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Big Explosion in San Bruno — Flames Visible From Shoreline Drive
Just drove down Shoreline and saw a huge plume of smoke and leaping flames on a hillside in San Bruno.
The San Jose Mercury News is reporting that the fire started on the hill but has now spread to a residential area and is burning homes, with flames shooting 20 feet up into the air….
San Jose Mercury News – Sport – National Hockey League – Hockey – Leagues
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
Free Bike Safety Class
BikeAlameda is offering another one of their (excellent) bike safety classes from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm, at the Main Library (1550 Oak Street).
The workshop includes training on basic road rules; how to dress and equip your bike; helmet fitting; and “the main principles of riding responsibly,…
Cycling – Sports – Road – United States – Alameda California
Tam-gate: the political witch hunt continues
Tonight, the City Council will be holding a last minute “special” closed door meeting to consider Interim City Manager, Ann Marie Gallant’s suggestion to file a civil lawsuit against Councilmember Lena Tam. Despite the attempt to spin the decision from the Alameda County District Attorney’s…
City Council – City manager – United States – District attorney – California
Cure JM Wins Pepsi Challenge
Remember that compelling story I told you two weeks ago — about the local parents who were trying to help Cure JM win the Pepsi Refresh Challenge?
I’m happy to report that Cure JM won, which means it gets a whopping $250,000 to devote to research on the very painful auto-immune disease,…
Pepsi – Soda – Recreation – Food and Drink Related – Collecting
New News Site on the Block: Alameda Patch
Alameda’s on-line news/blogging world welcomes a new addition today — an Alameda-based Patch site .
Patch is the hyper-local (and hyper-fast-growing) news service of AOL. Established in 2008 (it was a start-up before AOL bought it in June, 2009), Patch now has more than 100 sites in…
AOL – Patch – Tim Armstrong – Access Providers – United States
Lena Tam Cleared: And Guess Who Else Was, Too?
One piece left unsaid yesterday in all the news about Lena Tam being cleared of allegations of misconduct is that other people named — but not accused — in the city’s investigation have also been exonerated.
And that would be In Alameda bloggers John Knox White and Lauren Do.
Both John and…
United States – Counties – California – Lena Tam – Alameda
Alameda City Councilmember Lena Tam Cleared
Big news of the day: the County District Attorney has cleared City Councilmember Lena Tam of all allegations of misconduct levied against her by Interim City Manager Ann Marie Gallant.
“The District Attorney found there to be insufficient evidence of either criminal violations or purposeful…
City manager – District attorney – United States – Law – Law Enforcement
Councilmember Lena Tam holds press conference
Today at 10:30 a.m. at the front steps of City Hall, Councilmember Lena Tam will be holding a press conference to provide the public an update to the accusations levied against her by the Interim City Manager and City Attorney.
An investigation based on these allegations was sent to the…
City Attorney – City manager – City and town halls – News conference – United States
Anti-Bullying Programs: Is There a Local Hook?
Last week two readers complained about the lack of a local angle on two separate posts I wrote. First “dexters_lab” noted that my story about the cougar in Berkeley was not “Alameda news.”
Then city council candidate Adam Gillitt left a sharply worded comment regarding a piece I wrote…
Berkeley California – Berkeley – United States – Alice Waters – Police
