Alameda Advances Roots Stadium Plan as Emeryville Market Adds Eateries

Municipal decisions, transit adjustments, and culinary openings are reshaping key corridors along the East Bay shoreline this week. In Alameda, councilmembers unanimously backed exclusive negotiations for a temporary professional soccer venue at Harbor Bay, while Emeryville Public Market signed 3 new food concepts and AC Transit issued an immediate reroute for riders in East Oakland.

On Tuesday evening, the Alameda City Council voted 5-0 to enter formal negotiations with Pro Soccer Oakland over a modular stadium at the corner of Harbor Bay Parkway and Doolittle Drive, according to the Alameda Post. Located adjacent to the Oakland Roots and Soul training complex on the former Raiders facility site, the proposed venue would seat 5,000 to 6,500 spectators across roughly 35 match days per year during an initial 3-year lease, with options for 7 single-year extensions. Owned by the city and managed by Catellus Development Corporation, the 9-acre parcel sits at the edge of the Oakland International Airport runway safety zone. Pro Soccer Oakland President Lindsay Barenz noted that the club returned to the Harbor Bay site after playing the 2025 and 2026 seasons at the Oakland Coliseum, where per-game operating expenses proved unsustainable after a proposed site at Malibu Lot failed to materialize. Transportation consultant Seaifel presented traffic management models emphasizing shuttle connections to the Oakland Airport BART station, bike valet service, and potential weekend ferry runs via the nearby Harbor Bay ferry terminal. With the 5-0 vote, city staff will negotiate an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement and conduct California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) studies ahead of a final council vote.

Farther north along Shellmound Street, The E'ville Eye reported that Emeryville Public Market at 5959 Shellmound St. is filling vacant food hall stalls under the retail management of The Next Step Realty. Opening first is Xula Guatemalan Cuisine, led by chef-owner Melina, which takes over the kiosk next to Pig in a Pickle previously occupied by Panameños Displayed. Xula's menu features traditional pepián stew, garnachas, platanos fritos, dobladas, and seasonal specials such as enchiladas and fiambre. Nearby, Oakland-based PURE Superfoods—founded by partners Michael Grim and Sopheap "Soap" Tith, who debuted their concept on Piedmont Avenue in 2024—will move into the former Paradita stall across from Shiba Ramen. The shop serves organic soft-serve açaí and pitaya bowls, superfood smoothies, and house-made ceremonial-grade matcha drinks without ice, gums, or refined sugar. Looking ahead to mid-2027, national salad chain Sweetgreen has leased the 2,676-square-foot northeast exterior suite facing Shellmound Street and 60th Street that formerly housed Guitar Center, joining recent arrival Tous Les Jours as well as CCASA, Peet's Coffee, and Urban Outfitters.

For East Bay bus commuters, AC Transit issued a service advisory effective November 12, 2026, at 12:38 p.m., announcing that Lines 57 and NL are detoured due to a street blockage on Camden Street near Seminary Avenue. While the detour remains active until further notice, stops along Camden Street at 62nd Avenue and Seminary Avenue, MacArthur Boulevard at Seminary Avenue, and Eastmont Transit Center Stop B are closed. Passengers traveling on Line 57 toward Emeryville or Line NL toward San Francisco are directed to board at Foothill Boulevard and Havenscourt Boulevard or along MacArthur Boulevard at 61st Avenue and 64th Avenue, while riders heading toward Foothill Square or Eastmont Transit Center can use temporary boarding points at MacArthur Boulevard and 62nd Avenue, Seminary Avenue and Sunnymere Avenue, or Foothill Boulevard and Havenscourt Boulevard.