Alameda Fights Using Developer Subsidy Money to Fund Schools

Straw Poll: What Sort of Growth for Alameda Point?

Resident Calls for Termination of Alameda Fire Chief David Kapler

Alameda Firefighters Announce Thanksgiving Turkey Giveway
Yesterday, Alameda firefighters announced that starting Monday, the union local would give away free Thanksgiving turkeys to Alameda families, while supplies last. The full text of the press release is below. First Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway On Monday, November 23, 2009, the Alameda Firefighters Association IAFF Local 689 will be giving away free Thanksgiving Turkeys to Alameda families. The firefighters know that many more families are struggling this year to make ends meet and are hoping to help restore joy in the Thanksgiving day of those families who are in need. The event will take place in the West Marine parking lot along Concordi

Alameda City Manager Responds to SunCal’s Response to City Election Report
In this twelve-page letter to SunCal, Alameda City Manager Ann Marie Gallant responds to written comments received from SunCal about the City’s election report. One of the key points she makes tears down SunCal’s claims about “negotiations” to “fix” what’s wrong with the initiative. In the letter, Gallant writes: “the City cannot, at this point, assure voters of the extent to which these issues would be subsequently and satisfactorily addressed as a result of the negotiation process.” Further, Gallant calls SunCal’

Lehman Brothers Set to Upstage SunCal With Millions for SunCal Oak Knoll Cleanup
Lehman Brothers seems set to upstage SunCal today with an announcement to commit $3.7 million to demolish fire-hazard buildings at the failed SunCal Oak Knoll project. A previous announcement in October by SunCal, in which they claimed that $500,000 of Lehman Brothers bankruptcy estate money would go towards cleanup and hazard abatement at the site was unsupported by bankruptcy court docket information, and essentially proven false. A media advisory, sent late yesterday by the City of Oakland, announced a press conference for 9:30am t

California College of the Arts to Present Pop-Up Shop at Alameda Towne Centre
This Sunday, graduate students in the Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) program from the California College of the Arts will begin a special storefront project called Super Pop-Up Shop at the Alameda Towne Centre. The grand opening will take place Sunday, November 22, from noon to 5 pm. The premise is based on a recent retail phenomenon, or fad, if you prefer, of creating a deliberately short-lived retail space that appears unannounced, quickly draws in a crowd, and then disappears or turns into something else. At this Super Pop-Up Shop, visitors will be able to: • Test drive prototype kid-size shopping carts assembled from recycled materials â€

Alameda City Council to Consider Measure WW Parks Money Again Tonight
Dear Editor, Tuesday night City Council meeting will again discuss giving $2 million of Alameda’s $3.4 million Measure WW Parks money to the Alameda Boys and Girls Club. East Bay Regional Parks District has decided they will not make the decision about the legality of using Measure WW money for a private organization until next year. Councilmember Gilmore wants the council to vote to use our park money for the BGC facility now so the application will get to EBRPD decision makers in February. Please come to the City Council meeting Tuesday evening, City Hall, 3rd floor at 7:30pm to support retaining o