|
||||||
Advertisement |
AE3 Partners is holding a public meeting to present ideas for a project to provide 30 to 40 new housing units, including low-income housing, at the site of the fromer Alameda Island High School at Eagle and Everett, just steps away from Park Street. The project was the subject of a staff report to [...]  In another story in the San Francisco Chronicle, the FBI is looking into State Senator Don Perata’s role in the hiring of a lobbyist who pressured the FAA to grant approval for Ron Cowan Parkway – a road the East Bay Express labeled the “Road to Nowhere” – connecting Oakland Airport to Ron Cowan’s Harbor Bay Business Park in Alameda. Regarding the investigation, Ron Cowan is quoted in the article as saying “I understand political contributions and how the game is played…” Continue reading FBI Looking Into Ron Cowan Parkway See this story in the San Francisco Chronicle about the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency and The Fillmore district. Some folks in Alameda are touting redevelopment as our salvation for Alameda Point, but what hath redevelopment wrought in San Francisco? The San Francisco Redevelopment Agency will leave the Western Addition in January, ending a 40-year [...] The film projectionists union, IATSE Local 169 picketed the Alameda Theatre again today, this time drawing supporters from as far away as New York City. The union is asking theatre operator Alameda Entertainment Associates, run by Kyle Conner, to begin negotiations on a contract that would bring union members into the projection rooms. The City of Alameda, using redevelopment funds, heavily subsidized the renovation of the historic Alameda Theatre, and construction of the attached cineplex and parking garage. Continue reading Theatre Protest Draws Supporters from New York City High density advocates pushing to relax the restrictions of Measure A like to talk about how necessary it is to have high density to make communities "walkable." Yet, Alameda already scores very high on Walk Score’s walkability index – a 92 out of 100. Even the mailing address for HOMES – freely published on [...] Alameda City Council has approved a measure for the November ballot that would increase real property transfer tax. That would add to the cost of buying a home in Alameda. City Council is motivated by the current budget shortfalls which are the result of the economic downturn. But Council seems to have lost sight [...] The Oakland Tribune is reporting that gray water recycling is gaining greater acceptance, spurred on by the current water use restrictions here in the East Bay. Long-time readers will remember that Action Alameda highlighted the need for less regulation of grey water recycling, as part of our position paper, Greening Alameda Point, last [...] SunCal hosts its third Alameda Point Community Update, where you and your neighbors will have the opportunity to interact with their team of planners, including community designer Peter Calthorpe. Thursday, August 7, 2008 6:30 p.m.USS Hornet 707 W. Hornet Avenue Alameda, CA 94501 For more information, please call SunCal at (510) 251-0711 According to a report in the Sacramento Bee by Dan Walters, there is legislation afoot in Sacramento that would take property tax money away from local redevelopment agencies to pay back bonds the state issues to balance this year’s budget. It sounds good, tapping the redevelopment honey pots that exist in redevelopment cities all [...] According to IATSE Local 169 business agent Jason Mottley, Alameda Theater operator Kyle Connor did not follow-through on a commitment made last Saturday when he asked union projectionists to put down their picket signs and begin negotiations. Following a brief discussion with Mr. Mottley on Saturday, for which Local 169 members put down their [...] |
 |
||||
|
Copyright © - All Rights Reserved |
||||||
Recent Comments