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Alameda, a Geographical History, by Imelda Merlin
Alameda A Geographical History by Imelda Merlin Friends of the Alameda Free Library Alameda Museum Alameda, California 1 Copyright, 1977 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 77-73071 Cover picture: Fernside Oaks, Cohen Estate, ca. 1900. 2 FOREWORD My initial purpose in writing this book was to satisfy a partial requirement for a Master’s Degree in Geography from the University of California in Berkeley. But, fortunate is the student who enjoys the subject of his research. This slim volume is essentially the original manuscript, except for minor changes in the interest of greater accuracy, which was approved in 1964 by Drs. James Parsons, Gunther Barth and the late Carl Sauer. That it is being published now, perhaps as a response to a new awareness of and interest in our past, is due to the efforts of the “Friends of the Alameda Free Library” who have made a project of getting my thesis into print. I wish to thank the members of this organization and all others, whose continued interest and perseverance have made this publication possible. Imelda Merlin April, 1977 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The writer wishes to acknowledge her indebtedness to the many individuals and institutions who gave substantial assistance in assembling much of the material treated in this thesis. Particular thanks are due to Dr. Clarence J. Glacken for suggesting the topic. The writer also greatly appreciates the interest and support rendered by the staff of the Alameda Free Library, especially Mrs. Hendrine Kleinjan, reference librarian, and Mrs. Myrtle Richards, curator of the Alameda Historical Society. The Engineers’ and other departments at the Alameda City Hall supplied valuable maps an information on the historical development of the city. -
East Bay Regional Park District
East Bay~ Regional Park District TO: PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE FROM: GLENN KIRBY, CHAIR SUBJECT: PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE March 24, 2014 Location: Peralta Oaks Court 2950 Peralta Oaks Court Oakland, CA 6:45 pm Social and Refreshments REGULAR MEETING 7:00 p.m. 1. Approval of Minutes - February 24, 2014 2. Introductions 3. Public Comments 7:15 p.m. 4. Presentations: (I) a. Introduction of Cultural Services Coordinator - Jim O'Connor, AGM Operations (I) b. Statewide Drought Effects - Jim O'Connor, AGM Operations & Anne Scheer, Chief of Parks (I) c. Regional Parks Foundation Updates - Carol Johnson, AGM Public Affairs 8:00 p.m. 5. PAC Member Comments· 6. Report from the Vice Chair - John Mercurio 7. Board Committee Reports 8. Status of Recommendations 9. Old Business 10. New Business 11. Adjournment - Next Meeting April 28, 2014 (A) Action (I) Information (R) Recommendation ATTACHMENTS 1. CSC Memo 2. Drought Press Release 3. Regional Parks Foundation Memo 4. Work Plan 2014 5. Status of Recommendations 6. Articles & Correspondence Unapproved Meeting Minutes PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE February 24, 2014 ATTENDING: Kirby, Madsen, Madison, Godfrey, Kern, Coffey, Vann, Mercurio, Bank, Palacios, Simmons, Beyaert, Volin, Coomber, Shalaby, Gregory NOTATTENDING: Best, Pellegrini, DeMarcus, Yee STAFF ATTENDING: Barial, Pfuehler, Scheer, Johnson GUESTS: Director John Sutter PUBLIC: None. The meeting began at 7:05 p.m. I. Approval of Minutes: PAC member Beyaert moved and PAC member Coomber seconded approval of the January 27, 2014 minutes with one correction. The motion passed unanimously. PAC members Madison and Madsen abstained due to absence from the meeting. 2. Introductions: PAC Chair Kirby asked PAC members, staff and the public to introduce themselves. -
I Regional Oral History Office University of California the Bancroft
i Regional Oral History Office University of California The Bancroft Library Berkeley, California CHARLES SEIM The Bay Bridge Oral History Project Interviews conducted by Sam Redman in 2012 Copyright © 2013 by the California Department of Transportation This series of interviews was funded through a contract with the Oakland Museum of California, the California Department of Transportation, the California Transportation Commission, and the Bay Area Toll Authority ii Since 1954 the Regional Oral History Office has been interviewing leading participants in or well-placed witnesses to major events in the development of Northern California, the West, and the nation. Oral History is a method of collecting historical information through tape-recorded interviews between a narrator with firsthand knowledge of historically significant events and a well-informed interviewer, with the goal of preserving substantive additions to the historical record. The tape recording is transcribed, lightly edited for continuity and clarity, and reviewed by the interviewee. The corrected manuscript is bound with photographs and illustrative materials and placed in The Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley, and in other research collections for scholarly use. Because it is primary material, oral history is not intended to present the final, verified, or complete narrative of events. It is a spoken account, offered by the interviewee in response to questioning, and as such it is reflective, partisan, deeply involved, and irreplaceable. ********************************* All uses of this manuscript are covered by a legal agreement between the University of California and Charles Seim dated September 4, 2012. The manuscript is thereby made available for research purposes. All literary rights in the manuscript, including the right to publish, are hereby transferred to and reserved by The California Department of Transportation. -
The San Francisco Bridge Company Was Dredging the Oakland Estuary on Wednesday, January 7, 1920, Near the High Street Bridge. Wh
I S S U E N U m b E r 1 • A P r IL 2 0 1 8 by Dennis Evanosky An Oakland Tribune photographer set up his camera on Webb Avenue just across from Fire Station #1 and took this panoramic photograph of the damage caused by the 1920 Park Street Fire. The panorama stretches from the Joseph Knowland home and the Southern Pacific Railroad station on Lincoln Avenue on the right to Webb Avenue and the extent of the fire damage along Park Street and at Bank Alley on the left. Image: Oakland Tribune. he San FranciSco Bridge company was stored bicarbonate of soda in the water tank. When the Tdredging the Oakland Estuary on Wednesday, January 7, firefighters added sulfuric acid to the mix, pressure from 1920, near the High Street Bridge. While work was under- the ensuing chemical reaction forced water from the tank way, the company damaged the fourteen-inch main that and into the hoses. Firefighters also arrived at the Lincoln carried water into Alameda. “Dredger Breaks City Water Avenue blaze aboard a Waterous pumper, likely Waterous’ Main,” the Evening Times-Star told its readers. The timing first single-engine fire truck, which the prolific manufac- couldn’t have been worse. turer had delivered to AFD in 1908. At 2:44 p.m., the next day, fire broke out in the packing AFD also used a Seagrave triple-combination truck to room of William and Earl Bolt’s Kellogg Express Company fight the blaze. This truck contained a water tank, a pump at 2418 Lincoln Avenue, just across the street from the to deliver the water and hoses to disperse the water onto Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) station that stood on the site the fire. -
Chapter 17 – Table of Contents
Bridge Maintenance Course Series Reference Manual Chapter 17 – Table of Contents Chapter 17 - Movable Bridges ................................................................................................ 17-1 17.1 Common Types of Movable Bridges .................................................................................. 17-2 17.1.1 Terminology ............................................................................................................. 17-2 17.1.2 Bascule Bridges ........................................................................................................ 17-3 17.1.3 Vertical Lift Bridges .................................................................................................. 17-9 17.1.4 Swing Bridges ......................................................................................................... 17-11 17.2 Operation of Movable Bridges ......................................................................................... 17-12 17.2.1 Counterweights ..................................................................................................... 17-15 17.2.2 Mechanical Systems .............................................................................................. 17-17 17.2.2.1 Types of Span Drives .................................................................................................... 17-30 17.2.2.2 Open and Closed Gearing ............................................................................................ 17-34 17.2.2.3 Bearings ....................................................................................................................... -
December 6, 2016
Board of Directors Board Meeting Agenda DECEMBER 6, 2016 Clerk of the Board YOLANDE BARIAL KNIGHT (510) 544-2020 PH (510) 569-1417 FAX MEMO to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS East Bay Regional EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT Park District Board of Directors DOUG SIDEN The Regular Session of the DECEMBER 6, 2016 President - Ward 4 Board Meeting is scheduled to commence at 1:00 p.m. at the EBRPD Administration Building, BEVERLY LANE 2950 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland. Vice President - Ward 6 DENNIS WAESPI Treasurer - Ward 3 DIANE BURGIS Secretary - Ward 7 Respectfully submitted, JOHN SUTTER Ward 2 AYN WIESKAMP Ward 5 WHITNEY DOTSON Ward 1 ROBERT E. DOYLE General Manager ROBERT E. DOYLE General Manager P.O. Box 5381 2950 Peralta Oaks Court Oakland, CA 94605-0381 (888) 327-2757 MAIN (510) 633-0460 TDD (510) 635-5502 FAX www.ebparks.org AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 6, 2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT The Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park 11:30 a.m. ROLL CALL (Board Conference Room) District will hold a regular meeting at 2950 Peralta Oaks PUBLIC COMMENTS Court, Oakland, CA, commencing at 11:30 a.m. for Closed Session and 1:00 p.m. CLOSED SESSION for Open Session on Tuesday, December 6, 2016. A. Conference with Labor Negotiator: Gov’t Code § 54957.6 Agenda for the meeting is listed adjacent. Times for agenda Agency Negotiator: Robert E. Doyle, Debra Auker, items are approximate only and Jim O’Connor, Sukari Beshears & are subject to change during the Eddie Kreisberg meeting. -
I. Regional and City Context
Oakland Central Estuary – Existing Conditions I. Regional and City Context The Oakland Estuary waterfront is a significant citywide and regional resource that connects the City of Oakland and the surrounding region to the San Francisco Bay. The Central Estuary, the focus of this study, is an area generally encompassed by 19th Ave. to the north, 54th Ave. to the south, I-880 to the east and the Oakland Estuary to the west. The Plan Area is roughly 416 acres, of which approximately 319 acres are made up of individual parcels and the remainder are public rights-of-way. The Oakland Estuary waterfront has experienced significant development interest in recent years. However, a number of physical and policy challenges, including conflicting land use priorities and essential infrastructure deficiencies, have highlighted the need for a formal and district-wide planning process. A significant citywide challenge of the last decade has been the importance of preserving a healthy diversity of employment and industry in Oakland. Historically, many industries have depended on waterfront access for raw materials or distribution, and some of the industrial uses in the Estuary Area do to this day. As a result, the area was historically predominantly zoned for industrial use, and a number of well-established industrial uses remain. In recent years, residential development interests have focused on industrial areas throughout the City because of the relative affordability of large land parcels, and the Estuary waterfront has been particularly appealing because of its attractive views and central location. At the same time, the desire to increase public access to and recreational use of the City’s waterfront adds another potentially conflicting demand on this area. -
1968 About 5 Operators Are on the Day Ment Is Now Moving in M1d We Are Shift
· Loca/3 Wins Nevada Pit Dispute ' ......... ,.< By GAIL BISHOP, JOE* * all* winter , when it is at all pos- .,, ~~«·N"~":~~::::~~E~; ·- . ,~:.:.~:w''·~·:!i<,~..~... ;~:~- s·· · HAMERNICK, MONT PARKER, sible to work. · . ...•. JACK EVANS and :SUD Rogers Construction Company ~ . .. at Carlin has kept about 40 engi ENGINEER C) ' .••• •• ·- . • .. JACOBSEN n(:)ers employ(:)d this summei' and This month saw a final ruling with the jobs they have, both on the material pit dispute on North & South of Reno, should Rogers Construction Washoe Val keep most 'e( their men busv this ley job. This dispute has cost our winter. members two months work. We Charles T. Parker Company, • made several appearances before west of Wells, is nearly completed the County Commissioners hear with the excavation. Thev have ings on this, speaking· in favor on laid off the swing shift m;d only the Special Use Permit. Equip Vol. 27-No. 11 . SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA November 1968 about 5 operators are on the day ment is now moving in m1d we are shift. Due to the cold weather dispatching to the · job. they were unable' to lay the Silver State Construction, bet C.T.B. They are still going full ter known as "A. D. Scorchy bore with the crushers with about Drum, Jr.", was .low bidder on 2 engineers employed. the Highway 95 Alternate job at Schurz. The job went for $950,- 000.00. This will keep most of his VACATION engineers busy for the winter months . We have just completed nego CHECKS tiations on a new three year IMPORTANT NOTE • As listed below, these monies are in the agreement with National Lead Security National Bank, 180 West 1st Bm·oid Division covering the em~ Street, Reno, Nevada . -
Alameda–North Bay Farm Island Pipeline Crossings Project Draft Environmental Impact Report
EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT Alameda–North Bay Farm Island Pipeline Crossings Project Draft Environmental Impact Report JULY 2016 One Embarcadero Center, Suite 740 San Francisco, CA 94111 650-373-1200 www.panoramaenv.com EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT Alameda–North Bay Farm Island Pipeline Crossings Project Draft Environmental Impact Report JULY 2016 Prepared for: East Bay Municipal Utility District Water Distribution Planning Division 375 11th Street Oakland, CA 94607 Prepared by: Panorama Environmental, Inc. One Embarcadero Center, Suite 740 San Francisco, CA 94111 650-373-1200 [email protected] One Embarcadero Center, Suite 740 San Francisco, CA 94111 650-373-1200 www.panoramaenv.com TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Acronyms and Abbreviations ............................................................................................................. i Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................... ES-1 ES.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... ES-1 ES.2 Background ...................................................................................................................... ES-1 ES.3 Project Description .......................................................................................................... ES-1 ES.4 Summary of Impacts ...................................................................................................... -
A Stroll Along Brickyard Slough with the Friends of Sausal Creek
Fruitvale 1894; 1951;1973 Park Street 1893;1935 A stroll along Brickyard Slough with the Friends of Sausal Creek High Street 1894; fi re 1909; 1939 Dennis Evanosky hen a little further on we ascended a hill which is in a straight line with the mainland and the plain which runs Ttoward a very thick grove of oaks and live oaks on the banks of the estuary, and is al- most made into an island by two arms of the estuary. From there I mapped this grove and the two arms of the estuary, and I am insert- ing the map here on the back of this sheet. April 1, 1776 1 Duflot de Mofras praised the industry he observed in his fellow Frenchman in Detail of Eugene Duflot today’s East Bay. He singled out Sicard and Leroy in the redwoods, the men who made the first sawmill there. He might also have known about the brickmaker de Mofras’ 1844 Map Rambaux (Romby) and the charcoal makers Depassier and Maitre. 2 1852 Peralta Homestead 3 Brooklyn Basin Brickyard Slough High Stteet 1857 Map Estuary Fruitvale Avenue Larger Shell of the Bolsa de Encinal Mounds San Francisco & Alameda Railroad and Wharves Willow Grove 4 Brickyard Slough Alluvial Fan Central Pacific Railroad Fruitvale Avenue (Alameda Avenue) and Sausal Creek High Street Foot Bridge he waters from Sausal Creek flowed into a tidal creek called a slough. French brick makers set up shop nearby and used the clay in the slough to Tcreate bricks used for lining wells and building chimneys. The bricks created here were likely used to built Alameda County’s first brick home. -
Oakland: Dark Star in an Expanding Universe
Oakland: Dark Star in an Expanding Universe Richard A. Walker Department of Geography University of California Berkeley CA 94720 [email protected] Unpublished paper Draft of Nov. 21, 1997 ANYONE MAY DOWNLOAD AND USE THIS PAPER WITH THE USUAL COURTESY OF CITATION. COPYRIGHT 2004. “Somebody, please, give me a reason to stop saying what I am saying.” --Oakland rapper, Paris1 Oakland is a great American city. But like so many ordinary, workaday places across the country it is disdained and dismissed. Oakland has always played Other to San Francisco, ugly duckling in a bay of swans, sow among pearls, a humdrum and workaday city squatting enviously across from the Golden Gate. In the kind of boastful projection of east coast urbanity typical of the 19th century, the undistinguished settlements across San Antonio slough from little Oakland came to be known as Brooklyn. The appellation might better have been given to Oakland itself, forever just out of reach of the Pacific Coast Manhattan, and following a similar trajectory from ferryboat suburb to brawling industrial giant to present-day catchment for the world’s migrants. Oakland is everything San Francisco is not: never glorious, never glorified, never gloating. Yet Oakland has a story, too, and one that has as many lessons as its cousin across the bay and a geographic landscape replete with both stunning success and sordid failure. Oakland's subordinance has not been as complete as San Franciscans might have hoped, however. After the turn of the century Oakland and the East Bay became the principal arena of growth and the industrial dynamo of the region, a second orb of the metropolis challenging the primacy of the old core. -
LOCAL STREETS and ROADS WORKING GROUP Meeting Agenda – December 3, 2009 Page 2 of 2
LOCAL STREETS AND ROADS WORKING GROUP 101 - 8th St., 1st Floor, Room 171 Thursday, December 3, 2009 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. - SPIR 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. - LSRWG AGENDA Estimated Topic Time 1. Introductions (Fernando Cisneros, Chair) 5 min 2. Review of November 5, 2009 Minutes* (Fernando Cisneros, Chair) 5 min 3. Programming Updates: A. Report of Federal Inactive Obligations – September 2009 Quarterly Review* (Marcella Aranda) 5 min B. Local Safety Programs Delivery Update* (Marcella Aranda) 5 min 4. Standing Updates: A. Legislative Update (Rebecca Long) 5 min B. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Update 30 min 1. ARRA LA-ODIS Reporting and Delivery Update (Monthly/Weekly)* (Craig Goldblatt) 2. ARRA Cost Savings Update (Craig Goldblatt) 3. LAO Report - Using Federal Economic Stimulus Funds for Transportation* (Theresa Romell) 4. ARRA Considerations (Jean Mazur, FHWA) 30 min 5. Discussion Items: A. New Federal Act – 30 min 1. Updated Staff Proposal* (Craig Goldblatt) 2. LSRWG Proposal* (Fernando Cisneros) 3. Funds Distribution Policy (Craig Goldblatt) B. Draft 2008/2009 Regional Pavement Condition Report** (Sui Tan) C. Draft Local Streets and Roads Shortfall Projections* (Theresa Romell) 15 min D. P-TAP Round 11 Conditional Grant Awards List** (Amy Burch) 10 min 6. Informational Items: A. TIP Update* (Sri Srinivasan) 5 min (The current TIP and subsequent TIP Amendments are available online at: http://www.mtc.ca.gov/funding/tip) B. 2011 TIP Development (Sri Srinivasan) 10 min 1. Data Cleanup C. Strategic Plan Implementation Subcommittee Report (Theresa Romell) 10 min D. 2010 Summer High School Internship Program* (Memo Only) (MTC will be sponsoring its High School Internship Program for 2010.