Alameda, California — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Alameda during 2025.
Alameda County indexed 4,583 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 7,326 approved and 43 denied actions. Approval was effectively unanimous at 99.4% — typical for a county where most agenda items are administrative or staff-recommended. Activity was relatively distributed across Berkeley (1,471), Pleasanton (776), and Oakland (559).
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
4,583
Projects with decisions
7,326
Approved actions
43
Denied actions
99.4%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda | 240 | 267 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Albany | 169 | 191 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Berkeley | 1,471 | 2,649 | 19 | 99.3% |
| Castro Valley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Dublin | 66 | 82 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Emeryville | 210 | 309 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Fremont | 233 | 259 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hayward | 350 | 465 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Livermore | 21 | 31 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Newark | 76 | 83 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Oakland | 559 | 1,146 | 2 | 99.8% |
| Piedmont | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Pleasanton | 776 | 1,352 | 15 | 98.9% |
| San Leandro | 191 | 234 | 2 | 99.2% |
| Union City | 63 | 89 | 4 | 95.7% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.