Category Archives: Economic Development

Surf pool developer questions no-bid contract

Posted on July 6, 2026 by Irene

The Trump Administration is not the only one engaging in no-bid contracts on pools. The city continues its effort to have a certain developer, Neptune Beach Surf Club Development Partners, lease and build a surf pool on public parkland at … Continue reading →

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Records Show Other Developers Sought Different Surf Pool Deal

Posted on February 5, 2026 by Irene

A Public Records Act request shows that there are alternative opportunities for building a surf pool facility at Alameda Point. A surf pool is a type of shallow swimming pool with equipment that produces artificial ocean-like waves so users can … Continue reading →

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Encinal Terminals Project Approved

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Irene

In a nail-biter finish, the Alameda City Council approved the revised Encinal Terminals project, including the proposed land exchange.  The project promises to turn a blighted industrial site into a mixed-use development with 589 homes, a Bay Trail waterfront promenade … Continue reading →

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Waterfront Housing Proposal Returns Again

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Irene

The Encinal Terminals project is coming back before the city council for the third time on January 4, 2022.  [Continued to January 18.]  The proposed project would be located on an old shipping site along the Oakland Estuary, behind the … Continue reading →

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Start Paving the Way to Recovery

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Irene

There is no better time than now to finish repaving and restriping Park Street.  The COVID-19 shelter-in-place directive provides an opportunity to get the job done with the least amount of disruption to our local businesses.  Plus, the upgrade would … Continue reading →

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Missing the Boat

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Irene

Current policy decisions are shaping our shoreline’s future, and Alameda is missing the boat. On May 30, the planning board unanimously approved a plan for the Alameda Marina that provides protection for three feet of sea level rise, even though … Continue reading →

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Coulda Woulda Shoulda at Encinal Terminals

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Irene

On December 19, the city council will decide whether to approve the proposed Encinal Terminals project located behind the former Del Monte warehouse at Buena Vista and Sherman streets.  The project calls for 589 homes with commercial uses and public … Continue reading →

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Hotel Reservations

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Irene

Good project. Wrong place. A proposed 100-room hotel on the shoreline of Harbor Bay Business Park is facing mounting opposition. If a growing number of residents and organizations get their way, the project will not move forward.

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A Sign of What’s to Come?

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Irene

At their first meeting, the new city council unanimously agreed on all the issues before them, including moving forward with the Del Monte Warehouse project. As Councilmember Jim Oddie said at the end of the meeting, “Maybe this is a … Continue reading →

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Coliseum Area Plan Could Impact Alameda

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Irene

Right when we’re trying to attract commercial developers to Alameda Point, our next door neighbors are proposing to do the same thing a thousand yards away from Alameda’s eastern shore. In an attempt to build a new stadium, the City … Continue reading →

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