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San Francisco Chronicle
a day ago
- Lifestyle
- San Francisco Chronicle
Berkeley's latest downtown drama: Pickleball on the top of a parking garage
The trend of converting little-used parking garage rooftops to pickleball courts could be coming to downtown Berkeley, although, like most things involving the booming sport, there is opposition brewing. Neighborhood Pickleball LLC, started by Orinda resident Jim Jenkins, is proposing to put three courts on the 6th floor of the parking garage at 2061 Allston Way, a structure that lies to the east of the Berkeley YMCA and across the street from the Mangalam Research Center and Berkeley City College. The proposal comes as remote work has left once-full garages largely vacant. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is exploring the possibility of putting pickleball on two of its under-utilized garages — Sutter-Stockton and 5th and Mission– as use has fallen by 61% since 2018. Other garage rooftops-to-pickleball conversions are in the works in New York, New Hampshire, Maryland and Texas. Jenkins said that he started looking at parking garages after visiting a friend's pickleball club in Austin, Texas, which features five courts atop a car park. He said he liked the low-key community vibe, which reminded him of the early days of the pandemic when the racquet sport was just taking off — before the courts became overcrowded and in some cases hours were cut back because of noise complaints from neighbors or conflict with tennis players. 'It feels like a neighborhood park, it doesn't feel like a big pickleball facility,' he said. 'It's optimized for community and social interaction over sheer number of pickleball courts.' When Jenkins expressed his admiration to Jay Lerner, the Austin Club owner, 'He was like 'Go back to the Bay Area and find a garage.'' 'I looked at every garage from Berkeley to Oakland to San Francisco all the way down to San Jose,' Jenkins said. 'What I learned is that there is nobody parking on top of a single garage in the Bay Area. They are all dead. And many of them have closed the top several floors.' Several of the garages don't work for pickleball because the surface is not level, but the Allston Way property is perfect and he said the owners are enthusiastic. Jenkins says the Berkeley club would be low-key with a small membership and some corporate events. There will be an astroturf area with picnic tables, umbrellas and Adirondack chairs for socializing. The three courts would take up about one-third of the rooftop. 'I'm not doing this to be rich,' he said. 'It would be a place for folks to come and learn and grow and laugh and have a good time.' Opposition to the high-pitched popping of pickleball paddle on plastic ball has made the sport a pariah in some neighborhoods. A campaign to eliminate pickleball from courts at San Francisco's Presidio Wall — an initiative launched by a homeowner who had her own private pickleball court — prompted the city to cut public hours of play. In Piedmont the City Council cut hours of pickleball play from 84 to 55. Meanwhile, Jenkins said that, like many pickleball players, he finds himself driving all over the Bay Area in search of courts where dozens of people are not waiting to play. Overcrowded public courts have 'scattered communities,' with many players joining private clubs like the Bay Club, which has 125 courts across the West Coast, including some at the Bay Club Gateway on the Embarcadero, where abutting condo owners are suing over noise. In downtown Berkeley, where the city council has to approve the use permit, there may already be some opposition forming. Jack Petranker, director of the Mangalam Research Center for Buddhist Languages which sits across from the garage at 2018 Allston Way, said he saw the notices posted on the property indicating that Neighborhood Pickleball LLC had filed for a use permit to put courts on the roof. He said he had been unfamiliar with the sport but was not thrilled with what he read about it. 'I saw reports that it sounded like gunshots — plastic on plastic,' he said. 'It would be pretty disruptive.' Mangalam Research Center, which publishes books and holds conferences and lectures, said the courts would be directly across from the managing editor's office as well as from a residential unit where several full-time volunteers are housed. He reached out to Berkeley City Councilmember Igor Tregub, who said he couldn't take a position because the proposed use permit would come before the council. 'Right now it's early days in the process and I'm looking forward to hearing from the community,' he said. 'My commitment is to be able to have recreational opportunities in the downtown and ensure that the quality of life of the neighbors is also preserved.' Jenkins said when he started playing four years ago he assumed Bay Area cities would rush to accommodate the burgeoning sport. If that had been the case, he wouldn't feel the need to open his own club. 'It turned out that I was totally wrong,' he said. 'Every city said, 'This is a big pain in the butt. The complaints are a nightmare so we are going to let the private folks come in and build the courts.''
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Lakeland Fire + Safety to Host Fiscal First Quarter 2026 Financial Results Conference Call on Monday, June 9, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lakeland Industries, Inc. ("Lakeland Fire + Safety" or "Lakeland") (NASDAQ: LAKE), a leading global manufacturer of protective clothing and apparel for industry, healthcare and first responders, will host a conference call on Monday, June 9, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss its financial results for the fiscal first quarter 2026 ended April 30, 2025. A press release detailing these results will be issued prior to the call. Lakeland President, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman Jim Jenkins, and Chief Financial Officer Roger Shannon will host the conference call, followed by a question-and-answer period. The conference call will be accompanied by a presentation, which can be viewed during the webcast or accessed via the investor relations section of the Company's website here. To access the call, please use the following information: Date: Monday, June 9, 2025 Time: 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (1:30 p.m. Pacific Time) Dial-in: 1-877-407-9208 International Dial-in: 1-201-493-6784 Conference Code: 13754098 Webcast: A telephone replay will be available commencing approximately three hours after the call and will remain available through September 9, 2025, by dialing 1-844-512-2921 from the U.S., or 1-412-317-6671 from international locations, and entering replay pin number: 13754098. The replay can also be viewed through the webcast link above and the presentation utilized during the call will be available via the investor relations section of the Company's website here. About Lakeland Fire + Safety Lakeland Fire + Safety manufactures and sells a comprehensive line of fire services and industrial protective clothing and accessories for the industrial and first responder markets. Our products are sold globally by our in-house sales teams, our customer service group, and authorized independent sales representatives to a strategic global network of selective fire and industrial distributors and wholesale partners. Our authorized distributors supply end users, such as integrated oil, chemical/petrochemical, automobile, transportation, steel, glass, construction, smelting, cleanroom, janitorial, pharmaceutical, and high technology electronics manufacturers, as well as scientific, medical laboratories and the utilities industry. In addition, we supply federal, state and local governmental agencies and departments, such as fire and law enforcement, airport crash rescue units, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security and the Centers for Disease Control. Internationally, we sell to a mixture of end users directly and to industrial distributors, depending on the particular country and market. In addition to the United States, sales are made into more than 50 foreign countries, the majority of which were into China, the European Economic Community ("EEC"), Canada, Chile, Argentina, Russia, Kazakhstan, Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, India, Uruguay, Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia, Hong Kong and New Zealand. For more information concerning Lakeland, please visit the Company online at ContactsLakeland Fire + Safety256-600-1390Roger ShannonChief Financial Officerrdshannon@ Investor RelationsChris TysonExecutive Vice PresidentMZ Group - MZ North America949-491-8235LAKE@
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Lakeland Fire + Safety awarded contract EE 11-24 through HGAC program
Lakeland Industries (LAKE) announced it was awarded contract EE 11-24 through the Houston-Galveston Area Council, H-GAC, Board to allow local governments across the United States to access Lakeland's extensive portfolio of firefighter protective gear at competitive, volume-based pricing…Jim Jenkins, President, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of Lakeland, added, 'The HGACBuy Program award and nationwide customer base validates our continued investment in building a global fire brand. We are leveraging our leading market position in personal protective equipment and reputation for producing industry-leading equipment for firefighters, emergency responders and industrial workers in hazardous environments to accelerate growth globally. Our head-to-toe fire portfolio now includes a wide range of life-saving gear such as chemical protective clothing, high-performance Flame Resistant workwear, critical environments protective apparel, and more, all designed with the utmost attention to safety, durability, and performance. We look forward to serving the needs of HGACBuy Program customers as we continue to build long term value for our shareholders.' Follow TipRanks' Top Wall Street Analysts to uncover their success rate and average return. Join thousands of data-driven investors – Build your Smart Portfolio for personalized insights. Published first on TheFly – the ultimate source for real-time, market-moving breaking financial news. Try Now>> See Insiders' Hot Stocks on TipRanks >> Read More on LAKE: Lakeland Industries 1.82M share Spot Secondary priced at $22.00 Lakeland Industries announces common stock offering, no amount given Lakeland Industries Sees Record Sales Growth in Q3 2025 LAKE Earnings Report this Week: Is It a Buy, Ahead of Earnings? Sign in to access your portfolio
Associated Press
28-01-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Lakeland Fire + Safety Awarded National Contract for Emergency Medical, Safety and Rescue Equipment through the HGACBuy Program
9,000+ Government Entities Able to Procure Lakeland's Product Portfolio through the HGACBuy Program HUNTSVILLE, AL / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2025 / Lakeland Industries, Inc. ('Lakeland Fire + Safety' or 'Lakeland') (NASDAQ:LAKE), a leading global manufacturer of protective clothing and apparel for industry, healthcare and first responders on the federal, state and local levels, today announced it was awarded contract EE 11-24 through the Houston-Galveston Area Council ('H-GAC') Board to allow local governments across the United States to access Lakeland's extensive portfolio of firefighter protective gear at competitive, volume-based pricing through the HGACBuy Program. The Houston-Galveston Area Council is the regional organization through which local governments consider issues and cooperate in solving areawide problems. The HGACBuy Program is a cooperative purchasing organization that has been in operation for over 45 years. It provides local governments with a streamlined procurement process for high-value, capital-intensive products and services while ensuring compliance with statutory requirements for competitive bidding and requests for proposals. 'With over 9,000 government entities participating in the program, this award further solidifies Lakeland's position as a trusted supplier of critical equipment for first responders,' said Barry G. Phillips, Chief Revenue Officer of Lakeland Industries. 'Lakeland products are meticulously designed to meet the rigorous needs of first responders who dedicate their lives to protecting communities every day. The contract provides a purchasing vehicle to local governments that enables efficient procurement access to our high-quality emergency medical, fire safety, and rescue equipment. This is another testament to our ongoing commitment to support and serve the brave first responders that protect us.' Jim Jenkins, President, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of Lakeland, added, 'The HGACBuy Program award and nationwide customer base validates our continued investment in building a global fire brand. We are leveraging our leading market position in personal protective equipment and reputation for producing industry-leading equipment for firefighters, emergency responders and industrial workers in hazardous environments to accelerate growth globally. Our head-to-toe fire portfolio now includes a wide range of life-saving gear such as chemical protective clothing, high-performance Flame Resistant workwear, critical environments protective apparel, and more, all designed with the utmost attention to safety, durability, and performance. We look forward to serving the needs of HGACBuy Program customers as we continue to build long term value for our shareholders.' For more information about Lakeland Fire + Safety's products and services, please visit About The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) is the regional organization through which local governments consider issues and cooperate in solving area wide problems. Through H-GAC, local governments also initiate efforts in anticipating and preventing problems, saving public funds. The 13-county H-GAC service region is growing, becoming more diverse, and constantly changing. To address the needs of citizens and businesses, local governments are providing leadership to guide regional development wisely and manage change constructively. HGACBuy is a 'Government-to-Government' procurement service available nationwide. Governmental entities have been procuring products and services through HGACBuy for over 30 years. As a unit of local government assisting other local governments, HGACBuy strives to make the governmental procurement process more efficient by establishing competitively priced contracts for goods and services, and providing the customer service necessary to help its members achieve their procurement goals. For more information visit About Lakeland Fire + Safety Lakeland Fire + Safety manufactures and sells a comprehensive line of fire services and industrial protective clothing and accessories for the industrial and first responder markets. Our products are sold globally by our in-house sales teams, our customer service group, and authorized independent sales representatives to a strategic global network of selective fire safety and industrial distributors and wholesale partners. Our authorized distributors supply end users, such as integrated oil, chemical/petrochemical, automobile, transportation, steel, glass, construction, smelting, cleanroom, janitorial, pharmaceutical, and high technology electronics manufacturers, as well as scientific, medical laboratories and the utilities industry. In addition, we supply federal, state and local governmental agencies and departments, such as fire and law enforcement, airport crash rescue units, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security and the Centers for Disease Control. Internationally, we sell to a mixture of end users directly and to industrial distributors, depending on the particular country and market. In addition to the United States, sales are made into more than 50 foreign countries, the majority of which were into China, the European Economic Community ('EEC'), Canada, Chile, Argentina, Russia, Kazakhstan, Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, India, Uruguay, Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia, Hong Kong and New Zealand. For more information concerning Lakeland, please visit the Company online at 'Safe Harbor' Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 This press release contains 'forward-looking statements' as that phrase is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, which address Lakeland's expectations of sources or uses for capital or which express the Company's expectation for the future with respect to financial performance or operating strategies, including statements regarding the public offering and the use of proceeds therefrom, can be identified as forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions as described from time to time in Press Releases and Forms 8-K, registration statements, quarterly and annual reports and other reports and filings filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or made by management. As a result, there can be no assurance that Lakeland's future results will not be materially different from those described herein as 'believed,' 'projected,' 'planned,' 'intended,' 'anticipated,' 'can,' 'estimated' or 'expected,' or other words which reflect the current view of the Company with respect to future events. We caution readers that these forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. The Company hereby expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statements to reflect any change in the Company's expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which such statement is based, except as may be required by law. Contacts 256-600-1390 Roger Shannon Chief Financial Officer [email protected] Chris Tyson Executive Vice President MZ Group - MZ North America 949-491-8235 SOURCE: Lakeland Industries, Inc.
