Changing stories, ballooning costs cloud VA Project
Sep 06,2022
PFAS chemical contamination is the latest delay
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Commercial Fire at Alameda Point
Jul 25,2022
Alameda Fire Department (AFD) were called to Alameda Point to extinguish a blaze late afternoon on Monday, July 25.
De-Pave Park Slated to Receive Planning Grant
Feb 24,2022
Alameda’s proposed De-Pave Park project has made the short list for this year’s grant funding from the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority. The Restoration Authority Board will hear staff recommendations and provide input at its Feb.
New Jobs Coming: Planning Board Approves Astra Conditional-Use Permit
Oct 19,2021
On Oct. 11, the Planning Board approved Astra Space Inc.’s application for an approximately 14-acre conditional-use permit for rocket research and development, light manufacturing, and indoor rocket engine testing in the Enterprise District of Alameda Point, the former site of the U.S.
Sideshows Continue Unabated at Point
Jul 13,2021
Sideshow activity and drag racing at Alameda Point has now become a weekend routine. Despite community outrage and being given a host of ideas on how to curb the activity, the city appears to be
doing nothing about it. Even the private security detail is absent when needed.
DePave Park Funding Denied
Jun 22,2021
Political favoritism may have affected the decision
The San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority has denied the city’s request for a planning grant for DePave Park at Alameda Point (City to Seek Wetland Park Funding, Sept. 24, 2020).
Pennzoil Demolition Paves Way to Future
Feb 09,2021
Shell Oil, the owner of the property that houses the Pennzoil plant on Grand Street, has now demolished all the buildings and above-ground tanks there. The 4.1-acre site is bounded by Grand Street, Fortman Way, Ellen Craig Avenue and Hibbard Street.
Dune Restoration, Beach Project Done
Jan 12,2021
The East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) completed its beach and dune improvement project at Alameda Point in December 2020. The complete facelift comes on the heels of the city upgrading the nearby boat ramp. The area is accessible from Central Avenue next to Encinal High School.
Solvent Cleanup Completed at Point
Dec 17,2020
A liquid solvent that is able to dissolve other substances can run, but it can’t hide from investigators, even 20 feet below ground. A toxic cleaning solvent called trichloroethane (TCE) was used to degrease metal parts in industrial operations at the Navy’s aircraft repair facility.
City to Seek Wetland Park Funding
Sep 24,2020
The proposed ecological wetland park at Alameda Point, known as DePave Park, is another step closer to becoming a reality. On Sept. 15, four members of the city council gave thumbs up to moving forward with seeking a $2 million grant to pay for a master planning process.
