for a new store in Concord along Oak Grove Road near the intersection with Monument Blvd – ironically on a vacant lot immediately behind an Orchard Supply Hardware store.

4. Home Dept will now own the Yardbirds Hardware store.

Four Home Depots for Concord?

Meanwhile – a Lowe’s Hardware is proposed as part of a shopping center planned for the Arnold Industrial Highway just north of Highway 4 in Concord.

Silicon Valley may have software – but it looks like Concord will be the king of hardware.

The Concord City Council will hold a study session on the Base Re-alignment And Closure (BRAC) process beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 2 in the Permit Center Conference room.  Here’s a link to the staff report in pdf format.  Time to read…

Several people asked me why I haven’t posted anything to my weblog since early May.  I didn’t realize I had that many people reading this space – plus life sometimes gets in the way.

Found an interesting website with local significance.  Buy Concord – is a site that lists Concord businesses and explains how shopping in Concord generates sales tax dollars.  Sales taxes provide the bulk of the revenue for our city’s budget supporting our police department, senior center and other important services.  Visit the site and let me know what you think.