26 Dec
2013
26 Dec
'13
5:40 p.m.
On 12/26/13, Eddan Katz <eddan(a)sudoroom.tv> wrote:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/25/business/another-city-by-the-bay-comes-in…
Another City by the Bay Comes Into Its Own
By JOE GOSE
December 24, 2013
Long considered San Francisco’s little brother — or maybe its punk cousin —
Oakland has struggled with negative perceptions wrought by crime, protests
and a mediocre football team.
But from grass-roots efforts to revitalize urban neighborhoods to nearly $2
billion in residential and commercial development forging ahead on the
waterfront, Oakland seems to be coming into its own in the Bay Area.
That's part of Plan Bay Area and part of SB 375, written largely by
the building industry.
For better or worse, the growth has earned Oakland the
designation “Brooklyn
of the West,” comparing it to the New York borough with its recent
renaissance and emergence from Manhattan’s shadow.
PlaNYC was is the Northeast Megaregion's version of Plan Bay Area.
There, Mayor Bloomberg influenced ABAG/MTC (the Northern California
Megaregion's RPA or RTPA).
[...]
“Our focus has always been to avoid making Jack London Square just another
mall with the usual suspects for tenants,” he said. “We want to make it a
unique, only-in-Oakland experience.”
From an Ellis Partners rep. My guess is that Ellis
Partners may have,
as part of the building industry, influenced SB-375.
Generally that's how it goes and with SB-375 (Sustainable
Communities), largely written by the California Building Industry
Association (lobby). Ostensibly written for more jobs, cleaner air,
social equity, and better quality of life (from UN Agenda 21). But as
the politicians make such promises, the result is denser cities, more
crime, higher rent, smaller living confines, and condensed pollution.
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