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Alameda's 40-year ban on new multiunit housing appears headed for the scrap heap as the city embarks on an ambitious plan to build more than 800 apartments and condominiums - and not one single-family home - at its former Navy base...
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San Francisco Chronicle: Alameda intends to bypass housing ban, develop ex-Navy base,...
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Added: May 2, 2014 at 6:01 AM
Shanken News Daily: Proximo Backs Cuervo Tradicional With TV Push, Shifts Hangar 1 To...
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In other Proximo news, the company’s Hangar 1 vodka is moving production to a new distillery at the Alameda Naval Station in Alameda, California. The 32,500-square-foot space features a 500-gallon still. The distillery is expected...
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Added: May 1, 2014 at 5:51 AM
Alameda Sun: Volunteers Refurbish Least Tern Nest Area, April 25, 2014
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The 9.7-acre nesting area for the endangered California least terns at Alameda Point recently received a new layer of sand. On Sunday, April 13, a dozen volunteers showed up for the last work party prior to the nesting season....
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Added: Apr 26, 2014 at 6:40 AM
Memo from City Planner to Planning Board Regarding Public Review of the Draft Alameda...
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The WTC Plan will implement the Reuse Plan, the Planning Guide vision, and the General Plan policies for a transit- and pedestrian-oriented, mixed use transit village at Alameda Point. The WTC Plan implements this...
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Added: Apr 24, 2014 at 6:43 AM
Alameda Journal: Print Email Planning Board to consider waterfront plan for...
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The new ferry terminal would be located near the end of Pacific Avenue, where it would be designed to limit travel time for ferries within the lagoon. The terminal would also be located away from the lagoon's northeastern edge,...
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Added: Apr 24, 2014 at 5:49 AM
SF Weekly: Sun and Suds at Faction Brewing, Alameda's Newest Craft Brewer, April...
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There's a new kid on the block next to St. George Spirits and Rock Wall Winery, and you guessed it -- it's a brewery. Faction Brewing completes the Alameda Naval Air base's boozy trifecta with six taps, a killer view of the San...
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Added: Apr 23, 2014 at 5:43 AM
Alameda Point Environmental Report: Least tern nesting area refurbished and ready for...
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The 9.7-acre nesting area for the endangered California least terns at Alameda Point received a new layer of sand this year. Sixty dump truck loads of sand were delivered to the site on the old Navy airfield in March, paid for by...
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Added: Apr 20, 2014 at 6:38 AM
Alameda Sun: Draft Plans Released for Point Town Center, April 18, 2014
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The draft of the plan for the public’s review can be found on the city’s website at
http://alamedaca.gov/alameda-point/current-draft-documents . [Corrected link]
Studies there discuss the plan’s precise framework, existing...
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Added: Apr 18, 2014 at 3:57 PM
Alameda Sun: Point Moving Forward with Development Plans, April 18, 2014
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The city is planning a mixed-use, 800-home development on the 68-acre parcel, Site A, along West Atlantic Avenue from Main Street to the Seaplane Lagoon. Part of the adjoining 82 acres, Site B, lies within the commercial enterprise...
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Added: Apr 18, 2014 at 3:50 PM
Alameda Journal: Alameda Point developers to be sought, April 17, 2014
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City officials are going forward with plans to ask developers to offer their qualifications for building homes and businesses on 150 acres at the former Alameda Naval Air Station, projects that they say could generate thousands of...
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Added: Apr 17, 2014 at 6:29 AM