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Alameda Sun: Free to Pursue His Craft, November 11, 2010
Excerpt: "I was trolling around looking for a place to test out a few of my old large format lenses. I was just finishing the second of three necessary shots when a security guard pulled up and told me I couldn't photograph there,"...
Added: Nov 11, 2010 at 8:52 PM
SF Public Press: Huge development on fringe of Bay sparks debate over ‘smart growth’,...
Excerpt: A wide dirt road cuts through the middle of the large, multi-hued salt harvesting ponds that stretch as far as the eye can see. Except for a few heavy trucks that trundle past, and a couple of ramshackle buildings, not much sign of...
Added: Nov 10, 2010 at 8:44 PM
The Island: City holds first ‘Going Forward’ meeting on Point, November 10, 2010
Excerpt: About 50 people showed up Tuesday night for the first of three community workshops on the future of Alameda Point. The city-sponsored workshops are meant to provide a forum for lessons learned from past stabs at developing the base...
Added: Nov 10, 2010 at 5:41 AM
East Bay Express: No Decision in Oakland-SunCal-Lehman Fight Over Oak Knoll, November 8...
Excerpt: Officials in the the Oakland City Attorney's office can take a break from their battle with bankrupt megabank Lehman Brothers now that a judge in southern California has delayed hearings on Lehman's Chapter 11 restructuring plans...
Added: Nov 9, 2010 at 5:51 AM
Alameda Point - Going Forward [City Website]
Excerpt: Welcome to Alameda Point - Going Forward, the community's source of information about the City's process for redevelopment of Alameda Point. On September 1, 2010, City staff presented a "Going Forward" strategy for Alameda Point...
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Added: Nov 7, 2010 at 4:19 PM
East Bay Express: Will Lehman Abandon Oak Knoll?, November 3, 2010
Excerpt: In its newest set of Chapter 11 plans for its California land ventures, the bank has introduced language that could prevent more than 85 other public agencies affected by 17 California projects affected by the bankruptcy case from...
Added: Nov 4, 2010 at 9:22 PM
Alameda Sun: City Kicks Off 'Going Forward' at the Point, November 4, 2010
Excerpt: The city of Alameda has announced a "going-forward" process for redevelopment of Alameda Point. Andrew Thomas, the city's planning services manager, said that the city will start with three "lessons learned" community forums....
Added: Nov 4, 2010 at 8:41 PM
The Island: GILMORE TAKES MAYOR’S RACE; BONTA, JOHNSON AND TAM APPEAR TO SECURE COUNCIL...
Excerpt: Gilmore, Bonta and Tam – who spent much of their campaign vigorously denying charges they’d bring former Alameda Point developer SunCal back to town if elected – said they believe their election shows that voters wanted positive...
Added: Nov 3, 2010 at 5:37 AM
The Island: City staff assembling Point planning team, November 3, 2010
Excerpt: City staffers plan to solicit bids from an array of consulting firms who they hope will help Alameda come up with a fresh vision for Alameda Point. A national search is expected to begin in the next few weeks, city staffers are set...
Added: Nov 3, 2010 at 5:34 AM
The Island: Decision 2010: The final countdown, November 1, 2010
Excerpt: Late-breaking news: Former Alameda Point developer SunCal Companies has spent tens of thousands of dollars to try to defeat four local candidates in Tuesday’s election, filings made with the City Clerk’s office on Thursday show....
Added: Nov 1, 2010 at 5:43 AM

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