Richard Bangert reports that the VA has started testing for PFAS and other contaminants at the Alameda Point site where they intend to construct a clinic and a columbarium.

https://alamedapost.com/news/va-testing-for-pfas-before-starting-clinic-and-cemetery-construction/

#alameda #AlamedaPoint #CityOfAlameda #DepartmentOfVeteransAffairs #pfas #VaClinic

Readers write in with responses to the recent article on the Veterans Affairs clinic location and the ducks from April 23's Bear's-Eye View.

https://alamedapost.com/op-ed/letters-editor-05-02-2023/

#ducks #alameda #VaClinic #AlamedaPoint #BearsEyeView #HaywardFault #DepartmentOfVeteransAffairs

Richard Bangert shares his concerns about the location of the proposed clinic and veteran benefits facility at Alameda Point. Bangert describes the delicate location, "on an artificially constructed hill out on the old airfield in the middle of an earthquake liquefaction zone."

https://alamedapost.com/op-ed/earthquake-predictions-raise-questions-about-va-clinic-location/

#alameda #VaClinic #TheBigOne #earthquake #AlamedaPoint #HaywardFault #liquefaction #SeaLevelRise #VeteransAffairs