Archive for the 'Letters' Category

AUSD Board Adhering to Superintendent Selection Schedule

Dear Editor,
Last July the Board began making plans in response to Ardella Dailey’s announcement of retirement on January 1st. The information and timeline is on Mike McMahon’s web page. The existing board, with four years of experience together had to begin the process and has insisted that we wanted to include any newly elected [...]

Readers Pleased With Local Source of Information

I want to thank you for posting the results of the 2008 election in Alameda. I was having a heck of a time trying to find out if Measure P passed and who won the City council and school board seats. I didn’t know your blog existed and I am pleased to find a source [...]

Alameda’s White Elephants

Dear Editor,
I know for some people weekends are for football, but as participants in a working democracy we also have to keep our eye on ball regarding the fiscal health of all our different levels of government. The effects of our vote are far reaching, but that is not enough involvement to make our community [...]

Alameda Public Affairs Forum - November Event

The Alameda Public Affairs Forum presents:
“The American Economy After the Elections:
What Are the Causes of this Crisis and
What Can We Expect from the New Adminstration?”

City of Alameda Refuses to Downsize Management

Dear Editor,
The City of Alameda is not in financial trouble. This City has money.

Alameda Point for People not Profits

Dear Editor,
We think there are better uses for Alameda Point than the SunCal plan. We have a VISION for a PUBLIC LAND TRUST, like the San Francisco Presidio.

Response From No on Measure P Committee

Dear Editor:
We would like to respond to the letter in favor of Measure P from Mr. Elnick, Business Representative of the Alameda City Employees Association, Operating Engineers Union Local #3. Mr. Elnick began his letter with the statement, “”With limited development potential and retail space…”. FACT: Alameda has a great deal [...]

City Employees for Measure P

Dear Editor,
With limited development potential and retail space, the City of Alameda must confront significant challenges to maintain a reasonable quality of life for Alamedans. The greatest challenge, notably, is acquiring adequate revenue to assure its ability to maintain streets and roads, parks and recreation areas, sewers and drains, and essential personnel and equipment for [...]

Appeal on Alameda Town Center Expansion

Dear Editor,
Could you please post this flyer?
COMING SOON TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD . . .
MORE TRAFFIC!!
MORE NOISE!!
MORE AIR POLLUTION!!

FRIENDSHIP WITH THE CHINESE PEOPLE – NOT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT!

Dear Editor,
The Alameda City Council has made a regrettable decision to establish a “Sister City” relationship with the Chinese city of Jiangyin.