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The Island: Manager lays out fresh Point planning process

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Interim City Manager Ann Marie Gallant laid out parameters for a fresh Alameda Point planning process Wednesday night that could have city leaders making some major decisions about who will redevelop the former Navy base and who will make decisions about what happens there over the next 15 months.

“We’re going to push the refresh button,” Gallant told the City Council, which sat in its dual role Wednesday as the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority, the agency that governs Point redevelopment efforts.

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Manager lays out fresh Point planning process
Submitted by west on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 05:40

The Island: Council to hear Point presentations tonight [Wednesday]

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The City Council is set tonight to get a presentation from city staff on next steps for Alameda Point. Sitting as the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority, they’ll meet at 7 p.m. today at City Hall.

In addition to next steps, staff will talk about applying the city’s new property management strategy to the Point and will ask the council to support plans to put a Veterans Affairs clinic and above-ground cemetery on a 549-acre portion of the Point.

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Submitted by west on Wed, 09/01/2010 - 06:15

Alameda Sun: 'Moving Forward' Meets Tonight [Thursday]

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There was a packed house at the first in a series of community meetings, Moving Forward at Alameda Point, on Wednesday, Aug. 11 at the Alameda Naval Air Museum.

Moderator Nancy Rogers began by explaining to the group that the meetings are not sponsored by any particular group of Alamedans, but by a few people who shared the common belief that Alameda Point needs to be developed; that we don't need to start from square one; and that the final plan needs to be a collaborative effort with a focus on adaptive reuse

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Submitted by west on Thu, 08/26/2010 - 19:35

The Island: Second Alameda Point community meeting is tonight [Thursday]

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A group of local residents is hosting the second in a series of meetings on the future of Alameda Point from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Auctions By the Bay Theater, 2700 Saratoga Street. The meeting is free and open to the public.

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Submitted by west on Thu, 08/26/2010 - 06:26

Alameda Journal: Taking a look at Alameda Point

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On Sunday, the Alameda Architectural Preservation Society has organized two bus and walking tours in cooperation with the Naval Air Museum and Alameda Museum. The bus tours will be led by Dick Rutter, a local architect and former naval flight officer who served at the Alameda Naval Air Station.

Stops on the bus tour include Seaplane Lagoon, home to the USS Hornet, the Ready Reserve Fleet and its support activities. Other stops include a visit to the air traffic control tower, Building 5 (where two Navy jets are being restored), an officer's home and the officers' club.

Tickets for the bus tour are $10, but current members or those joining one of the three groups on Sunday can take the tour for free.

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Taking a look at Alameda Point
Submitted by west on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 19:31

San Francisco Examiner: Treasure Island wrangle ending; development can begin

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The City will be taking the helm of Treasure Island now that nearly two years of back-and-forth discussions about the Bay land are settled, putting a historic redevelopment project in motion.

Treasure Island, which was built from Bay dredge in order to host the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition, was used by the Navy from 1941 to 1997.

Since the military ceased operations there, The City has been working to hammer out a deal to take control of the land and redevelop it, which would include thousands of housing units.

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Submitted by west on Tue, 08/17/2010 - 14:07

San Francisco Chronicle: Churches need not apply in city's vision for Treasure Island

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San Francisco's master plan for a showplace 21st century neighborhood on Treasure Island doesn't include room for a single church, synagogue or place of worship, an omission that at least one city official finds "inexplicable."

John Elberling, a director of the Treasure Island Development Authority, said when he asked if it would be possible for a religious group to buy a site for a church, he "was basically told 'no' ... I don't think it's right."

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Churches need not apply in city's vision for Treasure Island
Submitted by west on Fri, 08/13/2010 - 13:34

Alameda Sun: Suncal Sues

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After threatening legal action if the city decided to part ways, developer SunCal filed a complaint against Alameda for breach of contract and a violation of the Constitutional contract clause over the Alameda Point development.

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Submitted by west on Thu, 08/12/2010 - 20:06

San Francisco Chronicle: Fast-track sought for Treasure Island project

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But there is plenty of work, financial and otherwise, that still needs to be done before construction starts.

First, building on an island is complicated. Treasure Island is a flat, low-lying man-made extension of Yerba Buena Island that was built on fill for the 1939-40 Golden Gate International Exposition.

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Submitted by west on Thu, 08/12/2010 - 07:59

The Island: Highsmith: ‘The city did nothing wrong’

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Alameda’s city attorney is denying SunCal’s claim that the city violated a contract offering the developer exclusive rights to negotiate a deal to develop Alameda Point. The Southern California developer sued the city Wednesday in federal court in an effort to force the city to bring them back to the negotiating table.

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Submitted by west on Mon, 08/09/2010 - 07:05