Archive for February 2nd, 2010
Alameda’s Measure B: Election Day
The Alameda County Registrar of Voters has released preliminary, mail-in results on Measure B, the Alameda Point Initiative.
The No votes are ahead, with 80-percent plus of the roughly 8,000 votes tallied so far.
This blog hasn’t weighed in on the issues. Instead, we’ve let the Alameda Journal take a stand (against B) for the full media organization [...]
ABSENTEES: OVERWHELMING NO ON B
Now that the polls have closed, Alameda County’s Registrar of Voters has posted unofficial, early results on the Measure B contest. Of the 9,776 vote by mail ballots cast, 82.52 percent, or 8,067 are saying no to the Alameda Point development initiative, and 17.48 percent, or 1,706 are saying yes.
More to come.
Why I voted yes on Measure B
While I’ve pretty much resigned myself to the fact that Measure B is going down in flames. And apparently so has SunCal, sending out a press release last night essentially saying the same.
However, they did note that while voters seemed to be turned off of including the kitchen sink into…
4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42
While tonight opponents to Measure B will be gleefully watching the results roll in while feasting on Smoking Loon wine and the Measure B pizza from Croll’s. The unappetizing description of said pizza reminded me once again why I have never visited Croll’s a second time and prefer to drive all the way to [...]
B-Day
This is it, folks: Election Day for Measure B, the SunCal-sponsored development plan for Alameda Point. Voters will be casting their ballots on a Measure A exemption, a land plan for the Point and a development agreement that will be inked between SunCal and the city if B passes (though even SunCal is saying now [...]
Alameda-based tanker headed to Haiti; locals collect aid funds
An Alameda-based Naval tanker is preparing for a trip to Haiti to aid in relief efforts there, Vice Mayor Doug deHaan and Council member Marie Gilmore reported at the tail end of last week’s special council meeting.
The SS Petersburg can provide offshore fueling, a critical need for a country whose piers have been shattered and [...]
Island sports: Alameda middle school basketball update
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Middle School Sports Program Basketball Score Report
Basketball Recap for the week of January 25, 2010
January 26, Lincoln at Wood – Boys
Wood “B” 42, Lincoln “B” 31
Wood “A” 50, Lincoln “A” 39
January 27, Chipman at Lincoln – Girls
Lincoln “B” 28, Chipman “B” 21
Lincoln “A” 35, Chipman “A” 13
The Lincoln girls’ teams swept Chipman last [...]
Shedding New Light on a Very Special Day
According to ancient Alameda folklore, the second day of February is a very special day. If a Right-Thinking Alamedan emerging from the voting booth on this day fails to see his shadow, he will leave the booth, signifying that the old Navy base will soon be developed, thereby ushering in Alamedageddon: the end of Alameda, and also the end of Greater Alameda (otherwise known as “the world”), as we know it. If on the other hand, the Right-Thinking Alamedan sees his shadow, he will supposedly retreat into the voting booth, and the old Navy base will remain undeveloped for six more years.
Of course, this is all a silly superstition, because we all know that everybody will be voting “no” on Measure Bagpipe today, thereby saving Alameda from the ravages of Evil Robots, “Break-Dancing,” Squirrels, Bagpipes, and People Parking in Front of Our Houses. Nevertheless, we will go through the empty ritual of casting ballots and running from our shadows, because it is Traditional, which makes it Good. However, just to be on the safe side, members of Inaction Alameda will be setting up huge banks of spotlights just outside the voting booths. These lights will be capable of casting multiple shadows, so with any luck, the old Navy base will stay just the way it is for twelve, eighteen, or possibly even 24 years!
