Alameda Unified School District's Board of Education voted 4 to 1 last night to ask Alamedans to approve a replacement parcel tax to support the Island's public schools in June. Boardmember Patricia Herrera Spencer cast the sole "no" vote. I wasn't able to make the meeting, alas, so I can't report...
Alameda’s Board of Education voted 4-1 Monday evening to ask voters to replace the school district’s existing parcel taxes with a new one that would generate twice as much money. The tax, which would last for eight years, will be on a mail-only ballot due in by June 22.
“This parcel tax is basically filling a hole we know is happening as we speak,” Trustee Tracy Jensen said. “It’s so important for the community to have good schools and teachers and excellent programs. This is the only way we can do it right now.”
The district will ask voters to approve a ...
Here's a fun thing that just crossed my desk: a review of St. George Spirit's Single Malt Whiskey that touches on the entire St. George line (I didn't know, for instance, that the distillery helped re-introduce absinthe to the American market). St. George Spirits is located down on Alameda...
The City Council is set to consider a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries as part of its jam-packed agenda tonight.
The Planning Board decided unanimously in January not to recommend the council adopt the ordinance. They said they consider allowing a limited number of dispensaries under controlled conditions.
But city staff is arguing that the ban should go into effect. They’re saying broader regulations have not been established for the dispensaries, which they argue can create law enforcement issues, and they said they can’t find a location in town where the community would allow such a facility to be put in place.
They ...
Game Recaps Saturday, March 13 2010
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Samantha Shaffer from the Gallagher & Lindsey Fire Devils making a great catch at homeplate to hold the Oakland Dynamites runner at third base. Photo by Tony Shaffer.
AGSA 6U
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All 6U games canceled due to weather
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AGSA 8U
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SMART Phone & Photo Red Hot Chili Peppers 10, Oakland #6 Black Bear 0
Veteran 8U pitchers for the Smart Phone & Photo Red Hot Chili Peppers — Kaitlyn Ogata, Carlin Shannon and Rowan Esquer — threw a combined no-hitter Saturday in Oakland, holding the Black Bears runless while allowing the Peppers to score 10 of their own. Shannon and Ogata ...
Tonight the City Council will be reviewing these two items discussed here because last meeting, two of the five Council members were not present to weigh in on these issues. I imagine that this is going to be a long meeting because of the sheer volume of topics that are up for discussion tonight. Perhaps the Kohl’s call for review and the creation of yet another task force to replicate work being done by other groups will actually end up being the shorter items.
But here’s something that people may find interesting. So remember that little joint (no pun intended) on ...
Yesterday's noose item on the Future Grumps of Alameda is already generating a buzz, well before the fund-raiser. Our article inspired the following thought-provoking anonymous comment:"Hello,nice post thanks for sharing?. I just joined and I am going to catch up by reading for a while. I hope I can join in soon."We at the Inaction Alameda Alameda Daily Noose by Inaction Alameda encourage this brave reader, and all of our other openly anonymous readers to "join in" today, and every day. Just send your complaints, criticisms and perfectly fair questions to:alamedadailynoose@gmail.comMiss Grumpy Alameda does a lot to preserve ...
Just got an e-mail from Lena Tam saying she’s dropping out of the race for Alice Lai-Bitker’s soon-to-be-vacated Alameda County Supervisor seat.
Gotta run, so here’s the announcement:
Lena Tam has made the decision to withdraw her candidacy for the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, District 3 in this upcoming primary election.
I am very honored to have the support and endorsement of Supervisor Alice Lai-Bitker and many community leaders in Alameda, San Leandro, Oakland Chinatown, San Lorenzo, Ashland and Hillcrest Knolls. Although my experience as the Vice-Mayor of Alameda, President of the Alameda Health Care District Board and Chair of ...
Tonight at a Special Meeting, the Alameda Unified School District Board of Education will decide whether to adopt a resolution to call a special election to place a parcel tax on the ballot. The parcel tax will replace the two existing parcel taxes (Measure A and H).
This special election will run a bit differently than others, the intention is to do an all-mail ballot as opposed to the traditional way with voting booths and absentee ballots.
The recommended parcel tax which is anticipated to generate $14 million annually for schools for eight years will allocate 82.4% of the share on ...
By Michele Ellson
The Board of Education is set to consider tonight whether to ask voters to approve a parcel tax to replace the ones local property owners now pay.
District staff is recommending the board ask voters to okay a $659 annual tax for owners of single family homes, condominiums and multi-unit buildings with two, three or four units. Owners of commercial or industrial property or multi-unit buildings with five units or more would pay a tax of 13 cents per square foot, with a cap of $9,500 under the staff proposal.
The tax, which would be voted on by mail ballot ...
