Revitalize Alameda Point - Protester Shadows SunCal’s Parade Car
At today’s Alameda Fourth of July Parade, a protester shadowed SunCal’s parade car over the three mile long parade route.
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4th of July Kustom Suede Rod Show
Hangar Hangout
4th of July Kustom Suede Rod Show
12:00 noon til 9:00 p.m.
Alameda Point, Hangar #12
4 bands, food, vendors, raffle, pinup models, beer & wine
Adults $5, Children under 12 free
Alameda Fourth of July Parade Tomorrow
Line-up for Alameda’s fourth of July parade starts tomorrow at 8am along Lincoln Avenue between Grand Ave and Park Street. The parade starts at 10am.
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Fourth of July Parade Almost Deflated by Lack of Convertible Automobiles
The annual Alameda 4th of July Parade bills itself as the second longest Independence Day parade in the country, with over 170 floats traversing a three mile route. Historically, local automobile dealerships on Park Street provided loaner convertibles for use in the parade by V.I.P.s, but as those dealerships have dried up, so have the loaners.
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Jamaican American Association of Northern California Upcoming Events
Jamaican American Association of Northern California
Upcoming 2009 Calendar of Events
Downtown Oakland May Face More Traffic Due to Alameda Point Development Plan
Residents of downtown Oakland and Oakland’s Chinatown may face increased traffic if a plan to develop Alameda Point by SunCal Companies goes through.
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Hot Rods at Harbor Bay
Hot Rods at Harbor Bay
Harbor Bay Landing Shopping Center
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
From 5pm to 8pm
50/50 Raffle to Benefit Local Charity
You Can’t Tell the Players Without a Program
Correction: An eagle-eyed reader with a good memory reminded us that when SunCal brought D.E. Shaw into the project last year, they shifted interest in the project from SCC Alameda Point LLC to Cal Land Venture, LLC, of which D.E. Shaw is a partner.
Confused about the various players and actors in the Alameda Point redevelopment effort? Here’s a handy program guide.
Sandpiper Cove HOA Special Board Meeting
Sandpiper Cove HOA Special Board of Directors Meeting
Community Center
3195 Mecartney Drive, Alameda, CA 94502
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
6:30pm
Alameda Fire Chief David Kapler and Brigade Commander David Tunney to discuss the recent house fire in the HOA - present the process used in fighting the fire and answer questions from residents.
Revitalize Alameda Point - SunCal Even Duped Alameda Sympathizers With Revitalization Initiative
Critics of SunCal’s Alameda Point Revitalization Initiative have often been pejoratively, and mistakenly, labeled “anti-development” and needlessly distrustful of the “big bad developer.” But it’s coming to light, as SunCal tries to slink away from Alameda back to SoCal, that they duped even their most ardent sympathizers within Alameda. Perhaps now some of those who hurl these insults understand why Alameda residents deserve to be skeptical about developer promises.
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