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Category Archives: Alameda Point
The scorecard on Trish Spencer
Here’s your Alameda mayoral campaign quiz for the day: During the last two years, which candidate has voted in favor of the following “progressive,” pro‑bicycle, and pro‑development proposals brought before City Council: Renaming Jackson Park to Chochenyo Park; Authorizing planning … Continue reading
Posted in Alameda Point, Budget, City Hall, Development, Housing
Tagged Automated license plate readers, Big Whites, Bottle Parcel, Chochenyo Park, Climate Action and Resiliency Plan, Council referrals, Emergency response vehicle, Encinal Terminals, Grand Street, Homelessness, Jackson Park, John Knox White, Kevin Kearney, Malia Vella, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Tony Daysog, Transit occupancy tax, Transportation Choices Plan, Trish Spencer, Vision Zero Action Plan
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$10 million+ for the homeless
During the last three years, the services offered, or planned to be offered, by our City government to the homeless population in Alameda have increased dramatically. So have the funds authorized by Council to be spent for that purpose.
Posted in Alameda Point, Budget, City Hall, Housing
Tagged ARPA, Big Whites, Bottle Parcel, CARES Act, Day center, HEAP, HHAP, Homelessness, Midway Shelter, Mobile outreach, Safe parking
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The fate of the Big Whites
Whither the Big Whites? We’re referring, of course, to the 18 two‑story single‑family homes, each with four‑plus bedrooms and three‑and‑a‑half bathrooms, located on the northeast corner of the “Historic District” at Alameda Point and occupied years ago by married Naval … Continue reading
Missing the Point
Ever since City Planner Andrew Thomas released the first draft of his plan for enabling the City to meet the 5,353‑housing‑unit quota assigned to it by the regional planning authorities, there’s been a lot of talk about getting the federal … Continue reading
Where will the homeless go?
The Marina Village Inn is out. The Bottle Parcel is in. And so are two of the Big Whites.
The City and the homeless
Those of our readers who follow homeless issues undoubtedly have read the stories about state and local governmental agencies conducting “cleanups” of homeless encampments that have sprung up on the streets of Bay Area cities. For example, this March the … Continue reading
Busted
For years, the Merry-Go-Round has been speculating about whether the City of Alameda would try to convince the federal government to “bust the cap” that restricted residential development at Alameda Point to 1,425 new housing units. Well, it turns out … Continue reading
One for the road
If departing Councilman Jim Oddie and his re-elected colleague, Councilwoman Malia Vella, get their way, Mr. Oddie will be able to do one more favor for organized labor before he leaves office. The beneficiaries will be the construction trades unions … Continue reading
The truth about Trish (2020 ed.)
To her detractors, former Mayor Trish Spencer, who is running to return to Council this November, is the Candidate of No. She is, they say (or, rather, post or tweet), against everything a Right-Thinking person is for: She’s anti-renter. Anti-homeless. … Continue reading
Decisions for the next Council
Unlike the presidential election, the race for Alameda City Council has yet to be described as “existential.” Nevertheless, the Council elected this November will be called upon to make decisions in a number of areas that will affect the well-being … Continue reading
Posted in Alameda Point, Budget, City Hall, Development, Firefighters, Housing
Tagged 2013-17 IAFF MOU, 2015-21 IAFF MOU, Andrew Thomas, Article XXVI, BRI, Frank Matarrese, Housing Element, Jim Oddie, John Knox White, Malia Vella, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Measure Z, Police reform, RHNA, Tony Daysog, Trish Spencer
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Alameda Merry-Go-Round 