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Photos by Richard Bangert &nbsp&nbsp Some 45 harbor seals rest on the float near Alameda’ Breakwater Beach last Thursday. A record 73 seals made the float home on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Seal Numbers Spike

Jan 09,2018

Herring spawn attracts record numbers to Alameda Point

Richard Bangert &nbsp&nbsp A worker grinds a metal frame on Building 9, preparing to replace more than 9,000 window panes. Workers have already applied rust-converting primer to the frames.

Nuclear Research Coming to Alameda

Nov 16,2017

Point tenant plans to design next-generation power plant

Richard Bangert &nbsp&nbsp Navy housing recently sold at auction. The three- and four-bedroom units were constructed in 1969. The interiors were later remodeled and had little use before being vacated. The units will be spruced up and offered for rent. Estuary Park is in the immediate background, with the Port of Oakland in the distance.

Housing Limit for Point under Review

Nov 09,2017

Part of the vacant military housing near Alameda Landing formerly known as North Housing fetched a winning auction bid of $38 million.

U S Navy photo &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp A worker holds a radiation scanning tool while another watches a computer module in Building 5 at Alameda Point. More scanning is underway in the background.

Radium-226 Paint Leaves Point Legacy

Oct 05,2017

Dennis Evanosky &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Building 91 on Alameda Point will be home to a brewery and a malt producer later this year. The building once served the Navy as a storage facility.

Beer, Malt on Tap for Alameda Point

Aug 03,2017

City of Alameda This map depicts the wetlands at issue near the blue arrow. Other projects planned by the VA appear in the top left of the image.

VA Cloaks Point’s Future in Secrecy

Apr 20,2017

File photo A B-25 bomber takes off from the USS Hornet’s flight deck at the beginning of the 1942 Doolittle Raid.

Doolittle Raid Anniversary to Feature Flyover

Mar 28,2017

Alameda Naval Air Museum’s (ANAM) motto — “Come see history in your own backyard” — will have special meaning this Saturday, April 1. The museum invites everyone young and old to visit Alameda Point, where they can look to the skies around 11:45 a.m.

Google Earth Groundwater contamination lies beneath 19 acres within the 32-acre cleanup area outlined in white. The contamination footprint meanders from Skyhawk Street to Ferry Point Road. A corner of the Bayport neighborhood is seen at the top right of the image; outline added by Richard Bangert.

Navy Presents New Base Cleanup Plan

Mar 16,2017

Eric J. Kos City Hall West serves as the City of Alameda’s Alameda Point headquarters. At Tuesday’s City Council Meeting, details surrounding a new tax district for the Point were presented for discussion.

Council Discusses Point Tax District

Mar 07,2017

The City of Alameda will adopt a resolution that will declare its intention to create a Community Facilities District (CFD) at Alameda Point. Private property owners who acquire public land from the city within the district will be levied a special tax.

Richard Bangert Joggers on Mosley Avenue pass by the Navy’s “For Sale” sign. The General Services Administration will auction off North Housing on behalf of the Navy on April 12.

Point Acres on Sale

Feb 21,2017

Navy puts 14.9-acre former housing site up for auction

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