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City of Alameda Description

The City of Alameda offers premier sites and unique resources to help companies control costs and enable growth without sacrificing comfort or convenience. Alameda is home to over 100 high-tech and biotech companies, including Abbott Diabetes Care, Celera Diagnostics, and Perforce Software.

The City’s municipal electric utility company provides businesses a clear operating edge with low electricity rates and reliable service. Over 80 percent of our power provided is generated using renewable resources, making us the only green-certified utility in the Bay Area. We also offer a special Economic Development Incentive available to qualifying businesses. New or expanding companies can pay even less than the City’s already-below-average rates.

 

Employers find that Alameda’s safe, small-town working environment, exceptional public school system, and short commutes to San Francisco and the East Bay are tremendous recruiting and employee retention advantages. Alameda businesses can access a labor pool within a half-hour commute that is equal in size and skills to that of Silicon Valley. Alameda is located only 10 minutes from Oakland International Airport for convenient business travel.

 

LOCATION:

Alameda is an island city 12.4 square miles in size located in the San Francisco Bay, 12 miles east of San Francisco and separated from the city of Oakland by an estuary.  Alameda was incorporated in 1884. 

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CLIMATE: POPULATION:
  Average Temperature Rain (inches)
Month Low Mean High
Jan 45 51 57 4.85
Apr 51 59 66 1.38
Jul 57 65 73 0.07
Oct 55 64 72 1.33
2000 72,259
2001 72805
2002 73234
2003 73272
2004 72780
2005 72761
2006 72805
2007 73362
2008 74,015
2009 74,683
Source: www.wunderground.com Source: California Employment Development Department

 

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TAXABLE SALES: All Outlets  (in thousands of dollars) HOUSEHOLD AND INCOME STATISTICS
Year Sales % Change
2000 $ 501,075  
2001 $ 507,871 1.4%
2002 $ 501,075 -1.3%
2003 $ 507,871 1.4%
2004 $ 518,685 2.1%
2005 $ 536,486 3.4%
2006 $ 537,000 0.1%
2007 $564,457  
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD VALUE: $ 684,700
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $ 67,551
MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME: $ 79,258
PER CAPITA INCOME: $ 36,043
MEDIAN GROSS MONTHLY RENT: $ 1,090
Source: California Retail Survey 2009  Source: http://www.city-data.com/city/Alameda-California.html 


 



Alameda Real Estate - Trulia

Alameda Real Estate - Trulia


Alameda Monthly Employment Data

 

MAJOR EMPLOYERS

Manufacturing Employers Number of Employees Type of Business/Organization
Ascend Communications 620 Hardware/Software Manufacturer
Farallon Computing, Inc. 212 Semiconductors
Weyerhaeuser Co. 152 Paper Products
Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. 132 Semiconductors
Sybex, inc. 108 Book Publishing
Inland Marine Industries 88 Sheet Metal Work
Coastcom 73 Telephone and Telegraph Equip.
Non-Manufacturing Employers Number of Employees Type of Business/Organization
Alameda Hospital 456 Hospital
Alameda Unified School District 446 District
City of Alameda 718 Local Government
Wind River Systems, Inc. 282 Computer Programming
College of Alameda 278 Junior College
Ca. School of Professionals 249 Trade School
Golden State Overnight 232 Courier Service
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan 205 General Medical Hospital
Lucky Stores 196 Grocery Stores
Intrepid Systems, Inc. 182 Computer Programming
TOP EIGHT COMPANIES IN THE CITY  
Rank Company Primary Naics Description Employment City
1 Medisense Inc Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing 2000 Alameda
2 United States Coast Guard Regulation & Administration Of Transportation Programs 1387 Alameda
3 Alameda Unified School Dist Elementary & Secondary Schools 1320 Alameda
4 Kindred Healthcare Operating Nursing Care Facilities 784 Alameda
5 Judicial Council of California Courts 628 Alameda
6 Chiron Diagnostics Corp Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing 576 Alameda
7 PA Acquisition Corp Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Stores 570 Alameda
8 Telecare Corp Psychiatric & Substance Abuse Hospitals 554 Alameda

GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND SERVICES
Structure:
Mayor:
Council:

Meetings

City Manager:		   Council-Manager
4 year term, elected separately from the Council.
Mayor, plus 4 additional members, elected to four year terms, elections staggered in even years.
1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month, in the City Council Chambers, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue.
Appointed by City Council
Planning Board
Power:











Members:

Meetings:

Staff Contact:		  

Approval or denial of:
•   zoning variances
•   conditional use permits
    (Both of these decisions can be appealed to City Council)
Recommendations to the City Council on:
•   general plan amendments
•   changes to the zoning ordinance
•   changes to subdivision ordinance
•   CEQA process
•   historic preservation
•   design review
•   planned unit development
Seven members.  Nominated by the Mayor and appointed by the City Council for 4-year
    terms.
2nd and 4th Mondays of each month at 7:30 pm, Council Chambers, 2263 Santa Clara
    Avenue.
Office of Greg Fuz, Planning Director, 747-6850.
Community Improvement Commission (Alameda's Redevelopment Agency)
Jurisdictions:

Project Areas:



Staff Contact:		   Alameda has 3 Redevelopment Project Areas, totaling 3,670 acres. This represents about half of the land area of the city.
•   West End Community Improvement Project
•   Business and Waterfront Improvement Project - FISC/East Housing site.
•   Alameda Point Improvement Project - All of the former Naval Air Station except for the
    East Housing site.
Development Services Department, (510) 749-5800
Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority (Alameda's Base Reuse Authority)
Jurisdiction:



Staff Contact:		   The purpose of the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority (ARRA) is to assure the effective transition of the Alameda Naval Air Station from federal ownership to local ownership. ARRA is responsible for developing and implementing reuse plans and taking title to the land as it is conveyed from the Department of Defense.
Debbie Potter, Base Reuse and Redevelopment Manager, (510) 749-5833.

COMMUNITY FACILITIES

EDUCATION: Alameda is served by the Alameda Unified School District.  In 1998 the district had a total of 10,481 students enrolled. The district operates 13 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools.  The current student to teacher ratio at both the primary and secondary level is 29:1. 

The University of California at Berkeley and California State University at Hayward are both located in Alameda County.

For more information please call the District at (510) 337-7000
or visit www.alameda.k12.ca.us
HEALTH: Alameda has 1 hospital with 145 beds.
   
CULTURAL: There are 36 places of religious worship, 4 libraries, 14 parks, and community centers. Additionally, there are a variety of regional assets which include: 5 newspapers, 18 television channels, 1 cable television system, a regional park system, and the San Francisco Bay.

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