Tag Archives: Project Labor Agreement

One for the road

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Robert Sullwold

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 →

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How do you get to Carnegie (Innovation) Hall?

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Robert Sullwold

For any private entity offering to lease City-owned land or buildings and renovate the property at its own expense, our pro-labor City Council has a message:  If you want a deal with the City, you’ve got to take care of … Continue reading →

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No TLC from TLC

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

Mike O’Hara, the familiar face of Tim Lewis Communities, is probably the guy who will present the latest version of the developer’s plan for the Encinal Terminals to Council for approval Tuesday night. The Merry-Go-Round predicts that, after the dog-and-pony … Continue reading →

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Out of bounds

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

It was what, in some circles, they’d call a “no-brainer”:  Having nearly finished its makeover of the Jack Clark South Course at the Chuck Corica Golf Complex, Greenway Golf proposed to spend millions of dollars of its own money to … Continue reading →

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They’re there in Oakland

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

For more than a while now, the Merry-Go-Round has been listening as the developers of Site A at Alameda Point and the Del Monte warehouse try to explain why their projects have not broken ground, more than two years after … Continue reading →

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Slapping the union label on Alameda Point

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Robert Sullwold

So let’s list all of the City of Alameda plans and policies that Alameda Point Partners’ proposal for Site A at Alameda Point, which will be presented to Council for final approval Tuesday, implements:  the Community Reuse Plan of 1996; … Continue reading →

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