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Tag Archives: Alameda
Parks and Wrecks
It’s no wonder city council and mayoral candidates are focusing on parks this campaign season. Citizens have been up in arms over several park issues in recent years and have had to sponsor three ballot initiatives to keep open space from … Continue reading
Feds Going to Court Over McKay Avenue
On April 17, the federal government began court proceedings in U.S. District Court to seize McKay Avenue through eminent domain. The street is owned by the California Department of Parks and Recreation and leads to the Crab Cove Visitor Center. … Continue reading
Posted in Parks and Open Space
Tagged Alameda, Crab Cove, East Bay Regional Park District, eminent domain, Friends of Crown Beach, GSA, lawsuit, McKay Avenue, Neptune Point, Tim Lewis Communities
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‘Brooming’ Street Trees
It’s spring, and the trees are brooming everywhere! (And, no, I didn’t misspell that word.) Many of Alameda’s street trees no longer have their wide canopies because they’ve been pruned to look like brooms—one long tree trunk with some branches … Continue reading
Point Counterpoint on Crab Cove Housing Plan
Many Alamedans have been asking the city council to remove the residential zoning from the federal parcel near Crab Cove. On October 10, our own Recreation and Parks Commission decided to send a letter to the city council requesting the … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Parks and Open Space
Tagged Alameda, Crab Cove, East Bay Regional Park District, Friends of Crown Beach, GSA, McKay Ave.
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Following the Path of SunCal
Alameda has a new housing developer, but something in the air seems SunCal-ish. Tim Lewis Communities, a developer based out of Roseville near Sacramento, wants to build houses near Crab Cove and is claiming to be on the community’s side. … Continue reading
Posted in Parks and Open Space
Tagged Alameda, Crab Cove, Crown Beach, East Bay Regional Park District, EBRPD, GSA, McKay, Neptune Point, Tim Lewis
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Dispose of Properly — GSA Must Respect Our Community
Outrageous! The federal General Services Administration (GSA) was not only self-serving when it decided to auction surplus property near Crab Cove, it now plans to seize the state-owned street there for the benefit of a private housing developer. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Parks and Open Space
Tagged Alameda, Crab Cove, Crown Beach, East Bay Regional Park District, EBRPD, Friends of Crown Beach, GSA, McKay, Neptune Point, Tim Lewis
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Money for Nothing
Is it just my circle of acquaintances or is it getting worse everywhere? All this talk about the distressed unemployed middle class has me looking around. It seems that more people, even highly educated ones, have figured out ways to … Continue reading
Posted in Quality of Life
Tagged Alameda, entitlements, middle class, unemployment
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Timeline – Events leading up to the lawsuit between city, EBRPD
The legal dispute between the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) and the City of Alameda continues over a parcel of land adjacent to Crab Cove Visitors Center at Crown Memorial State Beach. EBRPD claims the city failed to prepare … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Parks and Open Space
Tagged Alameda, Crab Cove, East Bay Regional Park District, Friends of Crown Beach, GSA, Housing, lawsuit, McKay Ave., Neptune Point
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Counting one, two, three
It’s the same ol’ backward story I hear over and over again about ranked-choice voting being complicated. Wrong. It’s as simple as one, two, three. The conversation I have with people goes something like this: “Ranked-choice voting is hard for … Continue reading
Posted in Elections
Tagged 2012 election, Alameda, Instant Runoff Elections, Ranked Choice Voting
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Hold Your Applause
I don’t get it. We’re supposed to cheer when housing prices rise. Politicians and pundits look to rebounding housing prices as the gauge for a recovering economy. I don’t think so. A sustainable, stable housing market is what we should … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Development, Housing, Quality of Life
Tagged Alameda, housing prices
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