The Port of Oakland Board and Oakland Athletics are set to sign an exclusive four-year term sheet to lease the Howard Terminal waterfront property to the team and construction of a new waterfront ballpark. An item on the term sheet… Read More ›
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Port of Oakland commish says land deal with A’s will be final before Opening Day
There may be some members of Port of Oakland as connected as Commissioner Michael Colbruno, but few have a Twitter account to communicate the pace of negotiations with the Oakland Athletics, in their effort to procure the land at Howard… Read More ›
Port of Oakland official drops hint about A’s ballpark site
Port of Oakland commissioner believes an announcement will come sometime in November.
Port of Oakland and A’s enter ENA for Howard Terminal
The 50-acre Port of Oakland property known as Howard Terminal is today mainly used for auxiliary purposes, such as parking. PORT OF OAKLANDDreams of home runs soaring past Oakland’s iconic white cranes and splashing into the bay water is back… Read More ›
EBC AGENDA | APRIL 6-12 | Controversial OAKLAND job training proposal returns; A’s meet with Port; FREMONT rent review will cost $24/unit
THE WEEK OF APRIL 6-12 –OAKLAND– Regular council committee meetings, Tuesday, April 10, starts at 9:30 a.m. ➤Community & Economic Development Committee, 1:30 p.m. [ENTIRE AGENDA HERE]–CYPRESS MANDELA TRAINING CENTER– Councilmember Desley Brooks‘ controversial proposal to use funding derived from some voter-approved… Read More ›
A’s are looking at two different Port of Oakland properties
OAKLANDOakland Athletics management identified Howard Terminal as one of five potential sites for a new ballpark in Oakland. Mayor Libby Schaaf and her predecessor Jean Quan have advocated for the same waterfront site, located just north of Jack London Square…. Read More ›
Ron Cowan, Alameda mover and shaker, Harbor Bay developer, dies.
Harbor Bay Isle developer, Ron Cowan, passed away Jan. 11. APPRECIATION | In 2014, I was commissioned to write a short history of Ron Cowan’s life and the building of Alameda’s Harbor Bay Isle. Cowan passed away on Jan. 11,… Read More ›
Breathe easy: Oakland bans coal shipments; but legal action threatened
Signage seen in and around Oakland in recent months urging a ban on coal in the city. OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL |The burning issue of coal in Oakland was snuffed out Monday night. After hours of sometimes rowdy debate, the Oakland… Read More ›
IE supporting Miley sends hit piece just a few days before Election Day
A hit piece was sent last weekend attacking Bryan Parker for lacking experience. ALCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS | DISTRICT 4 |Too little, too late? The independent expenditure committee supporting Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley’s campaign released a hit piece arriving… Read More ›
Bryan Parker’s campaign received large donation from Oakland coal backer
Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley and Bryan Parker at a forum in Castro Valley last month. ALCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS | DISTRICT 4 |At several public appearances, Alameda County Board of Supervisors candidate Bryan Parker has taken a stance in opposition… Read More ›
LISTEN! East Bay Citizen Show with guest supervisorial candidate Bryan Parker
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P.M. BRIEFING 5.14.15 (POLITICIANS POSING WITH MASCOTS WEEK)
Hayward Assemblymember Bill Quirk in the captain’s chair with four Klingons. LEGISLATURE | Jerry Brown’s new budget plan freezes UC tuition, offers new tax credit for poor (Sacramento Bee) Proposals should greatly appease Democrats in the Legislature Amnesty for traffic… Read More ›
Privacy policy for Oakland surveillance center moving closer to reality
Oakland Councilmember Noel Gallo: “Our right to privacy is being challenged by the tools we carry,” he said, including smartphones. OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | Since the initial unveiling of a controversial citywide surveillance hub in Oakland in 2013, opponents have… Read More ›
Bryan Parker Says City Needs A Greater Sense of Urgency Over A’s Deal
Bryan Parker says he still prefers a waterfront ballpark for the A’s OAKLAND | MAYOR | Oakland mayoral candidate Bryan Parker is urging the City Council to approve the contentious 10-year A’s lease deal and not play a “high-stakes game… Read More ›
Oakland City Council Not On Board with Fossil Fuels Rolling Through
Activist before Tuesday’s Oakland City Council meeting in support of a resolution against transport of fossil fuels. PHOTO/Steven Tavares OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | The Oakland City Council is thinking globally and acting locally. On Tuesday, it passed two resolutions hoping… Read More ›
Three Ballpark Questions for Signature Development CEO Michael Ghielmetti
Michael Ghielmetti, one of the identified members of a local group hoping to build a waterfront ballpark at Howard Terminal. OAKLAND | HOWARD TERMINAL | Following the Port of Oakland’s approval Mar. 27 of an exclusive negotiating agreement (ENA) with… Read More ›
Port Begins Talks with Oakland Waterfront Ballpark Group; Option for Warriors Included in ENA
Howard Terminal is big enough for two sports venues and could be an option for the Warriors. PORT OF OAKLAND | HOWARD TERMINAL | The Port of Oakland and a group of local business leaders hoping to build a new… Read More ›
Port of Oakland Readies Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with Downtown Ballpark Investors
An artist’s rendering of a proposed ballpark near Oakland’s Jack London Square. PORT OF OAKLAND | HOWARD TERMINAL | The Port of Oakland staff will recommend at its next meeting Mar. 27 to approve an exclusive negotiating agreement with a… Read More ›
East Bay Lawmakers were Gifted Many Dinners; Others Drake and A’s Tickets
Bob Wieckowski enjoys Game 2 of the ALDS with a gift from an Oakland business. LEGISLATURE | During the Oakland Athletics’ playoff run last October, sports fans trained their eye on the action in the batter’s box. However, East Bay… Read More ›
Oakland’s Surveillance Center Pushed Back to the Sea (Well, the Port, at least)
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | PRIVACY | Oakland’s Domain Awareness Center is being rolled back to its original purpose as a port-only surveillance project. Oakland Mayor Jean Quan cast the tie-breaking vote early Wednesday morning approving an amendment that considerably limits… Read More ›
The Skinny: Oakland City Council Preview, Mar. 4, 2014
Oakland City Council Preview1 Frank Ogawa PlazaTuesday, Mar. 4, 5:30 p.m.[FULL AGENDA HERE]Twitter hashtag: #oakmtg >>> REASON TO FILL OUT A SPEAKER’S CARD Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney’s speech Feb. 18 against the DAC may have turned the tide against its… Read More ›
Port of Oakland Rejects Maritime Uses for Potential A’s Ballpark Site
Berths 67-68, otherwise, known as Howard Terminal. PORT OF OAKLAND | HOWARD TERMINAL |The Port of Oakland unanimously rejected three proposed maritime uses for the 50-acre Howard Terminal site near Jack London Square, one of which environmental groups vehemently opposed… Read More ›
Port of Oakland Delays Decision That May Clear Howard Terminal for A’s Ballpark
The proposed 38,000-seat ballpark that some hope will be built at Howard Terminal, just north of Jack London Square. PORT OF OAKLAND | HOWARD TERMINAL | Before groups interested in building a new downtown ballpark at the Port of Oakland’s Howard… Read More ›
The Skinny: Oakland City Council Committee Preview, Jan. 28, 2014
Oakland City Council Committee Preview1 Frank Ogawa PlazaTuesday, Jan. 28, begins at 9:30 a.m.Hashtag: #oakmtg >>> PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEEDAC RETURNS In a committee item likely to attract a great deal of attention from Oakland’s vocal privacy activists, the public safety… Read More ›
First Phase Of Massive $1.2 Billion Oakland Army Base Project Begins
Oakland Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney, Rep. Barbara Lee, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, Phil Tagami and Port of Oakland Commissioner Ces Butler at Friday’s groundbreaking of the Oakland Global project. PHOTO/Steven Tavares OAKLAND//ARMY BASE PROJECT | Fourteen years after the closing… Read More ›
Quan: Not As Many Blacks In Oakland As You Might Think
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan OAKLAND//2014 MAYORAL RACE | Was it a quote taken out of context or a mayor speaking too freely? A short Q&A in the National Journal is making considerable waves Tuesday after Oakland Mayor Jean Quan commented… Read More ›
Amid Cries Of ‘Shame,’ Oakland Approves Funding Citywide Surveillance Program
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | At a time when Americans are increasingly skeptical of government surveillance in their lives, the Oakland City Council reversed the trend early Wednesday morning by authorizing funding for a large-scale citywide surveillance center backed by federal stimulus dollars. As… Read More ›
ACLU: Oakland DAC Amounts To Warrantless Surveillance Of Residents
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL//PRIVACY | Oakland’s plan to link disparate video feeds across the city and port into one massive data center is drawing intense criticism from the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California. In a letter sent Wednesday to… Read More ›
Oakland Army Base Tenants Have Still Not Signed Leases For Relocation; Reid Blames Quan For Port Inaction
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL//ARMY BASE | The brisk removal of tenants at the former Oakland Army Base before this September is of utmost importance to the City of Oakland. However, it needs to pick up the pace or risk the embarrassment… Read More ›
#Oakmtg Hashtag Flexes Its Growing Political Muscle
SUNDAY COLUMN | Last week, Joshua Daniels, a frequent tweeter and participant in the Twitter hashtag #oakmtg, a collectively agreed upon moniker to sift commentary of Oakland City Council’s meetings into one easy-to-find spot, seemed like the only person in… Read More ›
