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Category Archives: Parks and Open Space
Surf pool developer questions no-bid contract
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
Posted in Economic Development, Parks and Open Space
Tagged Alameda Point, city council, Enterprise Park
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Beach restroom project stopped up, again
“A fiasco is a complete, humiliating, or ludicrous failure. … Continue reading
Posted in beach restroom, Parks and Open Space
Tagged Alameda, Crown Beach, East Bay Regional Park District
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Alameda Shoreline Takes a Beating from Storms, Again
Wave goodbye to what was once Alameda’s shoreline. On December 14 and 15, King Tides coupled with storm surges eroded huge portions of Alameda’s man-made beaches and dunes. Waves washed away tons of sand and dislodged heavy boulders and bags … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Parks and Open Space
Tagged beach, climate, East Bay Regional Park District, hazard mitigation, king tides, shoreline adaptation
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Local Sierra Club Faces Takeover
Some say it feels like a coup is underway. Others say it’s simply democracy in action. Mountain bikers are flooding meetings of the Bay Area Chapter of the Sierra Club, recruiting people to join the organization, and are working to unseat … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Parks and Open Space
Tagged East Bay Regional Park District, hiking, mountain biking, parks, Sierra Club, trails
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Beach Restroom Project Halted to Raise Elevation
The restroom project on Alameda’s beach at Shore Line Drive and Grand Street has turned out to be a real pisser. Construction of the new restroom began in early 2023, after years of planning and obtaining clearances. The project was … Continue reading
Posted in Parks and Open Space
Tagged Alameda, beach, East Bay Regional Park District, restroom, Shoreline Drive
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Trash Pollution at MLK Shoreline is Out of Control
Buckets and gloves are not enough, according to volunteers who have been picking up trash in the marsh wetlands at Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline for years. “I’ve been cleaning this shoreline since 2018,” said Alameda resident Jim DuPont. … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Parks and Open Space
Tagged East Bay Regional Park District, East Creek Slough, marshland, Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline, Oakland, Regional Water Quality Control Board, storm water drains, trash, volunteers, wetland, wildlife habitat
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Encinal Terminals Project Approved
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
Posted in Economic Development, Housing, Parks and Open Space
Tagged Alameda, Encinal Terminals, tidelands
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Waterfront Housing Proposal Returns Again
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
Posted in Economic Development, Housing, Parks and Open Space
Tagged Alameda, Encinal Terminals, North Waterfront LLC, tidelands, Tim Lewis Communities
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Cliffs at Crown Beach
More than five inches of rain pummeled Alameda on October 24, making it the wettest October day ever. The storm washed away tons of sand along Crown Memorial State Beach and Alameda Beach, leaving cliffs at the edge of the … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Parks and Open Space
Tagged Alameda, climate change, Crown Memorial State Beach, damage, East Bay Regional Park District, rain storm
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Crab Cove Park Expansion Options Being Vetted
The East Bay Regional Park District is gathering community input about how to further develop its park at Crab Cove on Crown Beach. The park district acquired an extra four acres there in 2016. The park district has grouped possible … Continue reading
Posted in Parks and Open Space
Tagged Alameda, Crab Cove, Crown Memorial State Beach, East Bay Regional Park District, McKay Avenue
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