Tag Archives: Crab Cove

What would Hiram say?

Posted on January 13, 2019 by Robert Sullwold

“How best can we arm the people to protect themselves?” Hiram Johnson, one politician who actually deserved to call himself a “Progressive,” asked when he was inaugurated as governor of California in 1911. His answer: “[W]hile I do not by … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Firefighters | Tagged Alameda Renters Coalition, Crab Cove, Initiative, Measure B, Measure K, Measure L1, Measure M1, Neptune Point, Open space, Rent control, Rent Stabilization Ordinance | 3 Comments

Measure for measure

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Robert Sullwold

The rhetoric was flying off the dais last Wednesday as four members of the new Council made it clear that they opposed the initiative to re-zone a 3.712-acre parcel on the northern end of McKay Avenue as “open space” in … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall | Tagged Alameda Point Collaboratiive, Crab Cove, Crown Beach, Doug Biggs, Jim Oddie, John Knox White, Malia Vella, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Measure WW, Neptune Point, Tony Daysog, Wellness center | 10 Comments

Crab Cove – the final chapter

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Robert Sullwold

For nearly 10 years, the East Bay Regional Park District has been seeking to acquire a 3.89-acre parcel located at Crab Cove in order to expand Crown Memorial State Beach. This Thursday, the Park District announced it finally would achieve … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Development, Housing | Tagged Andrew Thomas, Bill Delaney, Crab Cove, East Bay Regional Park District, EBRPD, Friends of Crown Beach, Housing Element, John Russo, Kamala Harris, Marie Gilmore, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, McKay Avenue, Measure D, Neptune Point, Parks and Recreation Commission, Renewed Hope, Stewart Chen, Tim Lewis Communities, William Alsup, Zoning | 10 Comments

Pay up, Uncle Sam!

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Robert Sullwold

As Irene Dieter reported Thursday in the Alameda Sun, a federal district court judge has upheld the U.S. government’s “taking” of McKay Avenue, the street that connects Central Avenue and the 3.899 acres of land located on the shoreline at … Continue reading →

Posted in Development | Tagged Crab Cove, EBRPD, Eminent domain, Irene Dieter, McKay Avenue, Neptune Point, William Alsup | 19 Comments

Bonuses without benefits

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Robert Sullwold

Council got an earful Tuesday night about the alleged flaws in Alameda’s density bonus ordinance. Here’s one thing those on the dais didn’t hear: The main problem with the density bonus ordinance is that . . . it doesn’t produce … Continue reading →

Posted in Alameda Point, City Hall, Development, Housing | Tagged Alameda Point Partners, Andrew Thomas, Crab Cove, Del Monte warehouse, Density Bonus Ordinance, Doug deHaan, Housing Element, Janet Kern, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Neptune Point, Tim Lewis Communities | Leave a comment

About those referrals

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Robert Sullwold

Perhaps by now you’ve seen the billboards sprouting up all over town. Want to improve traffic conditions on Bay Farm Island? BETTER CALL JIM. Want to preserve the wetlands at Alameda Point? BETTER CALL JIM. Want to protect the jobs … Continue reading →

Posted in Alameda Point, City Hall | Tagged Bay Farm Island, Crab Cove, Doug deHaan, Frank Matarrese, Grocery workers, Harbor Bay, IAFF Local 689, Irene Dieter, Jim Oddie, John Russo, Marie Gilmore, Mike Henneberry, Nature reserve, Richard Bangert, Rob Bonta, Ron Cowan, Solana Henneberry, Stewart Chen, Tony Daysog, Trish Spencer, UCFW Local 5 | 6 Comments

Takeaways from the forums

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Robert Sullwold

(Updated with additional information about Council candidate Jim Oddie on October 14, 2014). Having now attended all four candidate forums open to the public – two more than Mayor Marie Gilmore – the Merry-Go-Round is prepared to offer our take … Continue reading →

Posted in Alameda Point, Budget, City Hall, Development, Firefighters, Housing, Pensions | Tagged Crab Cove, Frank Matarrese, Fred Marsh, Housing Element, IAFF Local 689, Jim Oddie, John Russo, Lena Tam, Marie Gilmore, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Mike D'Orazi, Rob Bonta, Ron Cowan, Stewart Chen, Tony Daysog, Town Center, Trish Spencer | 2 Comments

You can’t say that again

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Robert Sullwold

The Merry-Go-Round was chagrined that the moderators at the two recent candidate forums didn’t choose to use either of our two lists of “Questions the candidates won’t want to answer.” But we’re not surprised. And we think it even less … Continue reading →

Posted in Alameda Point, Budget, City Hall, Development, Firefighters, Housing | Tagged Andrew Thomas, CalPERS, Crab Cove, Frank Matarrese, Fred Marsh, Groucho Marx, Housing Element, IAFF Local 689, Jim Oddie, Kate Quick, Marie Gilmore, Master Infrastructure Plan, Planning Board, Ron Cowan, Stewart Chen, Tim Lewis Communities, Trish Spencer | 2 Comments

The not-so-artful dodgers

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Robert Sullwold

Anyone wanting to know what the incumbents running for reelection thought about three controversial issues important to Alamedans came away disappointed from Thursday’s candidate forum sponsored by the Alameda Sun and The Alamedan. Indeed, a viewer or listener concerned about … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Development, Housing | Tagged Crab Cove, East Bay Regional Park District, Harbor Bay, Housing Element, IAFF Local 689, Jeff DelBono, John Knox White, John Russo, Marie Gilmore, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Neptune Point, Planning Board, Ron Cowan, Stewart Chen, Tim Lewis Communities | 3 Comments

The record according to Gilmore

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Robert Sullwold

Protector of the Golf Complex. Fund-raiser for Alameda public parks. Advocate for open space. Who fits all of these descriptions? If you said, Bill Delaney, chair of the recreation and parks commission and president of the Alameda Friends of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Alameda Point, Budget, City Hall, Firefighters, Golf, Housing, Pensions | Tagged CalPERS, Crab Cove, Doug deHaan, East Bay Regional Park District, Emergency operations center, Fred Marsh, Housing Element, IAFF Local 689, Joe VanWinkle, John Russo, Lena Tam, Marie Gilmore, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Neptune Point, RHNA, Ron Cowan, Stewart Chen, Tony Daysog | 2 Comments

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