alameda point

Zika Virus Infects Veterans Projects

Sep 22,2016

Feds stall on funding for Alameda Point development

Richard Bangert A two-month-old osprey perches on the protective fence across the jetty at the Seaplane Lagoon in July, looking back toward nest. White wing tips and orange buff neck coloring are indicative of a juvenile osprey.

Young Ospreys Spotted at Point

Sep 06,2016

Raptor nests successfully in town

Location, location, location! But for a fenced-off dilapidated navigation light stand on a jetty at the Seaplane Lagoon, ospreys would not have had a successful nesting season this year.

Richard Bangert Two harbor seals sleep on the new float provided by the Water Emergency Transportation Authority. The metal grab hooks on the float were installed so that the fabricator could lower the float into the water. Once the float is anchored at its permanent location, the hooks will be removed and the voids grouted, although the seals like using them as pillows. One side of the float has a ramp for easy access.

Harbor Seals Adapt to New Home Float

Aug 09,2016

City of Alameda Work on the “Boatworks Green” development along the Oakland Estuary at Clement Avenue and Oak Street is scheduled to begin next February. It includes open space pictured here.

Boatworks Project Revision Approved

Jul 28,2016

Courtesy photo Plans for Seaplane Lagoon include a waterfront promenade like that shown in this artist’s rendering.

Seaplane Lagoon the Talk of the Town

Jul 19,2016

Navy about to transfer another large piece of former air station to city

City of Alameda This map highlights the location of Block 6, left, and Block 7 along today’s West Atlantic Avenue at Alameda Point. The city plans to rename the street Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway, which already exists outside the former East Gate of the long-shuttered Alameda Naval Air Station.

Next Set of Point Plans Made Public

May 19,2016

Testing for Radium Elevated at Lagoon

May 12,2016

Alameda Point’s Seaplane Lagoon remediation continues

The City of Alameda became the new owner of Seaplane Lagoon at Alameda Point on April 13. The lagoon came from the Navy with a new condition that exceeds normal protocols for dredging in San Francisco Bay.

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.

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