Full disclosure: I work for TransForm, the organization leading the fight against the OAC, though honestly, I was against this silly project before I worked there and it's just awesome that I get to work somewhere that I can work on what I truly believe in.
The outrageous BART Oakland Airport...
Bay Area Rapid Transit - Oakland International Airport - Public transport - San Francisco Bay Area - California
Buried on the CIC agenda is an item that would…wait for it…wait for it…
Authorize Warmington Homes to build more homes!
For all the folks out there that believed that the Interim City Manager’s tanking of the Alameda Point project actually meant that she might be “slow growth,” not so. So the gist of this agenda item is to sell off a parcel of property owned by the City (it’s the City’s Corporation Yard and the Animal Shelter) to the Community Improvement Commission (technically still the City Council) and then the CIC would enter into an agreement with Warmington Homes to ...
By Jeff Cambra
There has been much speculation about why Measure E, the Alameda Unified School District parcel tax ballot measure, failed to obtain the required two-thirds approval from voters. For those who admit to not ...
Here’s a summary of Alameda news reported around the Bay Area:
The Oakland Tribune’s Katy Murphy reports that state legislators have signed a bill that will expedite the distribution of $1.2 billion in federal funds that ...
There has been a whole lot of voting going on this past summer to support one cause or another. This tough economy has made the few charitable dollars out there so much more valuable than ever and so: we vote.
The most recent pot of money up for grabs that Alameda could score is $25,000...
Alameda - California - United States - Counties - United States Navy
Sources tipped off The Island's Michele Ellson to the fact that Fire Chief David Kapler had been placed on administrative leave.
The official statement from the City regarding this development is:
Fire Chief David Kapler has been placed on Administrative Leave effective Thursday,...
Administrative Leave - Fire chief - United States - Education - University of Illinois
To feed Alameda's insatiable hunger for gourmet hamburgers, Pearl's Deluxe Burgers has finally opened up, quietly, at Alameda Towne Centre.
I like how a 1/4 pound burger at Pearl's is declared a "mini" burger.
So check it out folks and let us all know how Pearl's burgers stack up...
Hamburger - Pearl - Shopping - Pacific - Theaters of Operations
Updated 1:23 p.m. Thursday, September 2
Alameda Fire Chief David Kapler has been placed on administrative leave following revelations he used the city’s gas pumps to fuel his personal vehicles and that he had faced similar ...
Readers who were following last year's controversy around AUSD's "Lesson 9" -- an anti-bullying curriculum aimed at protecting the children of gay parents -- might want to watch this CNN program on similar anti-bullying programs across the country.
The show, hosted by Anderson Cooper,...
Anderson Cooper - Bully - Violence and Abuse - Child - CNN
This is not Alameda specific, but rather an interesting lesson to be considered by local cities. Remember the case of the developer in Half Moon Bay, Charles “Chop” Keenan? Just a quick review of what went down with the Beachwood property from my last post in 2007 on the subject:
…developer buys land many years ago in Half Moon Bay where there were already tentatively approved plans to develop housing by the previous owner. Developer is unable to develop due to City saying that the property now contains protected wetland. Developer says City caused the wetlands. Developer sues and ...
