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Securing support from state officials to improve local ferry service and for funding a new fire station will be among the tasks that former state Senator Don Perata is expected to tackle now that the City Council has hired him as...
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Alameda Journal: City hires Don Perata as lobbyist, December 4, 2013
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Added: Dec 5, 2013 at 5:48 AM
The Alamedan: Council may hire former Alameda rep to aid broader lobbying effort,...
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City leaders may soon be asking state and federal lawmakers for more money to develop Alameda Point, construct bike and walking trails and equip the Island’s public safety forces, and on Tuesday they’ll consider hiring a former top...
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Added: Dec 3, 2013 at 5:42 AM
Alameda Sun: VA Reveals Plans for Point Facilities, December 2, 2013
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Navy jointly issued their final environmental assessment for Alameda Point on Nov. 18. The assessment includes details of the proposed outpatient clinic, offices and columbarium....
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San Jose Mercury News: Winery Adventure: Rock Wall Wine Co. in Alameda, November 25,...
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Tucked into a hangar and outlying buildings on the old Alameda Naval Air Station, Rock Wall enjoys spectacular views of the San Francisco Bay -- and it's echoed on their bottles, which are etched with the new Bay Bridge. Rock Wall...
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Added: Nov 25, 2013 at 1:16 PM
Alameda Sun: Council Considered Cup Races’ Impact, November 22, 2013
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America's Cup Ad Hoc Committee was scheduled to present its final report to the City Council at its meeting last Tuesday. The committee dates back to June 2011 when the Council began exploring ways the city could participate in the...
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Added: Nov 22, 2013 at 5:50 AM
Alameda Point Environmental Report: Alameda Point VA Project – Final Environmental...
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Navy jointly issued their final Environmental Assessment on November 18, 2013 for the VA’s proposed Alameda Point outpatient clinic, offices, and columbarium cemetery. The report...
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Memo from City Manager to City Council Regarding Project Stabilization Agreement...
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On September 24th, the City Council held a study session to discuss Project Labor Agreements and other related pre-hire negotiated collective bargaining agreements, and to expose how such agreements might be used...
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Added: Nov 21, 2013 at 5:10 PM
San Francisco Chronicle: Taste California Act Draws Cheers, November 20, 2013
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At Alameda's St. George Spirits, makers of Hangar One Vodka, absinthe, rum, whiskey, bourbon and eaux de vie, the tasting room loses $100,000 a year, said Andie Ferman, the tasting room manager. St. George hosted Tuesday's...
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San Francisco Chronicle: Photos emerge of strange aircraft, similar to designs from a...
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After reporting on a company near Google’s headquarters that’s developing what looks like a flying car or drone, a couple pictures of crafts very similar to the designs from the patents it holds have come to our attention. The...
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Added: Nov 21, 2013 at 5:53 AM
The Alamedan: Council considers sea rise protections for Alameda Point, November 21,...
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City staffers are proposing a system of wetlands, berms and levies to protect the Point from rising seas that could inundate most of the former Naval air station by the end of the century – protections that they estimate will cost...
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Added: Nov 21, 2013 at 5:42 AM