There are so many important issues to talk about in town, that I don’t even know where to begin! Actually, that’s a lie, because when it comes to f-u-n, there’s nothing better than a good old round of “six degrees of Alameda.” On the off chance that you’ve only been in town about 5...
Having had over half a week to think about it, I wanted to return for a less sarcastic look at last Thursday’s meeting-planning, subcommittee meeting. I have been asked by a lot of people “was it really that bad” and have checked my own personal take on the meeting with a number of others...
Tonight’s Planning Board agenda mistakenly lists the Safeway Gas project as having 18 pumps. Apparently staff just cut-and-pasted the last reports agenda item. The revised plans, with only 12 pumps, can be found here. But the interesting thing is in the letter from the applicant to the planning board (and apparently sent to the...
Step into the WayBack machine with me and we’ll travel to January 6, 1970. Hey, look over there. The latest edition of the Alameda Times Star is just hitting the streets! This being the glorious past, people are swarming to the paper, interested in the goings on around town. Gasps are heard, someone faints,...
Measure A was clearly under attack this afternoon. I know, because I was at the three hour long ad hoc subcommittee meeting about planning a meeting, and it was made clear that everyone under the sun is planning to do away with Measure A, except the 3 appellants sitting on the committee who represent...
So the Alameda Journal has the Scoop on this huge Alameda issue. While other the Journal doesn’t have “interesting” letters from the same 5 people, it does have a staff that tries hard to dig up news that is of interest to Alamedans (I don’t include my column in the paper as news or...
Posted at the request of the writer Last Friday morning, our Versailles Avenue home was broken into while my wife was out grocery shopping. The thief was in our kitchen having a bowl of Fruity Pebbles cereal when she came home. Fortunately, he saw my wife’s car pull up and ran out our back...
Ah, the clarion calls of civic debate: “show me your cards first!” In the great Measure A debate, I have been surprised by the consistent requests that certain people, those who advocate talking about the possibility of changing Measure A at Alameda Point, need to outline a detailed plan for the Point before a...
On Tuesday night, the council will be voting on whether to buy a small parcel of land next to Towata park from the County of Alameda for a little more than $3,300. The parcel, which the city would add to the existing park, would be incredibly cheap. Given that one council member and some...
The discussion of Measure A, as with discussions of any type of economic or land development, invariably tends to focus on the speculative, nefarious, financial connections of people who don’t want everything to stay exactly the same way. Speak up in favor of the theater and you’re in the developer’s pocket. Want to talk...
