Alameda Point
Grander Marina homes
Buried on the CIC agenda is an item that would…wait for it…wait for it… Authorize Warmington Homes to build more homes! For all the folks out there that believed that the Interim City Manager’s tanking of the Alameda Point project actually meant that she might be “slow growth,” not so. So the gist of [...]
HMB: a cautionary tale
This is not Alameda specific, but rather an interesting lesson to be considered by local cities. Remember the case of the developer in Half Moon Bay, Charles “Chop” Keenan? Just a quick review of what went down with the Beachwood property from my last post in 2007 on the subject: …developer buys land [...]
Manager lays out fresh Point planning process
Interim City Manager Ann Marie Gallant laid out parameters for a fresh Alameda Point planning process Wednesday night that could have city leaders making some major decisions about who will redevelop the former Navy base …
VA benefits
I know some folks are excited about the ARRA agenda item on the VA transfer. But, you all realize that it’s not really much, right? The agenda item is simply one to “adopt a resolution supporting the transfer from the Navy to the VA.” It’s a largely ceremonial move because if the [...]
Council to hear Point presentations tonight
The City Council is set tonight to get a presentation from city staff on next steps for Alameda Point. Sitting as the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority, they’ll meet at 7 p.m. today at City …
Alameda Aims to Attract Berkeley Labs to NAS
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is looking for more space. And it’s got a sizeable budget and stimulas money to use for real-estate shopping.
To attract LBNL to the Island, the City of Alameda sent a letter on August 25 thanking LBNL staff for visiting Alameda Point and sharing details with the group about several airplane hangers [...]
Alamedans Get Political Survey Calls From ???
Oakland-based EMC Research called this Alameda resident last night, August 29, to see if I would answer a brief survey on issues and candidates. But since the kids had to go back to school early today, August 30, I declined.
The survey group called back this evening, at about 7 p.m. and asked again if I would take [...]
Back to business
August is almost over and the City Council, sitting as the ARRA is back to work on September 1st on the dot. The biggie agenda item to watch is a presentation on “Alameda Point– Going Forward,” but right now there are no documents available to review in advance of the meeting. Also there is [...]
Second Alameda Point community meeting is tonight
A group of local residents is hosting the second in a series of meetings on the future of Alameda Point from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Auctions By the Bay Theater, 2700 Saratoga Street. The meeting is free and open to the public. The topic of tonight’s meeting is “Other Base Reuse Developments, [...]
What a difference a Bay makes
On Wednesday, the Navy officially handed over Treasure Island to the City and County of San Francisco for future development. From CBS 5: Treasure Island is the last remaining piece of naval land to be turned over to the city; the others were the Presidio and the Hunters Point shipyard. About 10 percent of [...]
