Last night I spelled out the four types of comments we’d likely see in tonight’s session. It pretty much fell in line with that demarcation, but I wasn’t ready for the considerable intensity of one particular type of comment. I took shorthand of each of the 42 comments and tabulated the totals. Suzanne Chan took [...]

KTVU sent veteran reporter Lloyd LaCuesta to the proceedings tonight and he got the scoop du jour, a letter from Bud Selig urging Lew Wolff to take care of business in Fremont. And if he can’t?Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty interpreted that as meaning Selig is encouraging discussions with San Jose. Haggerty, who had a [...]

Tonight was spent mostly observing various people’s responses to the displays and the back-and-forth with representatives of Fremont and LSA Associates, the firm conducting the environmental impact report. Keith Wolff was also in the house.The largest crowd was gathered around the image above, and for good reason. Many of those in attendance were residents of [...]

While I was away prepping the Turkey Day feast, I had received an e-mail from the City of Fremont, advising me a City Council work session for the baseball village scheduled for this Tuesday, December 9. This is not a rescheduling of tonight’s “open house” type event, it’s an additional session to occur prior to [...]

We’ll start off with a pleasant image, courtesy Google Earth/Panoramio user Typeaux.That’s the view east towards the Fremont Hills from what could be considered the northeast corner of the planned Warm Springs BART station. Next, a map (also from Google Earth):Pros compared to Pacific Commons: BART. Regardless of which parcel is chosen for a ballpark, [...]

Amidst talks between BART and the A’s is a new article by Merc scribe Denis C. Theriault (CBS 5 also picks up the trail). The focus is on a 36-acre parcel near the planned Warm Springs BART station. Being familiar with the area, I wondered which parcel they were talking about. After going through my [...]

The Giants are going to experiment with a new pricing scheme for select seats at AT&T Park called dynamic pricing. Prices will vary in the left field corner, upper deck sections could vary as much as $2 from published pricing based on demand. While this is not expected to make a significant difference in attendance [...]