Blogging Bayport
Enough is enough
Tonight, the City Council is supposed to meet in closed session to vote whether to move forward with a civil lawsuit against Councilmember Lena Tam, despite the District Attorney saying, definitively, not tentatively that: Upon review, we conclude that an insufficient factual and legal basis exists to justify opening a criminal investigation into your allegations that [...]
Move on
As promised, I uploaded the video I took of Lena Tam’s press conference yesterday. They are unedited and it might be a bit shaky since I didn’t use a tripod. And sorry about the audio, the crackling sound is from the audio system. This video is Councilmember Lena Tam’s opening remarks regarding the allegations made [...]
Exonerated!
Sorry for the delay, but for those who have already seen the news on the Island, Lena Tam’s press conference today was to release good news for her. According to Councilmember Lena Tam, the Alameda County District Attorney has exonerated her of all charges. The City, however, (in the form of Interim City Manager [...]
Hanging by a moment
Lena Tam has announced that she will be holding a press conference today at 10:30 a.m. at the front steps of City Hall to update everyone on the status of the allegations made by the Interim City Manager and City Attorney (aka the Letters) against her. Word is there is a decision from the DA’s [...]
Grander Marina homes
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 [...]
HMB: a cautionary tale
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 [...]
VA benefits
I know some folks are excited about the ARRA agenda item on the VA transfer. But, you all realize that it’s not really much, right? The agenda item is simply one to “adopt a resolution supporting the transfer from the Navy to the VA.” It’s a largely ceremonial move because if the [...]
Academy antics
On Monday, I had the pleasure of helping to open the brand new Academy of Alameda Middle School. And by open, I mean, essentially stand around and figure out how I could be helpful to the staff and teachers at the Academy of Alameda. I don’t know how many folks out there have Middle [...]
Back to business
August is almost over and the City Council, sitting as the ARRA is back to work on September 1st on the dot. The biggie agenda item to watch is a presentation on “Alameda Point– Going Forward,” but right now there are no documents available to review in advance of the meeting. Also there is [...]
Eternal sunshine of the task force’s mind
I know it’s sort of early to talk about it and I’ll probably write a reminder about it when the meeting gets closer, but I have to say I’m super excited about the next Sunshine Task Force meeting. The Sunshine Task Force meeting to be held Saturday, September 11th from 1 – 4 p.m. [...]
