Base-Leases

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After founding the popular Alameda Point Antiques Faire, which draws upwards of 800 vendors, show organizer Sandra Michaan had an enviable problem: a surplus of amazing vintage clothing dealers and no way to showcase them. What’s a girl to do? She created the Vintage Fashion Faire, a biannual show celebrating meticulously-crafted vintage clothing (think Mad Men–esque sheath dresses and playful flappers fit for Gatsby), which returns to Alameda Point this Friday and Saturday, May 18–19.

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ALAMEDA – All night, we wandered through narrow, pitch-black hallways, felt the chill on drafty decks, wobbled while descending vertiginous chain-link ladders, listened to the ship creak and groan like an arthritic old duffer rising from a lawn chair.

It was, we must admit, starting to get a little creepy aboard the USS Hornet.

KPIX video segment about Alameda that includes scenes from Alameda Point.

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I ran into Rodger Davis yesterday, who was uncharacteristically grinning from ear to ear. He had some pretty amazing news. His new venture, Faction Brewery, has found a location. He’s signed a lease on a property — a hanger, really — in Alameda right next to St. George Spirits.

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A deeply divided Alameda City Council may end up walking away from the city’s latest proposal to prepare Alameda Point for development, with some council members saying they think the city should focus on existing tenants and forget about moving forward with new development plans for a few years. The development strategy has been in the works since the council fired former master developer SunCal in July 2010.

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On January 4, 2012, the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority (ARRAAlameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority. The City Council acts in this capacity.) and the United States Navy (Navy) entered into a second amendment to the 2000 Economic Development Conveyance Memorandum of Agreement (EDCEconomic Development Conveyance MOA), authorizing a no-cost conveyance of the 918-acre portion of the former Naval Air Station Alameda (NASNaval Air Station Alameda), commonly referred to as Alameda Point. Pursuant to the EDC MOA, it is expected that conveyance of significant portions of the Alameda Point property will occur during 2012.

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Veterans of one of the most legendary American missions during World War II will gather Saturday aboard the USS Hornet aircraft carrier museum in Alameda.

Three men who took part in the Doolittle Raid on Japan will visit the ship to mark the 70th anniversary of the air strike, which gave the nation a much-needed morale boost in the months after Pearl Harbor.

John Doolittle, the son of mission leader Jimmy Doolittle, also will be on hand for the event, as well as at least two sailors who were aboard the USS Hornet (CV-8) when the raid was launched.

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Plans are moving forward on constructing a new Veterans Affairs (VAVeterans Affairs) complex at Alameda Point and creating a management system for the entire wildlife refuge.

But talks between the city and the East Bay Regional Park District came to a standstill over the terms under which the park district would acquire land to develop and manage a 140-acre regional park on the Northwest Territories. The city had wanted to receive seed money from the park district for city sports fields from the deal. The park district withdrew its plans for a regional park for now.

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Over the past several years the popularity of collecting vintage clothes, jewelry and accessories has grown, increasing to an even greater degree as celebrities turn to vintage for red-carpet appearances. This popularity has resulted in a surge in the number of serious, specialized collectors and organized events that showcase vintage wear.

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The city’s commitment to proceed with a less-intensive development plan than the one proposed by former Alameda Point developer SunCal could face a major hurdle: The amount of development now being contemplated for the former Naval Air Station may not pencil out financially.