AltWeeklies Wire
Is Jim Hultman's Former Home Stolen Property?new
An unscrupulous mortgage-collection firm sold his Berkeley home out from under him, leaving behind a feud and an eyesore.
East Bay Express |
Jeremy Singer-Vine |
09-13-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Ron Cowan's Latest Lawsuitnew
Developer sues Alameda to circumvent affordable housing and zoning laws that threaten his land's potential profits.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
07-11-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Oakland's Hill From Hellnew
First mud, then lawyers: A neighborhood drama in five acts.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
05-16-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Home, Suite Homenew
After buying defective units from Wareham Development, some displaced condo-dwellers have spent nearly three years in an Emeryville hotel -- it's no vacation.
East Bay Express |
Lauren Gard |
04-11-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Russo Versus the Peoplenew
Oakland's city attorney is going gangbusters to prevent citizens from voting on a major waterfront development.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
02-26-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Hercules vs. Wal-Martnew
What better way to squash a city's dreams of smart growth than to allow construction of a giant retail store in its midst?
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
12-21-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Big Dreams in a City Without Cashnew
Oakland's lust for redevelopment has left Mayor-elect Dellums to inherit a city whose future revenues are already spoken for.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
10-10-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Dirty Deedsnew
Real-estate fraud has become epidemic as home prices have surged skyward.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
04-03-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Road to Nowherenew
The FBI probes links between California state Senator Don Perata and a $40 million roadway project designed to enrich developer Ron Cowan.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon and Will Harper |
03-06-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Ghost Townnew
Oakland's Fruitvale Village has been heralded as the future of transit-oriented 'smart-growth' development, but its retail establishments are struggling to attract customers.
East Bay Express |
Eliza Strickland |
01-09-2006 |
Housing & Development
