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Call for Interviews

Action Alameda news would like to interview both proponents and opponents of the Alameda Youth Sports Coalition proposal for the Mif Albright Land Swap  
Action Alameda News would like to interview anyone who thinks their bank account may have been compromised by the credit card reader tampering at Lucky's supermarket.

Alameda On The Edge – DVD and CDs Now Available

Now available from the Alameda Public Affairs Forum – a box set recording of the Forum’s January 24th, 2009 presentation “Alameda on the Edge: Budget Crisis Impact on Public Services.” The set includes a DVD and two audio CDs recording the speakers and their presentations. Contact the Forum to buy your copy.

An excerpt from the DVD is provided below.
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Blast From the Past – Escape from Alameda Point

We stumbled across an old East Bay Express article from 2001, talking about the much-ridiculed proposal for gondolas to carry people from Alameda Point over the Estuary.
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Sierra Club Passes Resolution Supporting Complete Restoration of Contaminated Property at Alameda Point

Earlier this week, the Sierra Club passed a resolution supporting complete restoration of contaminated property and creation of a national wildlife refuge at Alameda Point.
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The Don Roberts Show with David Howard, January 28

See The Don Roberts Show online. This week, Don speaks with David Howard, spokesperson for Save Our City! Alameda about firefighters, brownouts and the cineplex.

City Denies 6% Pay Increase for City Manager

Since the January 13th 2009 special meeting of City Council wherein they conducted a performance review of the City Manager, rumors have swirled that at that meeting, Council approved a 6% pay increase for the City Manager.
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Alameda Public Utilities Board Changes Name of Electric Utility

NEWS INFORMATION

Release: IMMEDIATE, January 28, 2009
Contact: M. T. McCabe
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Notes on Planning Board Meeting – Boatworks Project

Dear Editor,

Notes on the Planning Board meeting, 26 January 2009 by Joseph Woodard

The Planning Board met to consider the Boatwork Projects on the Estuary Park site at Clement and Oak, proposed by Francis Collins, the property owner. He wants to build 242 units on the 9.5 acre site from Clement to the water, but is not now planning to add boat slips.
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Update to Planning Board Future Agenda Items

ITEM 6-A
Alameda Planning Board Page 1 of 1
Staff Report 6-A
Meeting of January 26, 2009
City of Alameda Memorandum
To: President Kohlstrand and Members of the Planning Board
From: Jon Biggs, Planning Services Manager
Andrew Thomas, Planning Services Manager
Date: January 26, 2009
Re: Future Agenda Items
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National Freedom to Marry Day

National Freedom to Marry Day

Get Engaged for Marriage Equality

Marriage License Counter Action

Saturday February 14, 2009
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Bay Farm Island Fire Station Ambulance “Browned-out” Today

From Alameda Firefighters:

Citizens of Alameda!

Today, the Bay Farm Island fire station ambulance was closed, or “browned-out.”
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