Revised Plan for Alameda Point?

The Alameda Journal outlines the “revisions” to the SunCal plan for Alameda Point in an article below.


http://www.contracostatimes.com/alamedajournal/ci_14240083?nclick_check=1

Although all the revisions seem fair, I wonder how they came to them…

It just seems hilarious to me that the citizens of Alameda would not vote for more business and more community services and benefits to replace a decrepit naval base. Another symptom of paranoid citizens afraid of change. The government taking this initiative into their own hands seems to say something… Maybe the public isn’t as competent as we think (I’m speaking to the precious few of you that do think the general public is competent).

We’re pro-business, and this one is a no-brainer. Move forward with the plan, and stop protesting just to protest. It’s no surprise that CAVE (Citizens Against Virtually Everything) is acting up in Alameda again.

Play Through, Alameda

Something smelled fishy at the January 7th City Council meeting to me. Interim City Manager (ICM) Anne Marie Gallant jumped off track and ranted about the City General Fund, when the discussion was supposed to be centered on the Mif Albright golf course. Hmmmm... why is that?

See Laurendo's blog post for the City Council video clip: http://laurendo.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/golf-analogy/

Clearly the City of Alameda has some heart for the golf course. I'm surprised the golfers haven't started their own blog. It is Alameda, after all... Fortunately the Council saw reason, and voted to keep the discussion open until RFP responses are reviewed, allowing the City to scrutinize the manner in which a private operator would run the Chuck Corica complex. Yet the ICM seems determined to cut off any exploratory work that could benefit the City and its residents at the end of the day.

Something doesn't add up. I just wonder who is whispering in her ear.

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