Tag Archives: Multi-family housing

Crashing symbols

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Robert Sullwold

Those who have been striving to put before Alameda voters a ballot measure repealing Measure A in its entirety – not just its prohibition of multi-family housing but also its restriction on residential density – will get their last chance … Continue reading →

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Bashing Measure A

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Robert Sullwold

In anticipation of the “public forum” on Measure A at the January 13 Planning Board meeting, the City has posted on its website a paper written by Planning, Building and Transportation Director Andrew Thomas that he describes as an “evaluation” … Continue reading →

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Whither Measure A? (Part I: Overview)

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Robert Sullwold

It’s “unconstitutional.” It’s “illegal.” It’s “racially tinged.” What are these epithets – made publicly by people who should know better, including members of the State Bar – referring to?

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Through a glass diffusely

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Robert Sullwold

(Originally published in the Alameda Sun August 15, 2013) These days, Alameda’s political leaders are fond of justifying their decisions in legal terms:  We had no other choice to act as we did, they say, because the law requires (or … Continue reading →

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