[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: "Alameda [CA] intends to bypass housing ban, develop ex-Navy base"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Alameda intends to bypass housing ban, develop ex-Navy base

by Carolyn Jones
San Francisco Chronicle
May 2, 2014

Alameda's 40-year ban on new multiunit housing appears headed for the scrap heap as the city embarks on an ambitious plan to build more than 800 apartments and condominiums - and not one single-family home - at its former Navy base overlooking San Francisco Bay.

Alameda opened its doors to developers on Thursday for proposals to build on two large bayfront parcels in the heart of Alameda Point, a 1,500-acre shoreline expanse that covers about one-third of the island and offers spectacular views of the bay, the East Bay hills and San Francisco.

The move comes as the demand grows for housing in San Francisco and Oakland, and it's expected to draw strong opposition from residents due to the limited access - three bridges and a tunnel - to the city.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Alameda-intends-to-bypass-housing-ban-develop-5447126.php

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545
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