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Petition for Responsible Development of Alameda's West End

The residents wouldn't let SunCal develop Alameda Point but this is ok? This is the best that they could do? The brink of a renaissance? More like a lifeline West and Downtown Oakland at our expense. Don't get me wrong, I love Oakland the homes and weather are beautiful but I'll be honest the area has economic challenges when it comes to investment. They already have the highest gas prices and no grocery stores so this will be the closest grocery store and shopping center to Chinatown, Old Oakland, Uptown, West Oakland and Jack London. I used to the think that home values were going to skyrocket in the area once Target came in, now not so much because because the amount of traffic that it is going to be generated by bringing people here is going to be a mess. 
The area should have just been made into a newer version of harbor bay, a couple of new schools, the Target and a mixed use retail area.  
Bad planning, poor decisions and not responsible development. This is strictly about sale tax revenue at the expense of the residents.
Will my insane property taxes go down with all of this revenue? No. Probably because they will want to pass some special measure to help with the flow of traffic that I didn't create but again, will be responsible to pay for. 
Sign the petition if you think this is a bad idea and not just because of the In N Out. That's the least of our problems. 
https://www.change.org/petitions/alameda-planning-board-alameda-city-council-responsible-development-of-the-gateway-parcel-to-alameda-s-west-end?utm_campaign=friend_inviter_chat&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition&utm_term=permissions_dialog_false

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