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COUNCIL MEMBERS: WE WON’T SUE TAM

City Council members voted unanimously not to sue Councilwoman Lena Tam over accusations she leaked confidential information to SunCal and the firefighters union and violated the state’s open meetings law by blind-copying Councilwoman Marie …


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LENA TAM: Should the city sue? (Poll)

Members of the City Council are set to meet in a closed session scheduled for 6 p.m. today to decide whether to sue City Councilwoman Lena Tam because top city staffers believe she leaked confidential …


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Hospital working to address loss of Kaiser contract

New services, better outreach and salary reductions and freezes are some of the key strategies the leadership of Alameda Hospital is undertaking to boost the hospital’s bottom line and to tackle the loss of a …


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Your weekend: Webster Street Jam

The ninth annual Webster Street Jam is being held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday, September 11-12, on Webster Street between Central and Lincoln avenues. This year’s version of the street …


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Alameda gets another news outlet

AOL’s Patch news service has set up shop in Alameda, launching a new website here on the Island on Wednesday. The site is run by The Island’s former columnist, Eve Pearlman.
“I am so excited for …


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Sunshine Task Force to hold workshop on Saturday

Alameda’s Sunshine Task Force is set to hold a public workshop this Saturday, September 11 to get public comment on a draft sunshine ordinance it put together in an effort to make local government more …


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“Parks for the People” forum is Saturday

The Alameda Public Affairs Forum is holding a discussion titled “Parks for the People” from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. this Saturday, September 11 at the Alameda Free Library, 1550 Oak Street. Featured speakers are …


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Tam supporters: City Manager, City Attorney should go; pair stand by investigation

Supporters of City Councilwoman Lena Tam on Tuesday called on her dais-mates to place the two city officials who spearheaded a leaks investigation against her on administrative leave and to call off a meeting where …


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Council to consider housing plan for animal shelter, corp yard property

The City Council will consider a proposal to allow a developer to build more than two dozen homes on land now occupied by the Alameda Animal Shelter and the city’s corporation yard at a meeting …


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Document: Letter from DA Nancy O’Malley to Michael Colantuono

Here is the letter District Attorney Nancy O’Malley sent to the city’s outside attorney, Michael Colantuono, advising him of the outcome of her office’s Lena Tam investigation:

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