Residents to weigh in on Edgewood Plaza Nov 13, 2009
Eichler homes abut it on two sides. The center includes a gas station and four buildings, including one that used to house a grocery store and an office that is now a yoga center. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Settlement reached on Edgewood Plaza lawsuit Oct 30, 2009
We'll see a center the entire community will be proud of," she said. Comments Posted by Jim, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, 6 hours agoCan the NIMBYs let the grocery store development at Alma Plaza proceed now, too, please? Posted by VoxPop, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, 5 hours agoAnother idiotic outcome. Why preserve that unlovely grocery store building; why not replace it with something attractive? I like Eichler homes, but his dull commercial buildings are obsolete.... (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Upgrades blend seamlessly into Eichler Oct 6, 2009
Bender says several of his neighbors are original owners of their Eichler homes, and that stability adds to the appeal of a community that holds regular block parties and neighborhood potlucks. Vitals. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Conejo Valley Solar Home Tour Hosted by Solar Electrical Systems on Saturday, October 3rd Sep 16, 2009
Participants will be able to tour green homes, including two zero- energy solar-powered Eichler homes, talk to owners, and see first-hand how and why they are using solar energy and energy efficiency to reduce monthly utility bills and go green. It's an opportunity to get all the answers to your solar questions, and see how solar is incorporated into home design. (PR Newswire)
California dreamin' May 7, 2009
Topping our list of favorites is "Ranch Houses" Living the California Dream," (Rizzoli, $50) by David Weingarten and Lucia Howard, both East Bay architects, with photographs by Joe Fletcher, also a Bay Area resident. The book sheds light on the work of a variety of California architects, including Cliff May, who is credited with the genesis of that quintessentially California building form: the ranch house. This type of single-story home is wrapped around a central courtyard and blurs the... (San Francisco Chronicle)
