TOWNE CRIER #26
HAPPY FRIDAY 13TH!
STAMP OUT HUNGER DAY
This Saturday, May 14, is an opportunity to make up for our poor showing over the Holidays in filling the Food Bank food barrel. It's Stamp Out Hunger Day by the US Postal Service. Our postman will be picking up bagged nonperishable canned and boxed goods left in the mailroom. Please, no glass containers.
CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
Last weekend was quiet in the neighborhood. Pulte Homes did not work on Saturday as it had requested. Our input to DON SMITH of CEDA was heard.
Another note - of small consolation but hey, we take it where we can get it these days... the Pulte and Signature projects seem to be winding up earlier than their M-F 7pm curfew.
Here is the latest information, courtesy of GARY KNECHT, President of SoNiC.
Monday, May 16, 7 AM to 7 PM : Concrete trucks will line up in the vicinity of 426 Alice Street while waiting to unload at the rate of about one truck every four minutes. 3rd, 4th, 5th, Harrison, Alice, and Jackson Streets will all see increased traffic and partial blocking.
Tuesday, May 17, 7 AM to 7 PM : Same as Monday. According to the contractor: "Please be advised that the mat pour will be split into two pours that will occur on Monday, May 16 and Tuesday May 17th. These will be all-day pours, with the largest pour on Monday." Bad weather could cause delays.
Wednesday, May 18, 6:30 PM : City Planning Commission, Hearing Room 1, City Hall, One Frank H Ogawa Plaza. Item 3 on the agenda is a public hearing on Covenant House's application for a Major Conditional Use Permit to establish "an Emergency Shelter Residential Activity for 30 young adults within an existing structure" located at 200 Harrison Street (currently owned by We the People Legal Foundation, Inc and Edmund G Brown, Jr). For further information contact case planner Chris Candell at 510-238-6986 or by email at ccandell@oaklandnet.com. The case report should be posted on the Planning Commission's website by Wednesday, May 11.
FERRY SERVICE FOR BAY TO BREAKERS RACE
This Sunday, May 15, our local neighborhood ferry will offer an early morning ferry to San Francisco for Bay To Breakers. The special ferry leaves Jack London Square at 6:45 a.m. and then proceeds to Alameda where it will depart at 7:00 a.m. The ferry arrives at the Ferry Building at 7:25 a.m. Return departures to the East Bay leave the San Francisco Ferry Building at 1:10, 3:45, 5:15, and 6:40 P.M. One way fares are: Adults, $5.50; Juniors ages 5 to 12 years old, $2.75; Seniors and disabled, $3.25; Children under 5 yrs, Free.
Complete schedule and fare information is available on line at www.eastbayferry.com or by recorded message at (510) 522-3300.
Have a nice weekend.