Advocates want guarantees for affordable housing on weapons station land

Advocates want guarantees for affordable housing on weapons station land
Goal is that 45 percent of all housing on base be affordable
By Tanya Rose
Contra Costa Times
Article Launched: 10/10/2008 07:05:00 PM PDT

CONCORD — In part because of the foreclosure crisis, and partly because it's their job to do it, housing advocates are asking Concord leaders to plan now for affordable housing on the shuttered Concord Naval Weapons Station base.

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Environmental groups react to Naval Weapons Station proposals

Environmental groups react to Naval Weapons Station proposals
By Tanya Rose
Contra Costa Times
Article Launched: 10/03/2008 06:04:42 PM PDT

CONCORD — Environmental groups watching over Concord Naval Weapons Station reuse plans want the city to be more creative in its planning and to consider anything from high-rise buildings with hanging gardens to something akin to Golden Gate Park.

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Growth Cities Central County: Citizens help plan Concord naval station’s future

Growth Cities Central County: Citizens help plan Concord naval station’s future
East Bay Business Times - by Marie-Anne Hogarth Staff reporter


It’s crunch time in Concord as city officials get ready to make several key decisions for land use at the former naval weapons station, a 5,028-acre site that is considered by many to be the largest remaining developable piece of land in the Bay Area.

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Oakland housing agency reassures tenants who fear Section 8 voucher plans

Oakland housing agency reassures tenants who fear Section 8 voucher plans
Eviction worries unfounded
By Cecily Burt
Oakland Tribune
Article Launched: 09/24/2008 09:14:32 PM PDT

OAKLAND — Jimmy "Mack" McClendon feared the worst when he crowded into the Oakland Housing Authority board meeting Monday night.

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Oakland council rejects Planning Commission nominee

Oakland council rejects Planning Commission nominee
By Kelly Rayburn
Oakland Tribune
Article Launched: 09/17/2008 09:51:24 PM PDT

OAKLAND — Mayor Ron Dellums held open the possibility Wednesday of reappointing Ada Chan to the city's Planning Commission a day after the City Council rejected the choice after a tension-filled debate.

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