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Tag Archives: East Bay Regional Park District
Feds Continue Crown Beach Court Action
Last July, the Alameda City Council heeded the will of Alameda citizens and zoned federal surplus property near Crab Cove as open space. As a result, private developer Tim Lewis Communities–the same company that is trying to develop the Del … Continue reading
Posted in Parks and Open Space
Tagged Alameda, Crab Cove, East Bay Regional Park District, EBRPD, Friends of Crown Beach, lawsuit, McKay Ave.
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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
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
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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Logic Points to Parkland
“That is not logical, Captain,” Mr. Spock would often say on the Star Trek television series. Can’t the same be said for putting housing on bay-front property that the East Bay Regional Park District needs for expansion of state park … Continue reading
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
Open Space Plans at Risk
A feasible plan recently emerged for creating and managing parkland and a bona fide wildlife refuge on the 770-acre runway area at Alameda Point. It’s the first since the Naval Air Station closed 15 years ago. But two things stand … Continue reading
Opportunity Knocks Once Again
Not long ago the city jumped through hoops to attract the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab to Alameda. Now we have a new opportunity that is worthy of the same enthusiasm. Only this time we’ve already been selected. The East Bay … Continue reading
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