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Bus stop on Broadway and 30th Street to return, location still unclear
In a meeting Tuesday morning, the Oakland Public Works Committee concluded the southbound bus stop on Broadway and 30th Street, which was removed last year, would be reinstated, but it is still unclear if it will return to its original location or be moved south of 30th Street to be in front of Summit Bank.
Read MoreRockridge neighbors turn out in force to debate Safeway expansion project
A Wednesday evening planning commission drew a big crowd eager to argue the pros and cons of allowing Safeway to develop a 62,000 square-foot project at the corner of College and Claremont Avenues.
Read MoreCVS superstore to stay open a little while longer
Much to many Oakland’s residents’ chagrin, over the past few months the CVS superstore on Broadway and Pleasant Valley has been packing up its wares. This colossal neighborhood general store, which has been around since the 1960s, carries everything from motor oil to shoe racks to extensive gardening equipment. The shopping center’s master leaseholder, Safeway, notified CVS in 2009 that it would not renew its lease in order to make way for a shopping center redesign. The mega-drugstore was initially slated to close this June.
Read MoreFormer Super Longs to close amidst extensive redevelopment plans
Long loved by East Bay residents, North Oakland’s mega-drugstore will close this summer due to plans to demolish and redevelop the shopping center where it is located. For decades this one-stop-shop has been a neighborhood institution, but now the store’s landlord has declined to renew its lease, slating it to close by the end of June.
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