http://actionalameda.org/actionalamedanewsblog Short-form news items from and about the city of Alameda Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:14:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The San Francisco Business times is reporting that federal stimulus money is funding Bay area energy startups. Sadly, none of those listed are at Alameda Point. They could be, though, if the City of Alameda channeled the direction of Alameda Point redevelopment back to light-industrial adaptive reuse of the buildings ... http://actionalameda.org/actionalamedanewsblog/2009/11/08/stimulus-fuels-bay-area-energy-startups/ By Erica Madison At a city council meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, Councilmember Marie Gilmore revealed the PAPCO’s free shuttle service will kill Alameda’s meals on wheels program. Alameda’s Paratransit Advisory Planning Committee (PAPCO), is phasing out a premium taxi service provided to senior citizens and the disabled. The prime reason ... http://actionalameda.org/actionalamedanewsblog/2009/11/08/alameda%e2%80%99s-free-shuttle-program-kills-meals-on-wheels/ By Erica Madison In response to a planned reduction of Measure B Paratransit funds, the City Manager suggested free shuttle service for Alameda’s senior and disabled citizens in a City Council meeting on Nov. 3, 2009. The Alameda’s Paratransit Program provides services to senior citizens and the disabled. Funding for this program ... http://actionalameda.org/actionalamedanewsblog/2009/11/07/alameda%e2%80%98s-senior-citizens-and-disabled-will-receive-free-shuttle-service/ We've been talking for some time now about how adaptive reuse of the buildings at Alameda Point for sustainable energy research would be better for Alameda than building 5,000 homes a la SunCal's Alameda Point Revitalization Initiative. We've mentioned Makani Power, currently at Alameda Point in a former aircraft hanger ... http://actionalameda.org/actionalamedanewsblog/2009/11/06/sustainable-power-research-and-development-at-alameda-point/ The City of Alameda Public Utilities Board will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday evening, November 16, at 7:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers, City Hall. Alameda Municipal Power also made the following announcement earlier this week: COMMUNITY OF HARBOR BAY OFFICES A BRIGHTER, MORE ENERGY-EFFICIENT PLACE Alameda, California; November 5 ... http://actionalameda.org/actionalamedanewsblog/2009/11/06/city-of-alameda-public-utilities-board-meeting-alameda-municipal-power-announcement/ On October 30th supplement to the City of Alameda Election Report on SunCal's Alameda Point Initiative indicates that the promised public benefits could cost from $300 million to $375 million. SunCal committed only to $200 million for the same public benefits. The supplemental update reads "Based upon the general descriptions contained ... http://actionalameda.org/actionalamedanewsblog/2009/11/06/alameda-point-development-initiative-public-benefits-could-cost-375-million-suncal-only-committed-to-200-million/ According to City of Alameda Development Services Manager Leslie Little, who is also on the board of the California Redevelopment Association, a Sacramento-based lobby group, Alameda's redevelopment agency, the Community Improvement Commission (CIC), is supposed to lose money each year, "because agencies operate this way Statewide." Hey Leslie, if we ... http://actionalameda.org/actionalamedanewsblog/2009/11/05/because-state-agencies-are-supposed-to-lose-money-each-year-silly/ At last night's Alameda City Council meeting, Council voted 3-1-1 to place SunCal's Alameda Point Revitalization Initiative on the ballot for February 2, 2010. According to the City staff report, the initiative will be referred to on the ballot as "MEASURE: Alameda Point Development Initiative" Councilmember Frank Matarrese moved to set the ... http://actionalameda.org/actionalamedanewsblog/2009/11/04/alameda-point-revitalization-initiative-election-date-set-for-february-2-2010/ Dance for a Cure for Breast Cancer Dance, Dinner & Auction to Benefit Breast Cancer Research Saturday, November 14, 2009 5:00 PM to Sunday, November 15, 2009 12:00 AM 18 and over, No Host Bar, I.D. Required Eagles Hall 2305 Alameda Ave. Alameda, CA 94501 http://actionalameda.org/actionalamedanewsblog/2009/11/04/dance-for-a-cure-alameda-eagles-hall-november-14th/ Note: at the time of this writing, Alameda City Council had not yet voted whether or not to certify the initiative for the February 2, 2010 ballot. On October 14th, Alan Yee, attorney for the Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce and the Asian Health Services regarding the 2004 Settlement Agreement with ... http://actionalameda.org/actionalamedanewsblog/2009/11/04/attorney-for-oakland-chinatown-community-threatens-to-sue-over-suncals-alameda-point-revitalization-initiative/