Alameda Point

Elated council signs off on Alameda Point handover

Michele Ellson
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 10:35pm

An enthusiastic City Council on Tuesday night gave City Manager John Russo the go-ahead to sign the deeds for 1,379 acres of Alameda Point, paving the way for the city to begin to address what many see as the Island’s biggest issue – reuse of the former Navy base.

“You know what? Congratulations to the City of Alameda,” Mayor Marie Gilmore said to a small crowd gathered in council chambers that clapped as the unanimous roll call vote was taken. Read more >> about Elated council signs off on Alameda Point handover

COUNCIL TO CONSIDER DEEDS FOR ALAMEDA POINT

Michele Ellson
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 12:05am

The city hopes to acquire much of Alameda Point on June 4. Conveyance map from the city's website.

The City Council is preparing to sign off on a major real estate deal that’s been two decades in the making.

On Tuesday, the council will consider allowing Alameda’s city manager to affix his John Russo to the deeds for 1,379 acres of Alameda Point, a deal city staffers hope to close on June 4.

“It’s an exciting milestone for us to be getting the property from the Navy,” said Jennifer Ott, the city’s chief operating officer for Alameda Point. Read more >> about COUNCIL TO CONSIDER DEEDS FOR ALAMEDA POINT

Navy seeking comments on cleanup plan for key Alameda Point site

Michele Ellson
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 12:05am

The Navy is seeking the public’s opinion on a proposed $20 million cleanup of 47 acres of Alameda Point that city leaders hope will someday serve as a town center with a mix of homes, businesses and parks.

Comments will be accepted through May 31, and a public hearing on the plan is scheduled for May 15. Read more >> about Navy seeking comments on cleanup plan for key Alameda Point site

Alameda Point Explained: You had questions, we've got answers

Michele Ellson
Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 12:05am

A vintage Alameda Point tour map.

Back in March, we announced a fresh effort to bring a little more clarity to the subject of Alameda Point, and with that, opened up the floor for your questions on the former Naval Air Station Alameda. Today we've got the first batch of answers, with more to come. If you're looking for documents or more information on the Point, we've got two places where you can find those: the Alameda Point documents page on the city's new website and the newly redesigned Alameda Point Info, which contains a veritable trove of information on the Point. And if it's just the broad brush you want, read on. Read more >> about Alameda Point Explained: You had questions, we've got answers

City evicting boat yard from Alameda Point

Michele Ellson
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 12:05am

Updated at 8:04 p.m. Tuesday, April 30

The city is seeking to evict Nelson’s Marine from its perch on Alameda Point. The sheriff’s office could padlock the boat repair yard’s gates today, the head of a nonprofit rescue group that’s based there said.

Ray Thackeray of the International Rescue Group said an attorney hired by the city e-mailed him to let him know the boat yard was being shut down and the gates locked this week. Read more >> about City evicting boat yard from Alameda Point

Alameda Point Explained: Where you come in

Michele Ellson
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 12:05am

The city is in the midst of a massive planning effort at Alameda Point intended to prepare the city to consider actual development plans for the former Naval Air Station as soon as next year. It’s a departure from the planning efforts of the past decade, which were led by developers who had their own plans for the Point, but city staffers say it’s not an unusual tack for the city to take (Alameda Point Chief Operating Officer Jennifer Ott likened it to the just-completed city-led planning effort for Alameda’s former Auto Row, on north Park Street). Read more >> about Alameda Point Explained: Where you come in

Navy seeks changes to landfill cleanup plan

Michele Ellson
Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 12:05am

The Navy wants to change its cleanup plan for a former Naval Air Station landfill. Maps from the Navy's 2009 cleanup plan for the landfill and its environs.

New information about a former dump at Alameda Point that’s contaminated with radium and a host of other toxic chemicals could prompt changes in the controversial plan to clean it up. But the Navy’s proposed changes would do little to reduce the amount of hazardous waste buried in the dump, which fronts onto San Francisco Bay. Read more >> about Navy seeks changes to landfill cleanup plan

Council shows support for Alameda Point wildlife conservation

Michele Ellson
Thursday, March 21, 2013 - 12:05am

Contributed graphic.

Alameda’s city leaders offered a unanimous show of support for a future nature reserve at Alameda Point on Tuesday, approving a resolution that affirms the city’s commitment to a wildlife conservation area at the former Navy base and offers support for formally designating more than 500 acres as a conservation area. Read more >> about Council shows support for Alameda Point wildlife conservation

Vets: Time to build clinic, cemetery

Michele Ellson
Friday, March 15, 2013 - 12:05am

Members of the public offered their thoughts Thursday on a planned outpatient clinic and cemetery for veterans at Alameda Point, at a pair of hearings on a former aircraft carrier stationed in another corner of the former Navy base.

The comments, which were offered during hearings on the USS Hornet, will be considered as the Navy and the Department of Veterans Affairs finalize an environmental assessment that looks at the project’s potential noise, traffic, wildlife and other impacts. Read more >> about Vets: Time to build clinic, cemetery

Hearings on impact of proposed veterans' facilities start today

Michele Ellson
Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 12:01am

The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Navy will be taking comments on a draft environmental assessment of plans to build a clinic and columbarium at Alameda Point at a pair of hearings on the USS Hornet today.

In addition to the Hornet hearings, which are being held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today, an additional hearing has been scheduled for 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. April 10 at the Albert H. DeWitt Officers Club and the comment period has been extended to April 19. Read more >> about Hearings on impact of proposed veterans' facilities start today

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