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It took until 1 a.m. for the Alameda City Council to vote 4-0 (councilmember Lena Tam abstained) to deny SunCal’s “modified optional entitlement application,” and take the first step towards ending its four-year relationship with...
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San Francisco Bay Guardian: SunCal threatens to sue, as Alameda votes to kick out base...
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Added: Jul 21, 2010 at 6:03 PM
San Francisco Chronicle: Alameda severs ties with developer SunCal
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Alameda scrapped its contract with a developer early today to bring thousands of homes and offices to the former Navy base, sending the sprawling, contentious project back to the drawing board 14 years after the Navy left.
The...
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Added: Jul 21, 2010 at 7:36 AM
The Island: COUNCIL BIDS SUNCAL ADIEU ON 4-0 VOTE
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Early this morning, the City Council voted to deny SunCal’s development proposal for Alameda Point on a 4-0 vote, effectively sending the developer packing an hour after the expiration of their three-year exclusive agreement to...
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Added: Jul 21, 2010 at 5:31 AM
San Francisco Chronicle: Alameda may sever ties with developer SunCal
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Alameda was embroiled in a heated showdown Tuesday night over the fate of the long-dormant Navy base, where a developer wants to build thousands of homes and offices.
The City Council was slated to sever its four-year...
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Added: Jul 20, 2010 at 8:00 PM
San Francisco Chronicle: Alameda set to end ties with SunCal developer
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Alameda is set for a bitter breakup today with the Orange County developer that hoped to build a 12,000-resident community at the former Naval Air Station.
The city manager has recommended that the City Council end its ties with...
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Added: Jul 20, 2010 at 6:37 AM
The Island: COUNCIL SET FOR SUNCAL VOTE TONIGHT
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The City Council is set to decide tonight whether to deny SunCal’s proposed development plan for Alameda Point, effectively sending the developer packing as its exclusive, three-year deal to negotiate a development deal for the...
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Added: Jul 20, 2010 at 6:27 AM
The Island: Navy offers annual toxic site tour at Alameda Point
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About 50 people turned out Saturday for the Navy’s annual Alameda Point tour. The tour offered participants to see four toxic hot spots at the Point, which is a Superfund site, and to learn more about the Navy’s efforts to clean up...
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Added: Jul 19, 2010 at 6:40 AM
Mercury News: Term limits shift balance of power to special interests (Part Two)
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For a look at just how influential the sponsors of bills can be, consider two days in the legislative life of Fuentes, the San Fernando Valley politician on a fast track.
The story emerges on videotapes of Senate committee...
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Added: Jul 18, 2010 at 9:48 AM
The Island: LENA TAM INVESTIGATION: “Yes, you’ve got a problem there”
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City Attorney Teresa Highsmith said that a series of e-mails flagged by Mayor Beverly Johnson’s executive assistant were what started the city’s investigation into City Councilwoman Lena Tam.
“She saw a couple of e-mails (to the...
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Added: Jul 16, 2010 at 6:26 AM
Alameda Sun: Tam Sees Brouhaha as Payback
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Councilwoman Lena Tam may lose her seat after being accused of official misconduct last week for allegedly leaking attorney-client-privileged and other confidential information via e-mail to developer SunCal and other parties...
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Added: Jul 15, 2010 at 7:57 PM