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Alameda Voter
Volume 38 Number 2 March 2005
Auctions and global issues at Help needed for
April 22 Democracy Dinner 2005 'Meet Your
League supporters will meet some (caspurlock@aol.com) with your do- Public Officials'
of California's movers and shakers, nation information.
learn about the global issues facing The banquet speaker is Ambas- By Audrey Lord-Hausman
Leaguemember
the U.S., and bid on auction items sador Nancy E. Soderberg, Vice
from around California at the
Democracy Dinner on April 22 at the
Fairmont Hotel in San Jose.
President for Multilateral Affairs for
International Crisis Group, formerly
Alternate Representative of the U.S.
I am looking for an energetic, cre-
ative, fun group of people to help
me put on this year's Meet Your
Public Officials event for the League.
A VIP reception and the silent to the United Nations, and author of
auction begin at 6:30 p.m. Dinner be- the soon to be released book, The Su- We are looking at dates at the end of
gins at 7:30 p.m.. perpower Myth. Her topic will be April or first part of May.
The movers and shakers are the "Global Challenges, Global Reali- To start, we need a planning group
Co-Chairs and Honorary Committee ties." just to brainstorm ideas, not only for the
for the dinner. They include Sen. Di- Proceeds from the dinner will event itself, but also in the fund-raising
anne Feinstein; members of Congress benefit The League of Women Voters area.
Zoe Lofgren, Anna Eshoo, and Mike of California Education Fund and the There are many areas that need to be
Honda; former Congressman Pete education funds of the local Leagues covered and volunteer sign-ups are wel-
McCloskey; and elected and former planning and coordinating the event: comed any time.
elected officials from southern San Fremont/Newark/Union City, Los Here are a few key ones:
Mateo, Santa Clara, and southern Altos/Mountain View Area, Palo " Invitations
Alameda counties. Alto, Santa Clara Valley, San " RSVP List maintenance
There will be an auction of items Jose/Santa Clara, and South San " Raffle Prizes - this is so important
or activities, one from each League Mateo. and the sooner we can get moving on
in California. We are asking each Tickets for non-members will be this the better.
League to donate at least one auction $150, for League members $100. " Head up the raffle ticket sales
item that will highlight the unique Non-members can reserve a table for " Donated food coordinator (remem-
features of your area. $1,500, and members for $1000. ber, all our members bring a dish)
Contact auction co-chairs Ann More information is available on " Décor
Crosbie (crosbieclan@comcast.net) our web site at www.lwvc.org. " Clean-up Crew
or Lucile Spurlock " Welcome Table Greeters
" And many others
Please either call me (522-4651) or
Take a tour of Island housing March 7 email me at alord@ix.netcom.com and
let me know how you would like to help;
Have lunch with the League and idea of what is possible, and what be sure and leave your phone number.
tour the island in a study of housing has been done, as part of the Alame- We want to expand the invitation list and
development in Alameda, March 7. da League's housing study. broaden the League's visibility in town
At 11:30 a.m., meet the League If you're not interested in having and make it a memorable evening.
for lunch at the East Ocean Restau- lunch, you can meet us in the
rant, on Webster Street at Pacific restaurant parking lot at 12:30 p.m. Inside this issue
Avenue, and then at 12:30 p.m. get Please RSVP by March 5 to Kate "President's Message 2
"Programs, policies 3
into vans to tour areas which have Quick at 523-3612; katequick at "Housing study 4, 5,6
been developed in the recent past in comcast.net. "Energy woes 7
Alameda. We are trying to get an
The League of Women Voters of Alameda, P.O. Box 1645, Alameda, CA 94501. Voice mail: (510) 869-4969.
Web Site: www.alameda.ca.lwvnet.org. The public is invited to all meetings.
If you're interested in government, we need you!
I
can’t say from the standpoint goals, and have full coffers to not implications of the development at
of being the President of the only run our program, but put some Alameda Point. Over 30 attended,
League that this has been such away for the future. on a “dark and stormy night”. The
a great month for me, personally. I We are a strong League; doing feedback was pretty good – mostly
am deeply disappointed that the meaningful work, and able to sustain that people liked the fact that we
Nominating Committee has not been ourselves economically. Yet we lack were presenting a forum where ideas
able to find enough willing workers people who want to take responsibil- and problems could be freely dis-
to carry on our program into next ity for leadership roles. Clearly, one cussed, with no hidden agendas or
year. We are not sure what the reso- part of the solution is to find “new attempts to “sell” a particular con-
lution will be of the problem, but I blood” – younger, enthusiastic cept.
have a deep faith PRESIDENT'S women and men who can develop We will be following up with a
in the League and MESSAGE the same dedication to the informed tour of Alameda development pro-
in our League in electorate that your current and past jects, and you can read more about
particular, and leaders have, or had. the tour elsewhere in this issue of the
believe that we If you have ideas, or solutions to VOTER (see Island Tour on cover).
will find a way propose, or can help in any way,
out of our current please contact one of the members of State Convention time
dilemma – one the nominating committee:
faced by many Joanne McKray State Convention is coming up
Leagues, I hear. joannemck@earthlink.net, again in May. This time it will be in
And here is 522-6760; Southern California – Anaheim. We
the worst part of Kate Quick Liz Rogers are eligible to have three delegates.
it all: we have edr1940@aol.com, 865-1786; There is more information elsewhere
met our goals of increased visibility Cara Watkins in this VOTER (see page 7 )– look it
in the Community. During the last geekspeak@compuserve.com, over and if you would like to go as a
election, our telephone was ringing 522-2543; delegate, let me know by e-mail at
off the hook, and we were asked to Nancy King katequick@comcast.net or telephone
present Pros and Cons to many orga- nancyjeanking@aol.com, 521-8189 at 523-3612. Conventions are both
nizations. We distributed more elec- or enlightening and fun. I am going, as
tion material in more languages than Bill Smith–wjasmith@aol.com, I am being nominated by the State
ever before. We held a large number 522-0930. Board to serve on it as the Commu-
of candidate’s forums, and had them nications Director for the next two
run on our local Cable channels. We Transportation meeting update years. I hope we will have our full
also more than met our fund-raising Last week, Feb. 17, we put to- compliment of delegates, as I will
gether a panel to discuss the regional need a support group!
The League of Women Voters of
Alameda
President: Kate Quick
Library groundbreaking March 1, 1 p.m.
Vice President Administration: A free event to celebrate the Alameda Free Library Founda-
Luann DeWitt Ground Breaking for the New tion and the Friends of the
Vice President Program: Alameda Main Library is open to Alameda Free Library.
Linda Hudson the public Tuesday, March 1 at 1 This project is funded by Citi-
Secretary: Sally Faulhaber p.m. at 1550 Oak Street. zens of Alameda, Measure O
Treasurer: Pat Caito
There is a reception immedi- Bond California Reading and Lit-
Voter Editor: Cara Watkins
The current and past issues of the
ately following at the Alameda eracy Improvement and Public
Voter are posted on our City Hall Lobby, 2263 Santa Library Construction and Reno-
website: Clara Ave. vation Bond Act of 2000 City of
www.alameda.ca.lwvnet.org The event sponsors are the Alameda.
The Voter is published 10 times a
year by the League of Women Voters
of Alameda
March 2005 Alameda Voter Page 2
Here's how we formulate a program or policy statement
By Miriam Schiffman tinue to help each student schools are harmful be- while making those funds
Boardmember reach their highest poten- cause they reduce the num- supplemental to (not in-
tial, since not all students ber of students, funding stead of) regular state
Our Consensus Report will be able to reach the and diversity in public funding.
on the State Education Up- mandated goals. This goal schools. We agreed that our Regarding Accountabil-
date Study has been sub- is currently part of state’s education system ity and Assessment: We
mitted to the State Study League’s program state- should strive to match the agreed that on the plus side
Committee and will be ment. top best state school sys- student assessment provides
melded with reports from We agreed that educa- tems in the nation and not good feedback to teachers.
the other participating tion throughout the state is the worst. (Depending on On the negative side we felt
Leagues in the state. After not equitable for a variety which report you read, Cal- that it's effectiveness is re-
a few more steps it will be of reasons, including un- ifornia is near the bottom duced when used as a sanc-
presented at State Conven- evenly distributed re- at 41st or 47th place.) tion on the school, teacher,
tion for final approval to sources, special needs de- We endorsed the con- and/or student. The high mo-
become part of our position mands which are greater in cept of universal pre- bility of students and de-
on Education. (For a clear- some schools than others, school education layed feedback of results
er picture on the life cycle and funding mechanisms Regarding School Fi- also reduce the effectiveness
of our policy positions see which lead to inequalities. nance: We recommended of assessment testing.
the article below.) To make schools more the following changes: Because of the lack of
Here is a brief overview equitable all mandates for simplify rules for funding; time we were unable to dis-
of some of the consensus basic education should be make funding less volatile cuss and come to consensus
reached at a recent meet- funded, and existing man- by adjusting the structure on everything in the study
ing. dates should be evaluated to avoid boom and bust cy- packet.
Regarding Equitable to see if they meet intended cles; fund mandates ade- If you want to study the
Access to Quality Educa- goals. quately; evaluate, and per- material in this study report,
tion: We felt that while We agreed there wasn't haps eliminate Prop 13; re- go to
mandated skills and knowl- enough data yet to measure duce the 2/3 vote require- http://ca.lwv.org/index.html
edge are a reality, the goals how well charter schools ment for the Parcel Tax; and click on Education
of education should be served their students. and increase Education’s Study Update.
broader. We want to con- Members felt that charter share of the state lottery
. . . And this is how we arrive at a League position
By Miriam Schiffman February’s update on State Education vide the information to its members.
Boardmember study as an example. During the meeting to reach consen-
The California League has a position sus, members focus on responding to
A League position is the stand of the on Education last updated in 1995. At the questions asked of us and are mind-
league on a public issue and serves as the 2003 State Convention, members of ful that this is consensus. We do not
the basis for advocacy/action. It is es- the State Education Committee and del- vote. We report the overall sense of the
tablished after members have studied an egates from several local Leagues pro- group. Only members’ views may be in-
issue and achieved consensus on poli- posed an update of the position in light cluded in the consensus, even though
cies and practices that best serve the of changes going on in education. non-members may attend and partici-
public interest. The Education Committee presented pate in discussion.
The process is the same no matter to the State Board for approval the pa- The consensus of the group is writ-
what level – national, state, regional or rameters and issues of the update study. ten up and presented to the Local Board
local. All League members participate Next came a call to members to par- for review and approval.
in consensus through their local league ticipate in the study which was conduct- Then the report is sent on to the State
meetings, or sometimes through a mail- ed by the State Education Committee Education Study Committee which
in vote. If it is a national issue, such as and various local Leagues' interviews compiles the answers from all the Local
the Electoral College or the UN, dele- and research. The results were com- Leagues into a report.
gates to the national convention vote for piled into a cohesive package for the This goes to the State Board for re-
the study and the final position. local Leagues to use in their own meet- view and approval. Once approved, it
We are in the midst of a consensus ings and committees. becomes part of our position and allows
process in the Alameda League and will In addition they formulated a series the State League to have a better tool to
discuss a consensus question dealing of consensus questions, which were pre- lobby their respective levels of gover-
with housing in the coming month. sented to the state board for approval. nance on a particular issue, in this case
What is this process like? Let’s use Each League decides how it is to pro- education.
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Take an extensive look at Alameda housing March 17
For nearly two years our League Go to 'Green Pages' 5 and 6 This is clearly not all there is to
has worked on a local housing for background material and a housing, but it is an aspect particu-
study, and the time has come for all synopsis of what our committee larly relevant to our community at
members to discuss the issue. has gathered. Please read it, this particular time.
and if you want more detail,
Please attend our March 17 public A good introduction to the sub-
contact Sally Faulhaber at
meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Alameda ject is to look at some of the hous-
ssyhf@alamedanet.net.
Hospital, Room C (right around the ing developments in our city.
corner from the Lyons Room) 2070 The study may consider: Drive, walk, or cycle past the sites
Clinton Ave., Alameda. 1) Relative costs, environmental listed below in the box.
To remind you, the scope of this effects, use of open space, and Thanks to Kris Matarrese, Vivian
study is: transportation/parking issues for Patterson, Evelyn Kennedy, Cara
A study of housing in Alameda, different types of housing. Watkins, and Joan Robinson, who
especially the relationship between 2) The effects of governmental have contributed to this study. And
affordability and housing types and laws and policies at all levels of to all of you: Come to the meeting,
related matters of design. government on affordability. talk, and listen to each other.
Densities of Some Planned Developments in Alameda
S
Units Area Density ince planned devel-
(acres) (units/acre) opments include
California Heritage Bay 106 10.0 10.6 internal streets and
(AKA Drive-in Movie site) alleys in their area and tra-
Includes tiny park ditional single-lot neighbor
Casitas 375 ~22 17.0 hoods do not, lot sizes for
On BFI "Highlands" two of these developments
Includes clubhouse, pool, allow a comparison. For
ball field, storage for RVs, etc. Marina Cove, with lot a
The Gardens 83 8.0 10.4 lot area of 12.5 acres, the
On Buena Vista W of Webster density is 12.2 units/acre.
Islandia 438 55 8.0 For California Heritage
On BFI "Highlands" Bay with lot sizes between
Includes clubhouse, pool, 1,600 and 1,800 square
green space feet, the density is about
Garden Isle 346 42.2 8.2 25.
On BFI "Highlands" The 5,000 square foot
Includes clubhouse, pool lot which is the standard
Marina Cove 152 29.5 7.4 for R1 zones yields 8.7
On Buena Vista E of Del Monte bldg. units/acre. The 2,000
Includes park square foot minimum in
Ravens Cove 68 7.0 9.7 Article XXVI of the City
north of BFI Bridge charter gives a density of
Includes pool, community building, 21.7.
green space The north side of Fair
Housing Authority Sites Oaks Avenue, on the fringe
Parrot Village 50 2.2 22.7 of the Gold Coast, has 20
Northside btw Wood and St.Charles units in an area of 1.3
Eagle Village 42 ~21 20 acres, a density of 15.4
on Eagle east of Webster units/acre.
March 2005 Alameda Voter Page 4
Details and findings of our housing study
Scope: A study of housing in The California State Depart- for a large amount of money.
Alameda, especially the relation- ment of Housing and Develop- In another case, tenants in what
ship between affordability and ment requires the City to produce was then the Harbor Isle Apart-
housing types and related matter a Housing Element of the General ments won a settlement requiring
of design. Plan. To ensure an adequate sup- the City to build 325 apartments
The study may consider: ply of decent affordable housing to replace low income units ex-
1) Relative costs, environmen- as the population grows, the state pected to be lost from that com-
tal effects, use of open space, and requires each local government to plex.
transportation and parking issues incorporate its share of the state's In both cases, the court ruled
for different types of housing. housing need into the Housing El- that Evidence Code 669.5 applied.
2) The effects of governmental ement. The Association of Bay That law requires a city to show
laws and policies at all levels of Area Governments (ABAG) that a growth control measure is
government on affordability. makes this Regional Housing necessary "for the protection of
As you can see, this does not Need Determination (RHND) for the health, safety, and welfare of
cover a lot of general questions our region, using a formula fo- the population of the city."
regarding housing and transporta- cused on achieving a jobs/ hous- Since both cases were settled
tion. We already have State posi- ing balance. satisfying other related claims, the
tions which call for programs to Our current RHND is 2,162 validity of the measure has not
increase the supply of affordable dwellings, of which 443 are very been tested.
housing for all Californians, for low income units, 265 low income Affordability
equal opportunity in housing, and units, and 611 moderate income Although we will be dealing in
for increased use of public trans- units. There are 1,503 new units this meeting with affordability as
portation. We can use these posi- planned for Alameda Point. it relates to housing type, some of
tions in addressing our City gov- Can Alameda ignore the the more general questions are al-
ernment. RHND? Yes, but this leaves the ways asked.
The question we will discuss City vulnerable to legal chal- The City's Inclusionary Ordi-
at our March 17 meeting is: For lenges from individuals or groups nance commits the City to 25%
new development in Alameda, advocating for affordable housing, affordable housing in redevelop-
how much weight should be given and puts us in a poor position to ment areas and 15% in the rest of
to issues of: compete for state funds. the City. There are mechanisms
1) open space, Measure A Litigation in the Inclusionary Ordinance to
2) affordability Several suits have been filed ensure that these units remain af-
3) public transportation , park- involving Measure A and its en- fordable for at least 59 years. The
ing abling ordinance, which defines Alameda Point developer has
4) environmental effects multiple dwelling as buildings agreed to somewhat more than
5) in considering different containing three or more units. 25%.
types of housing (i. e, single-fam- In one suit, the plaintiff wanted According to Year 2000 census
ily detached, duplex, single fami- to build a triplex, prohibited under data, ~5.9% of Alameda's house-
ly attached, apartments) Article 26 of the City charter holds fall into the very low in-
What follows is some informa- (measures A) and the enabling or- come category, ~8.8% in low in-
tion our committee has gathered dinance. The City would only come, and ~10.2 in moderate.
as background for discussion. allow him to build two duplexes. The Housing Element does not
State and Regional Role He won a settlement from the City seem to say how many units in
Turn to page 6
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Housing study Continued from page 5
Alameda are affordable, but it does give 1990 figures for overpayment: It says 30% of renters were paying
more than 35% of their income for housing; of those with incomes less than $35,000/year, 49% overpaid.
20% of owners were paying more than 35% of income, and of those with incomes less than $35,000, 29%
overpaid.
Who pays for new affordable housing? Some housing for moderate incomes can be built without sub-
sidy. The lower income units cannot. Inclusionary provisions require that affordable units be built by the
developer, although for developers that exceed the 15% requirement, assistance may be provided. Other
sources are set-aside funds and Prop 46 funding through the State Housing and Community Development
Department.
Construction Costs
This has been the most difficult question to answer. A 1987 study (in Massachusetts) compared costs for
a townhouse development with a single family development on the same 10 acre site.
No. Units Density Cost/Unit Cost/ sq ft
Townhouses 120 16 $82,879 $75.5
Single-family 50 8.3 $90,100 $77.7
This excludes land costs, as do all the following.
According to a phone interview with a San Francisco architect about a year ago, single-family costs were
about $250/ sq ft., duplex about $150/sq ft. Two other sources said costs are about the same for the several
housing types. Since kitchens and bathrooms cost more than other rooms, for comparable quality, costs per
square foot are higher for smaller units. But the overall cost of the smaller unit is, of course, less. It is hard
to get a clear answer on the difference between attached and detached units of the same size and quality.
A Brief Glossary of Housing Terms
affordable housing - housing which consumes no more than 35% of a family's income.
Income levels are categorized as:
Very low income: up to 50% of Bay Area median income
Low income: 50% up to 80% " " " " "
Moderate inc.:80% up to 120% " " " " "
inclusionary - including affordable housing (see above)
set-aside - money set aside from the tax increment in a redevelopment zone. California redevelopment
law requires that 20% of the tax increment be set aside for affordable housing. The tax increment is the in-
crease in tax revenue resulting from the increase in property value in the redevelopment area.
Since planned developments include internal streets and alleys in their area and traditional single-lot
neighborhoods do not, lot sizes for two of these developments allow a comparison. For Marina Cove, with
lot a lot area of 12.5 acres, the density is 12.2 units/acre. For California Heritage Bay, with lot sizes be-
tween 1,600 and 1,800 square feet, the density is about 25.
The 5,000 square foot lot which is the standard for R1 zones yields 8.7 units/acre. The 2,000 square foot
minimum in Article XXVI of the City charter gives a density of 21.7.
The north side of Fair Oaks Avenue, on the fringe of the Gold Coast, has 20 units in an area of 1.3 acres,
a density of 15.4 units/acre.
March 2005 Alameda Voter Page 6
Worries surface over energy: a crisis may be looming
Public forums presented by the About 200 people, including carry out a policy that combined
League of Women Voters of Califor- many senior citizens, gathered for economic growth with environmen-
nia shed harsh light on California's "Keeping the Lights on in Califor- tal stewardship.
electrical energy system. nia," a daylong series of presenta- But there were some dissonant
According to energy experts and tions by experts, advocates and voices. Assemblyman Joe Canci-
industry officials at the forums, state officials sponsored by the amilla, D-Pittsburg, painted a grim
price spikes, uncertain supply and League of Women Voters. picture of energy policy-making in
distribution difficulties still threaten Public concern about energy has Sacramento.
our electrical energy system. The diminished since the state's ill-fated Term limits, campaign contribu-
well attended forums in Los Angeles deregulation experiment collapsed tions and political battles have
and San Francisco marked the be- in 2000 and the state was hit with shunted energy issues to the back
ginning of the League's update to rolling blackouts and soaring power burner, Canciamilla warned. "Most
its 1980 position on energy. Clear- bills. Still, key questions remain likely, nothing will get done until
ly, the energy crisis is not necessar- unanswered by the makeshift ener- we have the next crisis," he said.
ily a thing of the past. For a fuller gy system that emerged in the after- Bill Ahern, former executive di-
description of the forums, read the math of the yearlong crisis. rector of the state Public Utilities
following article by Rick Jurgens of State energy officials and indus- Commission, wrapped up the day
the Contra Costa Times. try representatives acknowledged with his assertion that the current
A top state energy official that there is still work to be done energy system comprises a set of
warned Friday that Northern Cali- but assured attendees that many "damaged concepts and damaged
fornia could be hit by electricity problems have been solved and that institutions."
shortages this summer, even as pan- California's energy glass is now Ahern urged League of Women
elists at a forum on the state's more than half full. Voters members to lobby their leg-
power system said that no one has Joe Desmond, a top energy ad- islators with this message: "Don't
the clear responsibility to see that viser to Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneg- do anything unless you understand
new power plants and transmission ger, said the administration would it."
lines get built. be "proactive" on energy issues and
Get ready for State Convention in May February board briefs
Mark your calendars now for local League as more effective lead- At its February 2 meeting, the
Friday, May 20 through Sunday, ers. Board:
May 22, 2005 when the state con- You may download forms from " approved consensus reports for the
vention will be held at the Crowne the LWVC members only Web site State Education Study and Program
Plaza Hotel in Garden Grove, CA. (www.lwvc.org) Review;
Choose members, in addition to Be sure to mail the completed " heard an update on work of an
the president, who will represent forms to Joan Cohen, Convention Alameda County Council committee
your League as voting delegates, Registration Chair before the April studying the relation between the
and let other members know that 12 deadline if you want to avoid County Board of Education and the
they may attend as visitors. paying the late fee. County Superintendent;
The theme of the LWVC Con- The workshops will offer a vari- " approved a bylaw amendment to be
vention 2005 is "It's a New World." ety of stimulating topics in two presented to the membership at the
The convention will give dele- time frames, with skills training on annual meting;
gates an opportunity to debate and Friday and issues workshops on "heard that we sent a letter to our
vote on state League program, bud- Saturday. senators protesting changes that
get, bylaws and other business as The convention workshops will weaken the Clean Air Act;
well as an opportunity to network be of interest to members who at- " planned for our March consensus
and learn new skills. Workshops tend as visitors as well as to those meeting on housing; and
and speakers are planned to stimu- who are delegates.
"heard that we have 103 local mem-
late delegates so they return to their
bers at last count.
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ticipation of citizens in government, works to increase understanding of major policy issues, and influence
The League of Women Voters, a non-partisan political organization, encourages the informed and active par-
Friday, May 20 - 22, State Convention, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Garden Grove. See story page 7.
Friday, April 22, 6:30 p.m. Democracy Dinner, Fairmont Hotel, San Jose. See cover story.
Ave., Alameda.
Wednesday, April 6, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Board Meeting, home of Luann DeWitt, 2917 Central
and Design. Alameda Hospital, Room C, 2070 Clinton Ave., Alameda. See story page 4.
Thursday, March 17, 7:30 p.m. Public meeting on Housing in Alameda: Density, Affordability
Seafood, Webster at Pacific, Alameda. See cover story.
Monday, March 7, 11:30 a.m. Island tour of housing, along with lunch at East Ocean
Ave., Alameda.
Wednesday, March 2, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Board Meeting, home of Luann DeWitt, 2917 Central
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