The initial phase of the project, developed by Alameda Point Partners, adds 673 new housing units, including 130 units of affordable housing for low-income residents; 8 acres of open space, and nearly 100,000 square feet of retail. PHOTO/Maurine Ramirez, courtesy City of Alameda.
A rendering for a portion of Phase 1 of the Site A plan at Alameda Point. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILWhen the Alameda City Council revisits an 800-unit housing and commercial development at Alameda Point tonight, known as “Site A,” the spouse… Read More ›
ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILAs the clock inched toward 11 p.m. Tuesday night, Alameda councilmembers not only were concentrating on a decision whether to place a $95 million bond measure on the June ballot, they were also racing against time. The city’s… Read More ›
THE WEEK OF JANUARY 12-16.–SAN LEANDRO– Regular council meeting, (Note date due to MLK holiday) Tuesday, Jan. 16, 7 p.m. [ENTIRE AGENDA HERE]–SURLENE GRANT NAMING– In 1998, Surlene Grant became first African American member of the San Leandro City Council,… Read More ›
ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILAlameda’s city manager is in a tough bind. With the retirement of Alameda Fire Chief Doug Long last week, City Manager Jill Keimach is likely to tab an outsider to lead the fire department, according to sources, possibly… Read More ›
Alameda City Manager Jill Keimach ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL There’s a curious closed session item Tuesday night on the Alameda City Council’s agenda, an evaluation of City Manager Jill Keimach. Curious because her annual performance review isn’t until next March. Sources… Read More ›
THE WEEK OF JUNE 30-JULY 6Every week the EBC AGENDA describes a “very busy week in East Bay government.” Unless White House press secretary Sean Spicer is offering the agenda this week, using this phrase would be a total lie!… Read More ›
A 2015 rendering of Alameda Point’s “Site A” featuring Seaplane Lagoon. ALAMEDAThe develpers of the Alameda Point parcel known as “Site A” failed to complete a financing plan for the project before a deadline last week, due to growing construction… Read More ›
Tenants at risk for mass evictions at 470 Central in Alameda. PHOTOS/Steven Tavares ALAMEDA | MEASURE A | Kofman Auditorium was a historically intriguing site for the city of Alameda to direct a crowd expected to be large and potentially… Read More ›
OAKLAND/Oct. 20, 5:30 p.m.Coal update; Schaaf’s State of the City Oct. 28 COAL’S SLOW BURN The promised Oct. 20 update on the lengthy list of questions and comments posed by residents will likely include something to effect of “We’re working… Read More ›
SAN LEANDRO/July 6, 7p.m.Will San Leandro pay to subsidize hospital this year? HOSPITAL SUBSIDY Two years ago, the San Leandro City Council allocated $3 million over the next 3 years for continued operations of San Leandro Hospital . The third… Read More ›
OAKLAND/June 17, 5:30 p.m.Lake Merritt land deal returns to council E. 12TH ST, PART III It’s the Oakland public land deal that forced a shutdown of the City Council in May by protesters and nearly went down in flames two… Read More ›
Alameda City Manager John Russo accepted a new job in Riverside last February. ALAMEDA | Outgoing Alameda City Manager John Russo likes to use sports metaphors. So, when news broke in February that Russo, along with his oversize personality, was… Read More ›
Alameda Mayor Trish Spencer takes the oath of office Tuesday night. PHOTO/Steven Tavares ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL | Alameda’s new Mayor Trish Spencer still can’t believe her good fortune and the outgoing mayor skipped out of the council chambers before the… Read More ›
Mayor Marie Gilmore: one and done. ALAMEDA | MAYOR | Alameda Mayor-elect Trish Spencer was discussing her victory. “Do you really know why I ran?” she asked. “Because nobody else did.” And so, with the simplest of intentions, began one… Read More ›
Alameda Mayor Marie Gilmore concedes her race to school board member Trish Spencer during a press conference Wednesday morning in front of Alameda City Hall. PHOTO/Steven Tavares ALAMEDA | MAYOR | Alameda Mayor Marie Gilmore conceded her close race to… Read More ›
ALAMEDA | MAYOR | CITY COUNCIL | Alameda voters may have handed the city’s status quo a series of humbling defeats Tuesday night. Opponents of the city’s development plans loudly registered their voice at the ballot box during an election… Read More ›
Clockwise: Mayoral candidates Trish Spencer and Marie Gilmore. City Council candidates Jim Oddie Stewart Chen and Frank Matarrese. MEET THE CANDIDATES Alameda has one of the more intriguing mayoral races in the East Bay. Two legitimate candidates with compelling counter… Read More ›
ALAMEDA | MAYOR | CITY COUNCIL |Alameda’s decade-long debate over development — especially the development of Alameda Point — is turning out to be the dominant issue in the city’s mayoral and council races this fall. And voters’ views on… Read More ›
Alameda school board member Trish Spencer, Mayor Marie Gilmore. ALAMEDA | MAYOR | Housing is a hot-button issue in many Bay Area communities. In Alameda, the traditionally insular island city, has a different variation on the topic—not only is the… Read More ›
Alameda City Council Preview2263 Santa Clara AvenueTuesday, Jan. 21, 7 p.m.[FULL AGENDA HERE] Twitter hashtag: #alamtg >>> REASON TO FILL OUT A SPEAKER’S CARDHARBOR BAY PARKWAY REZONING A proposal to rezone a vacant lot at Harbor Bay Parkway will be… Read More ›
Alameda Mayor Marie Gilmore signs deed of reconveyance last June giving the city Alameda Point at no cost. PHOTO/Steven Tavares ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL//ALAMEDA POINT | Incumbency won over potential as the principal property management firm of the past 11 years was chosen… Read More ›
SUNDAY COLUMN | How about blaming the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) on Monday morning when your car is sitting in traffic, instead of workers? Oh, you don’t know what or who MTC is? That’s exactly how they like it. Starting on… Read More ›
Alameda Mayor Marie Gilmore signs the conveyance of Alameda Point June 24 with Roger Natsuhara, assistant secretary of the Navy. PHOTO/Steven Tavares ALAMEDA//DEVELOPMENT | Sixteen years after the Alameda’s Naval Air Station closed forever, the U.S. officially conveyed the scenic, but still… Read More ›
SUNDAY COLUMN | When it comes to the Golden State Warriors these days all types of ass-kissing is permissible. The grand prize: an NBA team on the rise and which side of the Bay they will call home within the next… Read More ›
ELECTION ’12//ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL | Alameda Point is still a potential gold mine. Although the city’s past attempts to redevelop the former Naval Air Station have failed, the 1,500 acres on the northwest side of Alameda not only could transform… Read More ›
ELECTION 2012//ASSEMBLY 18//ALAMEDAApril 27, 2012 | An old hornet’s nest may be stirring in Alameda that caused a still-churning debate stemming from the a two-year-old dispute over campaign finance limits and fundraising from outside political interests. This time around it may become an… Read More ›
