Archive for June, 2010
Alameda’s Tuesday-Night Dinners Continue in July
The Aeolian Yacht Club and High Street Station are taking a break from their Tuesday night dinners, raffles and charity fund-raisers next week.
After the July 6th break, though, the organizations are planning a special night on Tuesday, July 13, when the dinner is $10 for guests who aren’t yacht-club members (and $8 for members).
Guests should come [...]
Turn that Brown upside down
I think it’s worthwhile to draw attention to a comment made by Mayor Johnson over the whole question of whether to allow the Campaign Finance Reform ordinance to go before the Sunshine Committee as opposed to simply adopting it as is. Last Thursday there was a Special Meeting of the City Council where the [...]
Jean Kerkwilligers is Worried about How Worried to Be about Bagpipes
District to investigate school closures – and new parcel tax
Alameda’s Board of Education has directed Superintendent Kirsten Vital to begin planning for the potential closure of one or more schools at the end of the 2010-2011 school year – and to look into putting another parcel tax on the ballot in the spring of 2011 that could help stave off the closures and other [...]
The Blotter
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Monday, June 21
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VEHICLE THEFT ARREST: Alameda police arrested William Morris Haskins, 18, an Alameda resident, on charges of vehicle theft. Morris allegedly stole a Maroon 1986 Nissan, police said, and was found pushing the stolen vehicle in the 2000 block of Main Street. Morris reportedly claimed he owned the car.
BURGLARY: Police are searching for the [...]
Goooooaaaalll!
The 2010 World Cup is down to the wire, and if you’re looking for a place to hang out and catch the final games with fellow soccer fans, you can head on down to Speisekammer.
The German restaurant’s showing the games on a projection screen in its back room and on a large screen television at [...]
AUSD Board of Ed Approves Slashed Budget, 2nd Parcel Tax
It was an emotional Board of Education meeting last night, as both the board and the audience struggled to comprehend the magnitude of the $17 million in cuts the district needs to make over the next three years. But in the end two plans of action were recommended: a) move forward on implementing…
Board of Education – United States – Education – Alameda Unified School District – School district
Twilight: The Saga, The Eclipse, the Drama, In Alameda, Tonight
Just in case you haven’t heard the very, very important cultural news today, here’s what’s up. The third Twilight movie, The Eclipse , is opening tonight. And you can see it at our very own Alameda Theatre. At the stroke of midnight.
And to mark the occasion, the theater will be showing all…
Twilight – Film – United States – Eclipse – Alameda Theatre
Retract!
So, although I had intended to write about the School Board meeting tonight because it really is super important, I just can’t get off this whole Parade-gate thing. So, if you want to know all the grim depressing details both Susan Davis and Michele Ellson are all over the issue. To essentially sum [...]
One-Third of Alameda Breathes Sigh of Relief after Mighty Hunter Bags Mammon-Eating Beast
My fellow Alamedans will be relieved to know that I have returned unscathed from my most recent tax hunting safari. As we all know, the tyranny of ferocious tax beasts has long forced us all to enjoy social services that we do not even desire. Only when every one of the savage monsters has been eradicated will we be free from public schools, paved roads, waste collection and countless other wasteful services. Therefore, I sally out as often as I can (without unduly worrying my wife) to confront the dangers of taxation and bring them to the ground.
This time, I managed to bag the King of the Fiscal Jungle, the vicious, notorious Measure E. This is a victory in the fight against predatory taxation. Some say that Measure E was able to swallow an entire bank account in a single bite, although I feel sure that it would have choked had it tried that with my bank account.
Although it may seem amazing that I can defeat a fearsome tax beast single-handedly, the truth is that the lone tax hunter is assured of victory in any one-on-one battle. Only if there are two or more of them against one is it time to retreat and live to fight another tax another day. Don’t listen to those bleeding hearts who oppose the wholesale slaughter of taxes. We must destroy as many of the creatures as we can if we are ever to achieve fair taxation. I welcome any red-blooded Alamedan who cares to join me on my next tax-hunting expedition.
Ned Elksfield
