2022 April
Farmers Market Update – April 2022
by Dan Foster Farmers Market Manager’s Picks: Glass Onion Farm – Brand new 1/2-acre farm in Sonoma County growing plant starts. I have a basil plant from them in my window that’s doing great. Forever Bloom Farm – Wonderful 5-acre flower farm in Pescadero. They have been in AIM’s markets for a few years but […]
Grand Avenue Merchant News – April 2022
by Ken Katz The three-story commercial building at 3645 Grand, which was constructed in 1964, was sold in 2018. Shortly thereafter, the new owners emptied the building with the expectation that it would be turned into condos. After two years of heavy construction that included new HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and a lot of other high-end […]
Odds and Ends – April 2022
The Chronicle‘s Elena Kadvany scooped everybody on March 21 when she reported that Vegan Mob is going to relocate to 1500 Broadway but was unclear as to the circumstances of their moving. Tessa Quintanilla, the Project Manager for EAH Housing, responded to an inquiry from Eric Hughes, the Co-Chair of the Grand Lake Neighbors Group, […]
One Less Bridge to Cross: Part Two
by Ken Katz Last month’s article about tentative Caltrans plans for upgrades to 580 between Webster Street and Fruitvale came (in 2019) with an estimated budget of 20.9 million dollars. Part of that cost can be attributed to the demolition of the existing pedestrian overcrossing between Santa Clara Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard, but the lion’s […]