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THE DEVELOPMENT REPORT: With plan in place, city works to bring more affordable housing

Michele Ellson
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 - 12:05am

To a casual observer, the scene that played out during at the Alameda City Council’s January 2 discussion about the Marina Cove housing development may have held some surprises. The city’s top planner, Andrew Thomas, was detailing his efforts to prod developer Trident Partners to build more homes on the 7.14 acre Marina Cove II site, which now holds a warehouse. The developer’s representative had insisted that the company only wanted to build the 69 homes originally approved for the site. Read more >> about THE DEVELOPMENT REPORT: With plan in place, city works to bring more affordable housing

Park district may sue city to stop housing on federal parcel

Michele Ellson
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 - 12:10am
Contributed photo.

The head of the East Bay Regional Park District is threatening to sue the city over a decision to allow housing development on a piece of federal property across the street from the Crab Cove Visitors Center, which the park district had hoped to acquire for a parking lot and other uses. Read more >> about Park district may sue city to stop housing on federal parcel

Buena Vista development could be test case for city's affordable housing strategy

Michele Ellson
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 12:18am

The Planning Board’s discussion Monday about a proposal to build 89 homes where at Chipman Relocation warehouse now stands took a unique turn: Some Planning Board members said they want more homes built on the site, while the developer seeking to build there said he’d be happy to construct fewer of them. Read more >> about Buena Vista development could be test case for city's affordable housing strategy

Council releases confidential memo laying case for bucking Measure A

Michele Ellson
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 12:05am

The City Council voted Tuesday to release a confidential memo laying out staffers’ case for new rules allowing apartments and other multifamily housing despite voter-approved restrictions put in place by Measure A. Read more >> about Council releases confidential memo laying case for bucking Measure A

In bypassing Measure A, council seeks compliance with state law

Michele Ellson
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 - 12:05am

When city leaders voted last week to allow new apartment buildings to be built on 10 sites in Alameda – in apparent contravention Measure A, which bars such development – they were facing the very real possibility of a court challenge that could have nullified the four-decade-old voter initiative Island-wide.

“I strongly believe we would have been sued,” Planning Services Manager Andrew Thomas said. Read more >> about In bypassing Measure A, council seeks compliance with state law

Council okays plan allowing multifamily housing

Michele Ellson
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 12:22am
Clinton Avenue

The City Council on Tuesday approved new zoning rules allowing the development of multifamily housing in Alameda for the first time since Measure A passed in 1973. The vote was 4-1, with Councilman Doug deHaan casting the lone “no” vote. Read more >> about Council okays plan allowing multifamily housing

Council accepts parks plan

Michele Ellson
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 - 12:05am

City leaders could seek to boost park acreage and create new trails, sports fields, urban farms and a new community center under a parks master plan accepted by the City Council on Tuesday.

The plan will serve as a reference point for future efforts to enhance Alameda’s park offerings. Read more >> about Council accepts parks plan

City preparing new housing plan

Michele Ellson
Monday, March 12, 2012 - 12:05am

Alameda’s city leaders are attempting once again to revise the city’s plan for housing to comply with state law and to avoid state funding losses and lawsuits. Alameda’s so-called housing element, which is designed to show that a city’s got enough land zoned in a way that allows its housing needs to be met, has been out of compliance with state law since 1999. Read more >> about City preparing new housing plan

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