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The dock has attracted a group of perhaps 10 seals, including a pup. They have won the hearts of many who love watching them.
"Mostly they are just sitting there, 'lazing' around. Very rarely you'll see them...
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KTVU: Alameda residents concerned harbor seals may find new home amid construction...
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Added: Jul 9, 2015 at 5:55 AM
San Jose Mercury News: City Council gets update on 'haul-out' for harbor...
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A floating dock may be installed temporarily to help draw harbor seals away from a dilapidated dock at Alameda Point and toward the spot where a permanent "haul out" for the animals is proposed.
What remains unknown is whether...
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Added: Jul 8, 2015 at 5:55 AM
San Jose Mercury News: Plan for homes, businesses at former Navy base approved, July 7...
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Along with housing and commercial space, the project includes approximately $100 million for parks and infrastructure and commits about $2.5 million toward rehabilitating and leasing an existing 100,000-square-foot building for...
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Added: Jul 8, 2015 at 5:52 AM
The Alamedan: New resting spot for seals moves forward, July 7, 2015
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The seals now use a derelict dock anchored in San Francisco Bay off Alameda Point as a “haul out” or platform to rest in between foraging for fish and other aquatic prey. But their current site is in the path of a planned...
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Added: Jul 8, 2015 at 5:39 AM
Alameda Point Environmental Report: Policies differ on protecting terns, July 2, 2015
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This once-a-year glimpse of Alameda’s colony, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), is very different from the daily opportunities to view the Huntington State Beach least tern colony near Los Angeles, managed by...
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Added: Jul 2, 2015 at 9:41 AM
Contra Costa Times: New home for harbor seals proposed, July 2, 2015
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A new home for harbor seals at Alameda Point would be installed east of the former dock that the animals now use and closer toward Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach under a plan proposed by the Water Emergency Transportation...
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Added: Jul 2, 2015 at 5:51 AM
San Jose Mercury News: Council to consider final approval for Site A, July 2, 2015
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On Tuesday the council will consider final passage of the ordinance approving its development agreement with Alameda Point Partners, the team of developers behind the project that has been hailed as a milestone for the future of...
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Added: Jul 2, 2015 at 5:46 AM
San Francisco Chronicle: Alameda Naval Air Station development finally set to take off...
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The plan approved by the Alameda City Council on June 16 calls for the first phase of construction: 800 units of housing and 60,000 square feet of commercial space.
In December, the council chose local developer srmErnst to work...
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Added: Jun 30, 2015 at 6:05 AM
Memo from City Manager to City Council Regarding Update and Follow-Up on Harbor Seal...
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1. Diagram of Existing and Proposed Seal Haul Out Location
2. Curriculum Vita of Dr. James Thomas Harvey
Update and Follow-Up on Harbor Seal Haul Out Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between the City of Alameda and...
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Added: Jun 25, 2015 at 8:03 PM
SUMMARY: Ordinance Rezones Certain Property Bounded by Mosely Avenue and Singleton...
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SUMMARY: Ordinance Rezones Certain Property Bounded by Mosely Avenue and Singleton Street at the Former Naval Air Station (NAS).
Final Passage of Ordinance Amending Alameda Municipal Code Section 30-4.17 G, Special Government...
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Added: Jun 25, 2015 at 8:00 PM