It’s been nearly two years since I’ve written anything here and nearly three years since I announced a “hiatus” for this blog, but as I was writing my endorsements to post on Facebook, I thought I should post them here as well. This will probably be my last blog post for a very long time, […]
Four years after several Oakland advocates, bloggers, and blog readers saved the space from becoming a surface parking lot, the Uptown Art Park is opening this Friday night! Thanks to hard work by staff in the City’s Public Art Program and funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, Oaklanders and Uptown visitors will soon […]
This guest blog post was written by Daniel Schulman, who first moved to Oakland in 1984. Following a multi-year break for graduate school and career, he returned to the city in 2001 where he has lived since. During that time, Dan has worked to improve Oakland’s livability while maintaining its unique character. He is a […]
This guest blog post was written by Josie Schimke, the Program Development Associate for the Black Rock Arts Foundation. Through her administrative and program support over the last five years for BRAF, Josie has had the privilege of watching promising art proposals mature into exceptional achievements of public art. The Black Rock Arts Foundation (BRAF) […]
This guest blog post was written by Josh Sonnenfeld, Campaign Manager for Save the Bay. This post is cross-posted from Save the Bay’s blog, one of the handful of environmental blogs I read regularly. If you care about the Bay, you should be reading it too. A gem at the heart of Oakland, Lake Merritt […]
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Also worth noting – on tap for Wednesday April 21 at 4:30, the Zoning Update Commission will
“Discuss and make recommendations regarding proposed Temporary Conditional Use Permit regulations. The ZUC previously considered this proposal on February 17, 2010.”
For those who missed the prior discussion, t-CUP’s are basically a way to allow more surface parking lots in the DTO.
Thanks for mentioning this – I didn’t realize this was coming back tomorrow. So annoying that it’s so early and impossible for working people to attend!
Okay, so there is no way I will be able to attend, but can someone explain to me why we need additional surface lots in DTO. On street parking is less than 50% utilized and surface parking lots appear to be equally empty.
It’s not possible to explain because there is no good reasoning for it – it’s absurd and counterproductive.