At next week’s Alameda City Council meeting, City staff will ask Council to approve the retention of Geoff Robinson of the San Francisco law firm Bingham McCutchen as additional counsel to defend the City against SunCal’s lawsuit.
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Late last month, SunCal amended their complaint against the City of Alameda in federal court, alleging that on August 10th, City of Alameda officials gave a presentation related to transportation on Alameda Point that relied on unique concepts found in SunCal’s transportation strategy for the redevelopment of the former Navy base. As reported previously, SunCal sued the City in U.S. District Court in Southern California after a July 20th Alameda City Council vote that effectively ended exclusive negotiations between the City and SunCal.
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Dear Editor,
While we may be incensed by the alleged inappropriate actions of our Fire Chief involving a few gallons of gasoline, it is more important to keep things in proper perspective.
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The Sunshine Boys
by Dennis Green
There is much talk throughout California, and in my beloved hometown of Alameda, about “transparency in government.” Many references to “Sunshine Laws” are made, and here, a “Sunshine Task Force” has emerged to discuss and establish a Sunshine Ordinance to strengthen existing transparency rules. Not every little dark corner of public service, however, is being shone upon.
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Dear Editor,
At 50 cents per mile (the IRS reimbursement amount for personal car usage), Kapler is getting reimbursed ($250/month) for driving 500 miles per month. That takes him around our fair island city about 36 times per month, or almost twice a day per workday. That seems sufficient, right?
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Over 50 people showed up last night at the restored art-deco theater on Alameda Point to hear a panel share what they’ve learned from the redevelopment of other military bases in California. Allen Michaan donated the use of the theater to a group of citizens holding a series of forums on “moving forward” with the redevelopment of Alameda Point.
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The City of Alameda says that recent street resurfacing on Buena Vista Avenue, from Grand Street to Willow Street, by Gallagher & Burk, didn’t meet project specifications, and the pavement will need to be removed and replaced.
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The second in a series of citizen-organized meetings on how to proceed at Alameda Point will take place tonight, at the theater at Alameda Point.
On September 11th, the Alameda Public Affairs Forum will sponsor a panel discussion at the Alameda Free Library, called “Parks for the People of Alameda.”
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By Dennis Green
Defeating the InDUMBents!
Alameda has a bad habit of recycling incompetent politicians. City Council members term out and run for Mayor, or for the County Board of Supes. Every candidate for Mayor this year is recycled, and at least two of them are compost. But the all-time standout is AUSD Board Trustee Mike McMahon, running for a third term on the school board.
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