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Monthly Archives: January 2014
The saga of the EOC
You remember how, back in June 2012, Alamedans voted to increase their taxes in order to fund construction of, among other edifices, a new Emergency Operations Center and Fire Station No. 3? Well, if you don’t, you’re excused because Measure … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, City Hall, Firefighters
Tagged Alex Nguyen, Bob Haun, Bonds, BRW, Capital improvement budget, City Charter, Don Perata, Doug deHaan, Emergency operations center, Fire station, IAFF Local 689, John Russo, Lena Tam, Marie Gilmore, Measure C, Mike D'Orazi, Municipal Code, Planning Board, Stewart Chen
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Taking the initiative at Neptune Point
How did things get so far out of hand? By now, a consensus has emerged that the 3.89 acres of “surplus” federal land known as Neptune Point ought to be used to expand the adjacent Crown Beach State Park, as … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Development, Firefighters, Housing
Tagged Andrew Thomas, East Bay Regional Park District, General Services Administration, Housing Element, IAFF Local 689, Joe VanWinkle, John Russo, Lena Tam, Marie Gilmore, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Mike D'Orazi, Neptune Point, Planning Board, Stewart Chen, Tim Lewis Communities
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An RFP for the WTC?
Now that the key planning documents for Alameda Point are nearly finished and subject only to final approval by the Planning Board and Council, the time may arrived to consider issuing a request for proposals for developing the “central hub” … Continue reading
Shown the way by San Jose
If you just looked at the headlines, you might conclude that the recent decision by a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge striking down portions of San Jose’s Measure B represented a triumph for the unions in their fight against … Continue reading
