2017 YEAR IN EAST BAY POLITICSThe Oakland Raiders are gone for Las Vegas. But, wait, they’re still in town for another 2-3 years? So you’re saying there’s a chance? Probably not, but with the Warriors’ new arena in San Francisco… Read More ›
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EBC AGENDA | OCT 6-12 | Fox Theater is a white elephant; affordable housing for OAKLAND’s Brooklyn Basin; SAN LEANDRO shoreline update
THE WEEK OCTOBER 6-12 –OAKLAND– City Council committee hearings, Tuesday, Oct. 10, starts at 9:30 a.m. ➤Community & Economic Development Committee, 1:30 p.m. [ENTIRE AGENDA HERE]–FOX THEATER LOANS– Debts from the iconic theater’s $47.5 million renovation a decade ago is… Read More ›
Warriors agree to 2-year lease extension, with options, to play at Oracle Arena
The Warriors will continue paying $7.5 million a year in debt service on Oracle Arena. OAKLAND COLISEUMThe Golden State Warriors are set to sign a two-year lease extension to play in Oracle Arena that will ease the transition to the… Read More ›
Bonta wants to create blue-ribbon panel to study tuition-free college
Assemblymember Rob Bonta’s bill would call for a nine-member commission to propose a plan for tuition-free college by 2019. 18TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICTMore than never, California colleges and universities are facing increasing demand from potential students and an education system that… Read More ›
Warriors aversion to paying Oracle Arena debt is unchanged
Alameda County supervisors posing with the Warriors NBA championship trophy in 2015. ALAMEDA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORSLast month, the Golden State Warriors broke ground on a new waterfront arena in San Francisco. But before they make the move across the… Read More ›
