Alameda News
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| 09/02/2010 08:45 AM |
| SunCal Amends Federal Complaint Against City of Alameda |
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Late last month, SunCal amended their complaint against the City of Alameda in federal court, alleging that on August 10th, City of Alameda officials gave a presentation related to transportation on Alameda Point that relied on unique concepts found in SunCal’s transportation strategy for the redevelopment of the former Navy base. As reported previously, SunCal [...]
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| 09/01/2010 05:51 AM |
| Keep Kaplergate in Perspective |
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Dear Editor,
While we may be incensed by the alleged inappropriate actions of our Fire Chief involving a few gallons of gasoline, it is more important to keep things in proper perspective.
Consider this: it would take 125,000 gallons of gas to equal what SunCal cost the Alameda taxpayers with ONE ballot initiative ($400,000 divided by [...]
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| 08/31/2010 06:01 AM |
| The Sunshine Boys |
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The Sunshine Boys
by Dennis Green
There is much talk throughout California, and in my beloved hometown of Alameda, about “transparency in government.” Many references to “Sunshine Laws” are made, and here, a “Sunshine Task Force” has emerged to discuss and establish a Sunshine Ordinance to strengthen existing transparency rules. Not every little dark corner of public [...]
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| 08/30/2010 06:01 AM |
| Kaplergate |
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Dear Editor,
At 50 cents per mile (the IRS reimbursement amount for personal car usage), Kapler is getting reimbursed ($250/month) for driving 500 miles per month. That takes him around our fair island city about 36 times per month, or almost twice a day per workday. That seems sufficient, right?
I doubt very seriously that [...]
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| 08/27/2010 08:30 AM |
| Panelists Discuss Lessons for Alameda Point from Other Base Conversions |
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Over 50 people showed up last night at the restored art-deco theater on Alameda Point to hear a panel share what they’ve learned from the redevelopment of other military bases in California. Allen Michaan donated the use of the theater to a group of citizens holding a series of forums on “moving forward” with the [...]
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| 08/26/2010 08:28 AM |
| Buena Vista Avenue Street Re-Resurfacing to Begin Next Week |
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The City of Alameda says that recent street resurfacing on Buena Vista Avenue, from Grand Street to Willow Street, by Gallagher & Burk, didn’t meet project specifications, and the pavement will need to be removed and replaced.
According to the City, the Public Works Department concluded that the original resurfacing work was not up to snuff, [...]
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| 08/26/2010 08:06 AM |
| Alameda Point ?Moving Forward? Community Meeting Tonight |
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The second in a series of citizen-organized meetings on how to proceed at Alameda Point will take place tonight, at the theater at Alameda Point.
Organizers say that the topic for this week’s meeting will be “Learning From the Experience of Others” and the speakers will include Michael Fassler from the Presidio Land Trust, Doug Yount [...]
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| 08/25/2010 08:19 AM |
| Upcoming Alameda Public Affairs Forum: Parks for the People of Alameda |
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On September 11th, the Alameda Public Affairs Forum will sponsor a panel discussion at the Alameda Free Library, called “Parks for the People of Alameda.”
The panel will include Alameda residents speaking about park proposals they have invested their own time in advancing:
Jean Sweeney – The Beltline Park
Dorothy Freeman – Estuary Park
Richard Bangert – Parks in [...]
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| 08/24/2010 08:06 AM |
| Defeating the InDUMBents! |
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By Dennis Green
Defeating the InDUMBents!
Alameda has a bad habit of recycling incompetent politicians. City Council members term out and run for Mayor, or for the County Board of Supes. Every candidate for Mayor this year is recycled, and at least two of them are compost. But the all-time standout is AUSD Board Trustee Mike McMahon, [...]
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| 08/23/2010 06:01 AM |
| Alameda Unified School District Cannot Document Active Procedures to Identify Students With Disabilities |
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Over a period of 60 days, Action Alameda News made multiple requests to the Alameda Unified School District asking the District to provide documentation on its procedures to actively identify in-district students with disabilities, and documentation on its latest “child find” survey. So far, the District has failed to provide documentation.
According to federal law, the [...]
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