Reclaim, connect, transform: Those three words illustrate the arc of Westlake Urban’s work to redevelop San Leandro’s former Del Monte Cannery site into the new San Leandro Tech Campus (SLTC). Those three words are also at the heart of the work of the Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR or “see clear”). Founded in 1996 […]

SAN LEANDRO (KRON)—In the midst of an artistic transformation Saturday, the city of San Leandro welcomed what city leaders hope will become an iconic sculpture symbolizing the importance of empowering women. KRON4’s Philippe Djegal was there as the sculpture “Truth is Beauty” was revealed. A stunning sight to behold. Two years after it’s creation, ‘Truth […]

By Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle As BART heads south past the Coliseum, the bare torso of a woman takes shape on the horizon. She keeps taking shape, and by the time the train stops at downtown San Leandro she is fully formed and on her toes like a ballet dancer, back arched, arms reaching […]

One of the East Bay’s only new office buildings is opening this week next to the San Leandro BART station, and a second phase is moving forward without a tenant. After two years of construction, developer Westlake Urban’s San Leandro Tech Campus will be occupied this week by software company OSIsoft, which leased the first […]

By Kevin L. Jones Photo: Westlake Urban In the suburban city of San Leandro, a 55-foot-tall statue of a naked woman dancing at a local technology park has turned a few heads since it was unveiled last Tuesday — especially at a nearby BART station, where the statue can be seen from the train platform. […]