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This week in Alameda Crazy
Tonight, the Alameda City Council will hold a special closed session meeting, called by Alameda’s Dynamic Duo, Interim City Manager Ann Marie Gallant and soon-to-be former City Attorney Teresa Highsmith. The meeting is to discuss proceeding with the political hatchet job by having the City file a…
City council – City manager – California – Alameda – United States
Rally to Protect Public Transit – Tuesday at 11 am
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
Fundraiser Tonight: Alameda Point Collaborative/Boy & Girls Club
Tonight, the Harbor Bay Club is sponsoring an Open House and Charity Raffle from 4pm-7pm. Raffle Proceeds will go to the Alameda Point Collaborative and Alameda Boys and Girls Club. Details are below, but note, you don’t have to attend to enter the raffle, you can do so right here .
Whether…
Raffle – Boys & Girls Clubs of America – Youth – Alameda Point Alameda California – United States
Public Workshop Palooza or why the Alameda Transportation Commission cannot meet
Tomorrow night (Wednesday, August 25), the City of Alameda is holding two public workshops at the same time.
At 7pm, The City of Alameda and the Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda are sponsoring a community workshop to review the findings of the Zero Waste Implementation Plan .
Zero…
Alameda California – California – Alameda – United States – Counties
Alameda Fire Chief Gate
Matier and Ross cover Alameda’s out of control City government , with a story about how our Fire Chief is using the City of Alameda gas pumps to fuel his personal vehicles. At a time when Alameda is laying off firefighters and other employees (and then hiring the friends, acquaintances and former…
Fire Chief – Government – Firefighter – United States – California
Weekend Event: Free Family movie
This Sunday, the Alameda Autism Community Network & Alameda Multicultural Community Center will present a free showing of “The Princess and the Frog.”
Monthly film screenings take place on the third Sunday of the month. Free to everyone, all ages are welcome, wheelchair accessible, transit…
Accessibility – Frog: The Princess – Disabled – Travel – Health
Beverly Johnson’s laughable call for transparency
Beverly Johnson, who has single-handedly tried to stop the creation of a Sunshine Ordinance in Alameda and twice attempted to pass a self-serving Campaign Finance Reform, decided to stake a claim in the “transparency” issue, by suggesting that speakers in favor of extending the Exclusive…
Beverly Johnson – Campaign finance reform in the United States – Politics – Campaigns and Elections – Election Reform
Beverly Johnson’s laughable call for transparency
Beverly Johnson, who has single-handedly tried to stop the creation of a Sunshine Ordinance in Alameda and twice attempted to pass a self-serving Campaign Finance Reform, decided to stake a claim in the “transparency” issue, by suggesting that speakers in favor of extending the Exclusive…
Gallant: “brilliant, but manipulative”
Michele Ellson and Zusha Elinson have and article in yesterday’s NY Times about Alameda Point and Ann Marie Gallant . It’s definitely worth a read.
While one of Ms. Gallant’s bosses refers to her as manipulative in the article, this quote from Mayor Beverly Johnson just about made my jaw hit…
New York Times – Mayor – Beverly Johnson – Environment – United States
Alameda Blogs in the Chronicle
Wanted to give a pre-weekend hat-tip to Dan Wood of A Progressive Alamedan (one of the Alamedans.com bloggers), who was anonymously mentioned in John Diaz’ column on the appendage “-gate” last Sunday .
It’s not just the mainstream media’s fascination. In Alameda, bloggers who are rightly…
Mass media – Blog – Directories – Web Rings and Cliques – United States
