AOL’s new hyper-local news website, patch.com, has an Albany version and with it an article on the proposed Safeway expansion.  Overall I think the article does a good job of painting the various issues surrounding this project.  It’s worth noting, however, that Allen Cain of the Solano Avenue Assocation continues to make misleading statements regarding support for this project from Solano Avenue businesses:

He also said 250 of the entire association’s members have not expressed any opposition to the plan, although some have shared concerns over Safeway’s “mega store.”

This comes at the end of an article that quotes several Solano Avenue business owners as being strongly opposed to the plan, which  makes you wonder what’s going on.  However, as we discussed below Mr. Cain’s statement is made based on a postcard mailing the avenue association sent out, to which they received only four replies.