alameda point

Richard Bangert The city of San Francisco provides a backdrop for a road grader smoothing out sand on the least tern nesting site at Alameda Point. The Water Emergency Transportation Authority funded the sand delivery as mitigation for the impacts of ferry traffic at its new maintenance facility planned for Alameda Point.

Volunteers Help Terns

May 05,2016

Image courtesy WETA Builders have been chosen to execute this plan for a new ferry maintenance facility.

Ferry Facility Can Begin Construction

Apr 14,2016

The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) announced two East Bay firms have been pegged to design and construct an operation and maintenance facility at Alameda Point.

Richard Bangert Department of Veterans Affairs representative Laura Kelly spoke about the VA’s future medical facility and columbarium at Alameda during the April 2 Doolittle tour at Alameda Point.

Past, Present, Future Converge at Point

Apr 07,2016

Military history, protection of endangered birds and support for military veterans shared an Alameda Point runway on Saturday, April 2, during a lecture tour sponsored by the Naval Air Museum.

Dennis Evanosky Members of the City Council and the community look on as an operator demonstrates the boat hoist at Alameda Marina last Friday. The fate of this hoist has concerned the boating community. Pacific Shop, Inc., the company that owns the marina, has assured boaters that it has no plans to remove the hoist.

Tour Visits Hot Spots

Mar 17,2016

Part one

Homes Demolished at Point

Mar 15,2016

The demolition of 16 former Navy apartment buildings at Alameda Point has begun. On Jan. 5, the City Council awarded a $547,000 contract to Asbestos Management Group of Oakland. The buildings are on Orion Street, West Tower Avenue, Stardust Place and Pearl Harbor Road.

United States Navy January rains filled the Navy’s new seasonal wetland on the northwest shoreline corner of Alameda Point. The welcome precipitation also fostered growth of newly planted native grass seed on the surrounding soil.

Navy Adds Wetlands, Grasslands to Point

Mar 03,2016

The Navy’s cleanup program has not only removed toxic substances from below ground, it has dramatically improved some of the above-ground environment by creating new native grassland and wetlands.

Photos courtesy City of Alameda The San Francisco skyline is visible in the background of this architect’s rendering of Block 11 at Alameda Point.

Planning to Discuss Key Point Elements

Feb 16,2016

The Planning Board and the public will have a chance to review and comment on three key elements of Site A at the board’s Monday, Feb. 22 meeting: Block 8, Block 11 and the parks.

Eric J. Kos The city is set to accept more land at Alameda Point from the Navy. The transfer scheduled for March includes the submerged land under Seaplane Lagoon and the docks that house the Maritime Administration’s ready reserve fleet and the USS Hornet.

City Set to Accept More Land at Point

Jan 28,2016

Wharves, shoreline to be made available to Alameda

City Hosting Workshops on Alameda Point Development

Jan 07,2016

On Monday, Jan. 11, the city of Alameda Planning Board will hold two public workshops regarding Alameda Point Site A.

Richard Bangert Photo. Alameda Point’s resident harbor seals could have a new home designed just for them as early as April.

Harbor Seals’ Dock, Depot Plans on Track

Jan 07,2016

The Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) is aiming for the delivery of a new dock for harbor seals at Alameda Point as early as April, ahead of the start of construction of its new ferry maintenance facility this summer.

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