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Read some of the specifics in today’s Daily Planet.
“Tonight’s series of meetings begins at 5 p.m. with a workshop to discuss the 2008-2009 citywide work plan. At 6:30 p.m. the Redevelopment Agency will meet to look at adding $400,000 to the Oxford Plaza Apartment project.
The regular meeting begins at 7 p.m. All meetings are at Old City Hall, 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way and available via Cable TV Channel 33, KPFB-FM 89.3 and via the internet.” -03.13.07 Berkeley Daily Planet
Related article in today’s Daily Californian.
Not just one, but two! Proposals and potential locations will be presented at both. There will be a public comment period as well.
* The first is this evening at 6:30 at the North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Avenue.
* The follow up will be March 15, at 6:30 p.m. at the Albany Public Library, 1247 Marin Avenue.
A week from today….
Feb. 7, 2007, 7pm at 1900 Sixth St. (The West Berkeley Senior Center)
View a recent article on the topic in the 01.19.07 East Bay Business Times.
* Also, word has it that Communities for a Better Environment and Pacific Steel have reached an “agreement.” I’m not clear on what this means…but there should be some news articles surfacing on the subject soon. (click here for related past posts)
Read the summary from last Thursday’s meeting in the 12.19.06 Daily Planet.
The new bus yard slated for 1325 Sixth Street is up for ZAB review this Monday, Nov. 27, 2006 at 7pm (well, not exactly 7, it depends how the schedule is ordered). A mitigated negative declaration is in the works. Contact Chris Wolf, the planner in charge of the project, for more info: CWolf@ci.berkeley.ca.us
No date has been set, but there will be a neighborhood meeting about it this Wednesday, Sept. 27 in Cedar Rose Park at 6:30 pm. Other neighborhood issues will be discussed as well. For more specific info about the meeting contact Willi Paul of the Clean Air Coalition at willi@willipaul.com or Steve Ingraham of the West Berkeley Alliance at steve-chona@sbcglobal.net.
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The Berkeley City Council will postpone their decision on how to proceed until this Tuesday (Sept. 26). Read a short summary of the recent City Council’s proceedings in the Daily Planet, or click here for related past posts.
Is it true? Looks like we’ll have to wait and see. Caruso opted out this past Monday night/Tuesday morning when the Albany City Council voted against going ahead with the Environmental Impact Review for his application. Neighborhood groups such as the CItizens for the Albany Shoreline are not convinced he is really giving up. Read more on this topic in the Contra Costa Times and the Daily Planet.
If you’re interested in contributing to this ongoing discussion, attend the upcoming City Council meeting on July 24th, 7:30 pm at Albany City Hall.
Draft budgets, train whistles, & Pacific Steel Castings’ carbon filter permit- were some of the items discussed at last week’s City Council meeting. Read a short summary in the Daily Planet. Or if you’re motivated, a really long eSummary from the City of Berkeley’s website.
*Mayor Bates made it official that he has dropped funding for train whistle abatement. There has not been enough of an uproar over the increased noise of late to require funding. *Click here to read past posts on this topic.
*The draft budget sets aside a salary for a new Senior Planner.
*The City Council voted to approve the permit for Pacific Steel’s new carbon filter. Read City Manager Phil Karlmas recommendation to the Council here.
*The City Council voted to take no action on the Nexus eviction.
* A refuse collection rate hike of %8 was approved.
The proposed mixed use development at 700 University will be one of 3 projects on University Ave. up for review. Projects at 1865 and 1885 University will also be discussed. Read more about them all in Tuesday’s Daily Planet article.
* Time and Place for ZAB: Thursday at 7 p.m., in City Council Chambers, at 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Per the Daily Planet and the Berkeley Voice, Berkeley Bowl owner Glen Yasuda is contemplating withdrawing the the proposal for the market, citing rising construction costs and union issues. The Bowl will be up for discussion at this Tuesday’s (June 13) City Council meeting, 7pm at Old City Hall, 2134 MLK. *If the application is indeed withdrawn, it will likely only be for the market portion of the project, the warehouse is still viable.
Click here to read all about it in today’s Daily Planet.
Word has it that Magna/Caruso will be (or may already have) filed a lawsuit against the city of Albany. The company allegedly issued an warning to the City Attorney on May 25th stating that they would file suit if the City did not drop the Shoreline Protection Initiative by noon on May 31st. To find out more about this, and to voice your opinion, attend this Monday’s City Council Meeting at 8pm. For more info on the history of this matter click here for past posts or visit www.albanyshoreline.org.
This Wednesday June 7, 7pm -8:30pm at the Emergency Operations Center, 997 Cedar St. Items to be discussed: Storm Drains, Disaster Preparedness, Crime, Etc.For more info, or to suggest other issues you’d like to discuss, contact Brad Smith 510.981.7110 or bsmith@ci.berkeley.ca.us.
This Thursday, Ibsen / Senty Architects will present their commercial proposal for the 7th street site.
June 1st, 7-8pm @ 1804 5th Street, Berkeley
Call (510-595-1851) or email Eric (eric@isa-arch.com) for more info.
This Monday, the owner/developer will present their proposal for the San Pablo Ave. site. The building is currently slated to contain 40-45 homes over ground floor retail/live work lofts. Feedback on the project is encouraged.
June 5, 7:30-8 pm @ 1035 Grayson, Berkeley.
This past Wednesday it received approval from the Planning Commision. Read the latest in the Daily Planet.
But a couple big decisions were made- namely the approval of Pacific Steel Casting’s 2 million dollar carbon filter and the EIR for the new West Berkeley Bowl. Read more about it in the Daily Planet.
Tomorrow, April 27, 2006 @ 6pm. 2134 MLK Jr. Way. (Old City Hall)
The Zoning Adjustments Board will be discussing Pacific Steel’s request for a permit to install a carbon absorbtion unit. Click here to see the ZAB agenda. It’s number 2 on the consent calendar.
The proposed project for theformer Christmas tree lot at 1201 San Pablo includes 29,665 s.f. of area made up of: 30 Condos, retail space, + 38 parking spaces. While there is some neighborhood support for the development, other neighbors say they are planning to appeal ZAB’s decision. Click here to view its location on a map.
The first is being put hosted by Willi Paul the Clean Air Coalition. It is this Thursday, March 30, 7pm @ 1400 Kains St. It will be an informational meeting. The second is at the BAAQMD on April 5th, 9:30am on the 7th floor of 939 Ellis St.(take bart to the civic center). The West Berkeley Alliance is encouraging people to come out–the more bodies the better–for the Board of Directors meeting public comment period. Email: westberkeleyalliance@yahoo.com for more info.
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See recent -scathing- letters to the Daily Planet editor about air quality, greeness, etc. here.
The debate over the “settlement” between Pacific Steel and the BAAQMD goes on. Community organizations are hoping for a revision, but representatives of Pacific Steel are pretty convinced the BAAQMD is bound to the existing agreement. Click here to read more in Suzanne LaBarre’s Daily Planet article. Or click here and scroll down to read Willi Paul’s latest letter to the editor regarding the same issue.
Related Items: News Release from BAAQMD
Click here to view the Daily Planet article.
This meeting is being sponsered by the City of Berkeley. Pacific Steel representatives will be present. Click here 
to review the settlement agreement that will be one of the items discussed at the meeting.
The where and the when: West Berkeley Senior Center (1900 6th Street at Hearst) 7-8:30 pm on Wed. Feb. 15.
*In west Berkeley, there really is more to life than Pac Steel. You just wouldn’t know it by looking at this blog. Here’s hoping there will be some new subject matter in the near future.
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