On Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 5:30 PM, the City Council will be holding a public workshop to decide if a fenced-off commercial surf pool is a good fit for part of the shoreline public parkland next to the beach and Bay Trail at Alameda Point.
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Handling Alameda’s beach erosion problem
The City of Alameda had just endorsed concept designs to address sea level rise for its north shore, when recent storms shifted attention to the south shore.
The erosion of sand from our shoreline yet again raises an important question that the city is not considering in its adaptation planning: Should maintaining the beach be the primary objective in dealing with sea level rise and increasing powerful storms?
On the shelf sits a 1981 environmental assessment by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) that could help answer the question. A hardcopy is located in the reference section of the Alameda Free Library, 1550 Oak Street.
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