This week the Alameda Real Estate Inventory showed a niced increase with an additional nine units for sale. The increase in Single Family Residences was the most positive part of the increase in inventory.The SFR market was below 60 units for the past seven weeks, so any bump even a small one is encouraging. Since most of the Island's housing stock is SFRs then an increase in this category is good for the current market, which has been suffering from a lack of inventory. There are 11 news single family listing since last Monday. New Listings.tblGenFixed td {padding:0 3px;overflow:hidden;white-space:normal;letter-spacing:0;word-spacing:0;background-color:#fff;z-index:1;border-top:0px none;border-left:0px ...
Police are investigating what they are calling a suspicious death of a Driftwood Lane resident. The woman’s identity is not yet being released.
Police said the 87-year-old woman, who lived on the 300 block of Driftwood Lane was found dead on her garage floor at 10:49 p.m. Sunday. Police said the woman’s daughter found her after she had come to check on her because she had not been seen in a few days.
Police said there were no signs of forced entry and that it didn’t appear anything was taken from the home where the woman, who they described as a longtime ...
If you haven't been totally tracking AUSD's Master Plan process, tomorrow night's Board of Education meeting would be a good time to catch up. Superintendent Kirsten Vital will be giving a presentation on the district's proposed plan (you can read a draft of the full version here or flip through...
So I had promised myself that I wasn’t going to write about Alameda Point until tomorrow, because even though news about the Interim City Manager sending out a Notice of Default to SunCal about their Optional Entitlement Application (OEA) was very interesting news, it could wait given that the Planning Board meeting is tonight and there is a fairly interesting, albeit small, item of interest.
So for those who have not read the Notice of Default (Michelle Ellson has a copy) it essentially says that SunCal’s OEA is not valid because it has to Measure A compliant according to the Exclusive ...
Friday afternoon saw a continuation of the ever popular "Alameda, who's minding the store?" soap opera. As reported Friday by The Island , the City of Alameda sent a letter to Suncal telling them that they were in default on the Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) for Alameda Point. However,...
Updated 1:53 p.m. Monday, February 8
Last Tuesday, Measure B took a decisive drubbing at the polls – putting the decisions about what to do with Alameda Point and whether to move forward with SunCal back into the hands of city leaders. SunCal still has an exclusive agreement with the city to negotiate a development deal at the Point, and they have submitted the same plan voters rejected directly to the city for its consideration. Would city leaders try to work out a deal, or walk away?
Just three short days later, Interim City Manager Ann Marie Gallant offered her answer in ...
Photo by Richard Bangert
Thanks to reader Richard Bangert for sending along this photo of Rock Wall Wine Company’s tasting and event space in progress. Two years in the making, the 33-foot-high geodesic dome (or GeoDome) is just about open for business. The GeoDome will hold a tasting room for the nine wineries at Rock Wall and crowds of up to 250 people who turn out for events (they’ll have catering). Meanwhile, big parties will continue to be held in the hangar.
“When you have parties in there, you’ll be able to view the entire city,” Rock Wall’s Chelsea Blackburn said of ...
The crappy economy is slowing up home and other construction projects, fo’ shizzy. So the Planning Board, in an effort to save everyone some time and a few bucks, is set to consider extending design review permits at its meeting tonight.
The permits are now good for a year, plus a one-year extension. The board is considering changing that to two years, plus a two year extension. If they give their okay, the proposal goes to the City Council for approval.
Nearly 700 design review approvals were granted between 2007 and 2009, but many of the projects have not moved forward because ...
Dave Williamson, better known to all Right-Thinking Alamedans as the Alameda family man who single-handedly defeated the Evil Developer in the Final Battle of Alamedageddon, otherwise known as the February 2, 2010, special election, plans to bring his vast expertise as a Silicon Valley technologist and entrepreneur to bear in his new role as Editor-in-Chief, Ace Reporter, Pulitzer-Prize-Eligible Photographer, President, Vice-President, Chairman, and Publisher. We here at the Alameda Daily Noose managed to secure an exclusive interview with Mr. Williamson, who spoke with us from his opulent yet tastefully understated Alameda home.Alameda Daily Noose: Tell us about your plans for ...
If you’re looking for a place to watch the Super Bowl today, the Pasta Pelican is having a no-cover party in its lounge from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. today. The restaurant is at 2455 Mariner Square Drive. And if you know of any other Super Bowl parties around town, feel free to drop a line into the comments. Enjoy!
