Alameda Sun: ‘Measure B’ Before Voters in February

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After two weeks of hand wringing and wrangling, Alameda County Registrar of Voters Dave Macdonald has agreed to call the SunCal initiative "Measure BSunCal's ballot measure to redevelop Alameda Point. It was defeated by a vote of 85 to 15 percent on February 2, 2010. " rather than "Measure A(1973) The actual text of what is known as Measure A is article 26 of the Alameda City Charter. It reads as follows: "Sec. 26-1. There shall be no multiple dwelling units built in the City of Alameda. Sec. 26-2. Exception being the Alameda Housing Authority replacement of existing low cost housing units and the proposed Senior Citizens low cost housing complex, pursuant to Article XXV of the Charter of the City of Alameda. Sec. 26-3. The maximum density for any residential development within the City of Alameda shall be one housing unit per 2,000 square feet of land. This limitation shall not apply to the repair or replacement of existing residential units, whether single-family or multiple-unit, which are damaged or destroyed by fire or other disaster; provided that the total number of residential units on any lot may not be increased. This limitation also shall not apply to replacement units under Section 26-2." ." Until the decision was made late Monday, city officials and voters alike had expressed their concern that Macdonald's original decision to tag the initiative with the moniker "Measure A." If that decision had held, Alameda voters would have gone to the polls in February to vote whether not to modify the existing Measure A by voting yes or no on a new Measure A.