Tag Archives: Town Center

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

Still want the job, Ms. Keimach?

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Robert Sullwold

The Merry-Go-Round welcomes Jill Keimach, who begins her four-year, $245,000 per year term as Alameda City Manager on Monday. We’re sure staff already has given Ms. Keimach much of the key information she needs, like the private phone number of … Continue reading →

Posted in Alameda Point, City Hall, Development, Housing | Tagged AC Transit, Affordable housing, Alameda Architectural Preservation Society, Alameda Home Team, Alameda Marina, Alameda Point Partners, Andrew Thomas, BART, BayWest Development, Big Whites, Bill Poland, Deep Ocean Exploration and Research, Frank Matarrese, Helen Sause, Jeff DelBono, Jennifer Ott, Jill Keimach, John Knox White, Laura Thomas, Main St. Neighborhood, Maria Vella, Pacific Shops, Renewed Hope, Site A, Svendsen's Boat Works, Tony Daysog, Town Center, WETA | 4 Comments

Welcome to my (Main St.) Neighborhood

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Robert Sullwold

This Tuesday, the new Council will get its first chance to vote on an issue relating to residential development at Alameda Point. And that means that Mayor Trish Spencer and Vice Mayor Frank Matarrese will get their first chance to … Continue reading →

Posted in Alameda Point, City Hall, Development, Housing | Tagged Frank Matarrese, Jennifer Ott, Jim Oddie, John Knox White, John Russo, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Tony Daysog, Town Center, Trish Spencer | 7 Comments

Why this election matters

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Robert Sullwold

So you don’t think the election this Tuesday for Mayor and Council will matter much to the daily lives of Alamedans? Think again. In fact, within less than a year, Council will be making decisions about waterfront development, Alameda Point, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alameda Point, Budget, City Hall, Development, Firefighters, Pensions | Tagged Andrew Thomas, Dom Weaver, Frank Matarrese, Fred Marsh, IAFF Local 689, Jeff DelBono, Jennifer Ott, Jim Oddie, John Knox White, John Russo, Liz Warmerdam, Marie Gilmore, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Mike D'Orazi, OPEB, Other postemployment benefits, Stewart Chen, Tony Daysog, Town Center, Trish Spencer | 4 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

Can the Vice Mayor still be trusted?

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Robert Sullwold

Wassup with Vice Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft? The Russo/Gilmore administration and the Alameda firefighters’ union usually can count on Ms. Ashcraft as one of their most reliable supporters. Indeed, a quick check of the minutes shows that, in her first … Continue reading →

Posted in Alameda Point, Budget, City Hall, Development, Firefighters | Tagged Basic Life Support, Crab Cove, Emergency operations center, IAFF Local 689, Jeff DelBono, John Russo, Lena Tam, Marie Gilmore, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Neptune Point, Stewart Chen, Tony Daysog, Town Center | 3 Comments

AUC! AUC! AUC!

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Robert Sullwold

The Merry-Go-Round was intrigued to see listed on next Tuesday’s Council agenda a staff recommendation to start exclusive negotiations between the City and an entity called Alameda United Commercial LLC for development of two parcels at Alameda Point: the old … Continue reading →

Posted in Alameda Point, City Hall, Development, Housing | Tagged Alameda United Commercial LLC, Bachelor Enlisted Quarters, Jennifer Ott, John Knox White, John Russo, Lena Tam, Marie Gilmore, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Salvatore Caruso, Stewart Chen, Tony Daysog, Town Center, Zhen Zhen Li | 1 Comment

Whither Measure A? (Part II: Repeal It!)

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Robert Sullwold

Since posting our first installment showing how multi-family housing appears to be flourishing in Alameda despite Measure A, the Merry-Go-Round has been inundated with messages from the anti-Measure A crowd conceding that repeal of the Charter provision isn’t necessary after … Continue reading →

Posted in Alameda Point, City Hall, Development, Housing | Tagged Affordable housing, Housing Element, John Knox White, Measure A, National Research Council, Planning Board, Public transit, Town Center, Victoria Transit Policy Institute, Zoning | Leave a comment

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?

Posted in Alameda Point, City Hall, Development, Housing | Tagged Alameda Landing, Boatworks, Chip Johnson, Density Bonus Ordinance, Housing Element, Measure A, Multi-family housing, RHNA, Tim Lewis Communities, Town Center, Zoning | 6 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

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