Alameda Firefighters Speak Out on Brownouts
Many of you who live and work in Alameda have been seeing posters, door hangers, and information pieces highlighting the potential decreases in Fire and Emergency services being considered by the City...
View ArticleAlameda Fire Department Hazardous Materials Policies Found Lacking by Alameda...
By Liz Williams. Liz Williams is an Alameda resident. You can read more about the fallout from the FISC fire at this website. After several weeks of playing cat and mouse with the city attorney and the...
View ArticleCall for Performance Review and Termination for Fire Chief David Kapler
by Denise Lai I almost missed the June 16 City Council meeting that became one of the most significant this year! I tuned in at home when Fire Chief Kapler was answering questions about a recent Bay...
View ArticleBut Wait! There’s More!! Know the Deal Before You Buy SunCal’s Plan
Commentary by DL Morrison It’s a safe bet that most people in Alameda know what a sales pitch is. The more costly the item and the more extravagant the promises, the more skeptical we become. SunCal...
View ArticleFirefighters Comment on City of Alameda Budget Issues
Opinion-Editorial by Domenick Weaver, President of Alameda Firefighters Citizens of Alameda and beyond, As we once again enter the process of developing the budget of the City of Alameda, many...
View ArticleResidents Comment on City of Alameda Budget Issues
Opinion-Editorial signed by various Alameda residents. The City of Alameda is facing the most serious budget crisis in its history. The financial commitments to the firefighters’ union and other unions...
View ArticleStop Wasting Taxpayer Dollars
City Staff: Stop Wasting Taxpayer Dollars by Eugenie Thomson, P.E. Have you ever said to yourself, I wish bureaucrats understood real money? Or thought, why does City Hall make things so complicated...
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Mother Has Unanswered Questions on Anniversary of Son’s Death
by Tammy Sorensen As the one year anniversary of my 13 year old son Brandon Sorensen’s death approaches, there are many questions still left unanswered and some rumors I’d like to clarify. Since the...
View ArticleMayor Gilmore’s 36% of the vote four years ago cries out for runoff elections
Opinion, by Leland Traiman. At the last city council meeting Mayor Gilmore pointed to Mayor-Elect Trish Spencer’s 120 vote margin of victory and proclaimed that it was not a mandate for change. This...
View ArticleFaith in Community Lost, Regained, All in One Night
Action Alameda News received this letter from Sherice Youngblood, pursuant to her participation earlier this week, as a candidate, in a public hearing for an appointment to the Alameda Unified School...
View ArticleLandlord Addresses City Council on Rent Control
Action Alameda News received a copy of this written address to Alameda City Council from the author, Ed Hirshberg. City Council Meeting January 5, 2016 Good Evening Honorable Mayor and City Council...
View ArticleOutside Money In Rent Control Election Campaign
Action Alameda News received a copy of this opinion piece from Eric Strimling of the Alameda Renters Coalition… Here comes the outside money… Alamedans are well acquainted with outside groups coming in...
View ArticleRent Control And The Consumer Price Index
Action Alameda News received a copy of this opinion piece from Ed Hirshberg, a property owner and landlord in Alameda… What’s CPI got to do with it? When a new stock or bond fund is rolled out it is...
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