Welcome to our brand-new Alameda Point page! Here you’ll find all the latest news about the development plans for Alameda Point and the initiative being put on the ballot to make it happen. Got tips or suggestions? Send ‘em along to michele@...
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The Island: Alameda Point Page
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Added: Oct 9, 2009 at 7:32 AM
The Island: On Point: Turning a page
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Now that developer SunCal has turned in the signatures for their Alameda Point redevelopment initiative, I thought it was high time I followed the suggestion of some of my readers to post an Alameda Point page.
The page has got...
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Added: Oct 9, 2009 at 7:28 AM
San Francisco Chronicle: Price hike in Treasure Island transfer to S.F.
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San Francisco lost the chance to save at least $40 million in its bid to take over the closed Treasure Island naval base because of a congressional decision Wednesday affecting the turnover of two dozen U.S. military sites...
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Added: Oct 9, 2009 at 6:08 AM
Oakland Tribune: Bankruptcy trustee releases funds to reduce fire hazard at Oak Knoll
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Under legal pressure from the city of Oakland and neighbors, the bankruptcy trustee for Oak Knoll developer SunCal Companies has released money to cut down vegetation, clear out wood piles, repair fences and provide armed security...
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Added: Oct 8, 2009 at 9:38 PM
Alameda Sun: City to Study Point's Impact on Chinatown
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At last week's meeting the Planning Board approved an Oakland Chinatown Advisory Commission request to proceed with an environmental impact report to study the impact that SunCal's development at Alameda Point would have on traffic...
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Added: Oct 8, 2009 at 6:25 PM
Press Release from SunCal regarding Oak Knoll, October 8, 2009
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Oakland, Calif. (Oct. 8, 2009) – SunCal Companies today released the following statement regarding critical cleanup and maintenance issues at the Oak Knoll property in Oakland:
“We are pleased to announce that we have reached a...
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Added: Oct 8, 2009 at 4:55 PM
Orange County Business Journal: Lehman Plan Ok'd; Impact Unclear for SunCal
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A bankruptcy judge in New York has given the go-ahead for Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. to spend money on a reorganization plan that has entangled several projects with Irvine-based SunCal Cos.
The judge said Lehman can spend...
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Added: Oct 7, 2009 at 4:08 PM
Bloomberg: Lehman Judge Says It Can Move Ahead With Suncal Plan
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Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The judge overseeing Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s bankruptcy case said the former investment bank can move ahead with an effort to spend estate money on a plan to reorganize real estate developer Suncal Cos...
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Added: Oct 7, 2009 at 11:38 AM
New Mexico Independent: Albuquerque: You Have a New Mayor
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Republican majority wins City Council
Chavez wasn’t the only incumbent to lose Tuesday night.
City Councilor Michael Cadigan lost a bid Tuesday to serve another four-year term, altering the makeup of the city council at a...
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Added: Oct 7, 2009 at 6:02 AM
East Bay Express: A Disaster Waiting to Happen [Oak Knoll]
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"The grounds at Oak Knoll are disgusting," Russo wrote in a strongly worded letter to the bankruptcy trustee's attorney late last month. "The vegetation is largely dead and the Oakland fire chief has declared the area as a major...
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Added: Oct 6, 2009 at 9:51 PM