Archive for April, 2008
Video: Saint Joe’s has rhythm
Please enjoy this brief and very jolly video of the Saint Joseph’s High School Percussion Ensemble.
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Open invitation to coffee, for all who want to talk
Morning, Alameda! Any one out there want to discuss, face to face, eye to eye, any heated topics like, say, Measure H? Want to talk about our moral/ethical obligations to our fellow citizens? Want to discuss how, despite, say, an ideological commitment to ‘liberty,’ we all at some point in our lives, as infants [...]
Railroaded underground?
So, you think $120 a year more for the schools is bad? How about $5,767 to put your utility lines underground? That’s Alameda Power & Telecom’s estimate for what it will cost folks in Underground Utility District #30 (aka the heart of the Gold …
Wait and See
the few voices in the woods against the parcel tax say we should wait until the budget is done. But where do we draw the line?
Scary, scarier, scariest
So, I had already had something in mind that I was going to write about this morning. I even had the requisite funny title and everything to discuss something that could be considered pretty boring. Instead I decide to check out what’s going on at Alameda Daily News this morning. Usually I wait to do [...]
Santa Claus isn’t coming to town, but Pete Stark is
It’s great to actally have access to your congressional representative. I remember hearing about how it was close to impossible to provide feedback to the former Congressman from our neighboring 11th District. Fortunately that has changed now.Through…
Water rationing to come?
For those of you who didn’t catch it in the Chronicle last week, it looks like the East Bay may be facing a summer of water rationing. According to the Chron’s story, we got off to a good start with a wet January and February, but had a dry March and A…
It’s better in the matinee
I’m not on the mailing list for Central Cinema patrons, but I did catch the initial e-mail from Mark Haskett on Alameda Daily News and then the follow up article in the Alameda Journal last week, evidently we’ve come a long way from this to this. Evidently, things were still pretty positive for Central Cinema [...]
This Week’s Alamedan: Joseph Huang
Lived in Alameda: Since 7th grade
Age: 18
Originally from: San Francisco. Also lived in Oakland and San Leandro.
Family: Lives with mom, dad and younger brother, an Alameda High junior
Current occupation: Senior at Alameda High
What’s next: San Jose State
Career goal: Find passion/leverage it to get rich
Why Alameda?
Alameda’s definitely a step up. It’s definitely got a lot less [...]
Hey, Alameda, vote yes on Measure H on June 3rd
Tuesday’s “Life on the Island” is up online already.
(Thanks to all of you, by the way, for your compliments on the fabulous picture that goes with the print column—Laura Oda, a photographer and ‘photo chief’ for the Journal’s parent company, deserves all credit for her patience and craft.)
