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Richard Bangert Flowers like these once thrived on the Alameda Naval Air Station runway area near St. George Spirits on Monarch Street before vegetation removal was done at the direction of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

VA Project Leaves Legacy of Letdowns

Jan 26,2017

City of Alameda Main Street Neighborhood, a plan for Alameda Point, is slated to come before the Planning Board Monday.

Time to Shape Main St. Plan

Oct 18,2016

If all goes as planned the 108-acre Main Street Neighborhood on the northeastern edge of Alameda Point will serve the community as a mixed-use area, primarily made up of homes.

Richard Bangert This residential and commercial building is planned for Alameda Point between Main Street and the Seaplane Lagoon, part of a transit-oriented development of 800 residences in the Waterfront-Town Center area. Planning for the area began with a grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. Groundbreaking for the first 68 acres is expected in the next month.

Agency Calls for More Housing Here

Oct 04,2016

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) issued a new regional planning document on Aug. 30, with suggested housing numbers to meet state goals. MTC is requesting input from local jurisdictions.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Artist’s rendering of courtyard at the Alameda Point veterans facility that will offer a wide range of health-care services, benefits processing and management of the adjacent national columbarium for veterans. The depiction looks north-northeast with Port of Oakland cranes above the roofline.

Zika Virus Infects Veterans Projects

Sep 22,2016

Feds stall on funding for Alameda Point development

Richard Bangert A two-month-old osprey perches on the protective fence across the jetty at the Seaplane Lagoon in July, looking back toward nest. White wing tips and orange buff neck coloring are indicative of a juvenile osprey.

Young Ospreys Spotted at Point

Sep 06,2016

Raptor nests successfully in town

Location, location, location! But for a fenced-off dilapidated navigation light stand on a jetty at the Seaplane Lagoon, ospreys would not have had a successful nesting season this year.

Richard Bangert Two harbor seals sleep on the new float provided by the Water Emergency Transportation Authority. The metal grab hooks on the float were installed so that the fabricator could lower the float into the water. Once the float is anchored at its permanent location, the hooks will be removed and the voids grouted, although the seals like using them as pillows. One side of the float has a ramp for easy access.

Harbor Seals Adapt to New Home Float

Aug 09,2016

City of Alameda Work on the “Boatworks Green” development along the Oakland Estuary at Clement Avenue and Oak Street is scheduled to begin next February. It includes open space pictured here.

Boatworks Project Revision Approved

Jul 28,2016

Courtesy photo Plans for Seaplane Lagoon include a waterfront promenade like that shown in this artist’s rendering.

Seaplane Lagoon the Talk of the Town

Jul 19,2016

Navy about to transfer another large piece of former air station to city

City of Alameda This map highlights the location of Block 6, left, and Block 7 along today’s West Atlantic Avenue at Alameda Point. The city plans to rename the street Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway, which already exists outside the former East Gate of the long-shuttered Alameda Naval Air Station.

Next Set of Point Plans Made Public

May 19,2016

Testing for Radium Elevated at Lagoon

May 12,2016

Alameda Point’s Seaplane Lagoon remediation continues

The City of Alameda became the new owner of Seaplane Lagoon at Alameda Point on April 13. The lagoon came from the Navy with a new condition that exceeds normal protocols for dredging in San Francisco Bay.

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