Tag Archives: ABAG

Measure A: tell it goodbye?

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Robert Sullwold

If Council makes all of the zoning changes proposed by the draft Housing Element presented to the Planning Board last Monday, Alamedans won’t need two hands to be able to count the number of areas in the city that remain … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Development, Housing | Tagged ABAG, Andrew Thomas, HCD, Housing Element, John Knox White, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, RHNA | 11 Comments

Mr. Thomas makes the opposition’s case

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Robert Sullwold

We don’t know whether City Planner Andrew Thomas was a member of the Philomathean Society at Andover, but he recently showed that he has mastered one of the skills required of a top-flight high-school debater: being able to argue – … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Development, Housing | Tagged ABAG, Andrew Thomas, John Knox White, Malia Vella, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Phillips Academy Andover, RHNA, Tony Daysog, Trish Spencer | 13 Comments

Repeat offenders

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Robert Sullwold

The Merry-Go-Round recently has seen two dramatically different ways of debating the appropriate method for determining the number of new housing units that should be assigned to the City of Alameda in the next “planning cycle.” One approach is that … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Housing | Tagged ABAG, Jim Oddie, John Knox White, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, RHNA, Tony Daysog | 21 Comments

Great expectations

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Robert Sullwold

During his successful campaign, Governor Gavin Newsom pledged that he would “lead the effort” to develop 3.5 million new housing units in California by 2025. After the election, State Senator Scott Wiener re-introduced a bill that, its proponents say, will … Continue reading →

Posted in Alameda Point, City Hall, Development, Housing | Tagged ABAG, Adaptive Reuse, Alameda Point Collaboratiive, Alameda Point Partners, Andrew Thomas, Debbie Potter, HCD, Housing Element, Main Street Neighborhood, MTC, PDA, RHNA, Richard Bangert, Town Center, West Midway | 1 Comment

Houses, houses everywhere!

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Robert Sullwold

A break today from politics, while we wait to see what the union- and developer-funded cabal mis-named “Alamedans United” does next to get its slate of candidates elected to local offices. In the meantime, we draw your attention to Richard … Continue reading →

Posted in Alameda Point, Development, Housing | Tagged ABAG, Andrew Thomas, Jennifer Ott, MTC, Plan Bay Area | 13 Comments

The “community vision” for Alameda Point’s Town Center

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Robert Sullwold

Want to find out the “community vision” for the Waterfront Town Center at the heart of Alameda Point? Try out this formulation: The primary goal of redevelopment within the Town Center and Waterfront Precise Plan is to create a compact, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alameda Point, Development, Housing | Tagged ABAG, Andrew Thomas, David Burton, John Knox White, Planning Board, Precise Plan, Town Center, Zoning | 4 Comments

Blueprint or chessboard?

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Robert Sullwold

Poor Tim Lewis. If he – and we’re assuming that there is an actual person named Tim Lewis – read the draft 2014-22 Housing Element just released by City staff, he would have learned that: The “realistic capacity” of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Alameda Point, City Hall, Development, Housing | Tagged ABAG, Andrew Thomas, East Bay Regional Park District, Fred Marsh, General Services Administration, Housing Element, Marie Gilmore, Neptune Point, RHNA, Tim Lewis Communities, Zoning | 3 Comments

The magic number

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Robert Sullwold

At Wednesday night’s joint meeting of the City Council and the Planning Board, we might finally get a definitive answer to the perennial question: How many housing units should be built at Alameda Point? Ever since City Manager John Russo … Continue reading →

Posted in Alameda Point, City Hall, Development, Housing | Tagged ABAG, AC Transit, Andrew Thomas, David Burton, HOMES, Jennifer Ott, John Knox White, John Russo, No-cost conveyance, Planning Board, Renewed Hope, RHNA, Ron Cowan, Tim Lewis Communities, Town Center | Leave a comment

What ABAG thinks Alameda needs

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Robert Sullwold

Quick quiz: Will the City of Alameda need more or less housing in the next eight years than it needed in the past eight years? If you answered, “More,” you can send in your application for membership in HOMES (or … Continue reading →

Posted in Alameda Point, Development, Housing | Tagged ABAG, Andrew Thomas, Housing Element, Plan Bay Area, Planning Board, RHNA | 1 Comment

A “Plan” for Alameda Point

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Robert Sullwold

Want to know how many housing units should be planned for Alameda Point? You can ask City staff and you’ll get one answer: the 1,425 units contemplated by the Community Reuse Plan (at least for now). You can ask housing … Continue reading →

Posted in Alameda Point, City Hall, Development, Housing | Tagged ABAG, Andrew Thomas, Helen Sause, Laura Thomas, MTC, Plan Bay Area, Transportation | Leave a comment

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