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RENTAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION ALERT: Open Parking Under Your Building? Continue reading Rental Association Holds Meeting on Soft Story Ordinance While lawmakers in Washington haggle over a $700 billion bailout for financial institutions, City of Alameda officials are bracing for a request from SunCal Companies for roughly $700 million to subsidize infrastructure development at Alameda Point. Continue reading $700 Billion or $700 Million? As reported earlier, the redevelopment agency of the City of Alameda will cough up just over $900K for state education funding under this year’s state budget. Continue reading Alameda Redevelopment Coughs Up Money for Schools Dear Editor: This may seem convoluted, but when you “follow the money,” there is the appearance of impropriety. Is it just an “appearance?” Continue reading City Policy on Discounts from Local Merchants? In addition to their development concept document, SunCal has released a draft master infrastructure budget for their Alameda Point preliminary development plan. The draft budget includes a price tag of $679 million for “master infrastructure.” Guess who’s going to pay for the bulk of that – you, the taxpayer. Continue reading Alameda Point Infrastructure Price Tag: $679 million Unable to agree on the amount of square footage approved for Alameda Towne Center in 2003, the City of Alameda Planning Board approved a continuation of the ATC expansion discussion to October 13th. Continue reading Planning Board Continues ATC Expansion to Oct. 13th 2008 SunCal has released their concept for Alameda Point. As expected, they have ignored the potential to use the California State Density Bonus Law to cluster housing for transit-oriented-development, and their timeline does not note the need to put the question of an exemption to Measure A for Alameda Point to a vote. Tonight, the City of Alameda Planning Board considers a major design review of a proposed expansion at Alameda Towne Center. According to city documents, the center was expanded from 544,000 square feet to 657,500 sq. ft. in 2002. Harsch Realty now wants to take the shopping center to 706,650 sq. ft. and add a [...] The budget compromise shifts $350 million from redevelopment agencies across California to school funding. And boy! is the California Redevelopment Association fuming! Continue reading Budget Shifts Money From Redevelopment to Schools Even though the project is dead, back-and-forth continues in the local paper between Warmington Homes and the residents of “Wedgewood,” the Alameda neighborhood immediately surrounding the site of the former Island High School. But the developer’s attempt to slip a 36-unit apartment complex past the residents is not the real story. |
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