{"id":2364,"date":"2012-09-19T00:26:24","date_gmt":"2012-09-19T00:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/?p=2364"},"modified":"2012-09-19T07:57:22","modified_gmt":"2012-09-19T07:57:22","slug":"quote-of-the-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/?p=2364","title":{"rendered":"Say Good-bye to Another Historic Building, and Lots and Lots of Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;Bike lanes, trees, old houses with character, interesting neighborhoods all attract the types of people who, in turn, tend to enhance the community.\u00a0 Livable neighborhoods that include the above attributes (and more) are always cited in the &#8216;best places to live&#8217; surveys.\u00a0 When the developers and their money are gone and huge housing complexes, busy streets,\u00a0 and cookie cutter businesses remain, something has been lost that cannot be replaced and your town becomes yet another anonymous, impersonal cityscape.\u00a0 Think about it before its too late to preserve your town&#8217;s character.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>~ <strong>Carla Ennis<\/strong>, <strong>Emeryville Resident<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2364 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSCN0994.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSCN0994-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2385\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2385'>\n\t\t\t\tThis historic brick building at Powell and Doyle streets will be torn down (with the exception of the south and east outside walls, which will be preserved) to make room for &#8220;Parkside&#8221;, an apartment\/retail development. The developer, with the city&#8217;s blessing, also plans to cut down more than 40 mature trees.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSCN0995.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSCN0995-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2386\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2386'>\n\t\t\t\tCLICK ON ALL PHOTOS TO ENLARGE.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSCN0996.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSCN0996-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2387\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2387'>\n\t\t\t\tDespite a city ordinance protecting historically and architecturally significant buildings, the city has repeatedly issued &#8220;waivers&#8221; to developers so they can tear them down. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSCN0997.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSCN0997-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1514.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1514-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2389\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2389'>\n\t\t\t\tThe building has been fenced and prepared for demolition.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1518.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1518-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2391\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2391'>\n\t\t\t\tThese mature trees, and about 40 others, will be cut down to make room for &#8220;Parkside.&#8221; Nearby residents, including Emeryville Mayor Jennifer West, have pleaded with the city to preserve at least some of the trees, to no avail.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1523.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1523-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1524.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_1524-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0;float:none;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesecretnewsonline.com%2F%3Fp%3D2364\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"true\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Bike lanes, trees, old houses with character, interesting neighborhoods all attract the types of people who, in turn, tend to enhance the community.\u00a0 Livable neighborhoods that include the above attributes (and more) are always cited in the &#8216;best places to &hellip; 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