Alameda Point News Stories

Alameda Sun: Bonta Holds Swing Vote on Point Plan, May 17, 2012

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After city staff spent more than a year on its "going forward" process for developing Alameda Point, progress slowed at the Tuesday, May 8, city council meeting when Mayor Marie Gilmore and Councilmember Lena Tam said they'd like to wait two to three years before investing any resources in preparing the necessary documents for attracting investors to the Point.

MarineLink: New San Francisco Ferry Service Set to Start, May 16, 2012

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an Francisco Bay Ferry's much-anticipated service between the East Bay and South San Francisco will launch on Monday, June 4, giving commuters a fast, stress-free alternative to the daily grind of traffic on the Bay Bridge and along Highway 101.

Mercury News: Ferries between the East Bay and Peninsula begin June 4, May 16, 2012

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East Bay commuters will be able to ferry to South San Francisco beginning June 4 on weekdays during peak commute hours.

Vessels will depart three times during the morning from the Main Street ferry stop in Alameda and Jack London Square in Oakland. Two ferries will leave from South San Francisco's Oyster Point ferry terminal in the evening.

Diablo Magazine: Alameda Point Vintage Fashion Faire Returns, May 2012

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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.

Sacramento Bee: Former warship USS Hornet now site of History Mystery Tour, May 13, 2012

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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.

Eye On The Bay: Take A Daytrip To Alameda, May 12, 2012 [video]

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

Brookston Beer Bulletin: Faction Brewing Finds Location In Alameda, May 4, 2012

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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.

Alameda Community News Project: State finance officials question redevelopment expenses, May 11, 2012

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State finance officials are questioning nearly $370 million in payments city officials say they owe on their former redevelopment projects, more than a third of the amount they say their remaining redevelopment obligations will cost.

Alameda Community News Project: Council balks at latest Point strategy, May 10, 2012

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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.