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
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Action Alameda News received a copy of the following letter sent to the Alameda Unified School District Board of Trustees….
Dear Board Members:
I have been asked to write this letter on behalf of several parents and residents within the Alameda Unified School District and it should be read in conjunction with the letter regarding school closures that I previously sent you.
The proposal has many severe difficulties of which I will highlight only a few of the most egregious.
Continue reading Open Letter to Alameda Unified School District on Parcel Tax
Dear Editor,
One of the reasons I started getting interested and involved in politics around Alameda was the incredibly acrimonious battle surrounding Measure E. There were reports of supporters physically and verbally threatening opponents, to the point that the New York Times took notice. As I said while campaigning for City Council, it is a sad state of affairs when the local schools have to come to the people, with hat in hand, to make up for the deficiencies of the State.
Continue reading A Simple, Fair and Flat Parcel Tax Approach
Documents obtained by Action Alameda News indicate that, effective Wednesday, December 1, 2010, Alameda County will terminate an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) policy that called for paramedics to take stroke victims in the city of Alameda to Alameda Hospital, even though the Hospital is not a certified stroke center. The change in policy has been confirmed by the Alameda County Health Services Agency.
Continue reading Paramedic Routing Preference for Alameda Hospital to End Wednesday
Correspondence between Alameda Hospital, and the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency, obtained by Action Alameda News, shows that Alameda Hospital CEO Deborah Stebbins is fighting back Alameda County’s attempts to remove a preference to route stroke victims to Alameda Hospital from County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) procedures.
Continue reading Alameda Hospital Fights County to Keep Stroke Victim Preferential Routing Rule
The Karousel Boutique and Creativity Center, billed by the City of Alameda as a retail “incubator,” is set to hold a grand opening next week on Tuesday, November 30th, at 5:30 p.m. The public is invited.
Continue reading Karousel Boutique Set to Open Next Week on Webster Street
The Alameda Unified School District, based on a review of a proposed parcel tax structure last night, appears headed towards a new parcel tax to support Alameda’s schools that would have one rate for homeowners and small business owners, and a lower rate for large property owners.
Continue reading Parcel Tax Cap Would Create Different Rates for Large Property Owners, Homeowners
The City of Alameda has announced the first Winter Island – A Holiday Celebration event, running Thursday, December 16th through Thursday December 30th along Webster Street. Organized by the Economic Development Department, the event is apparently designed to boost the flagging fortunes of the city’s Webster Street business district.
Continue reading City of Alameda Presents “Winter Island” Holiday Celebration
Correction: Tomorrow’s night meeting is for the Board to give direction – the actual vote is to take place November 30th.
Tomorrow night, the Alameda Unified School District Board of Trustees will vote on a recommendation from the Superintendent to place a parcel tax on the ballot in a March 8, 2011 special election. The recommendation is for a tax based on 32 cents per square feet of building improvements on a parcel, with an $8,500 cap, which equates to a tax only on the first 26,560 square feet of building improvements on a parcel.
Continue reading School District to Vote on 32 cent/sq ft Parcel Tax Tomorrow Night
Sales tax revenue rose 3.5% in Alameda for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, which is the most recent quarter for which data is available, as reported to Alameda City Council earlier this week.
Continue reading Sales Tax Rises Modestly in Alameda for Most Recently Reported Quarter
Alameda’s Recreation and Park Department has a number of events scheduled for kids of all ages through December.
Continue reading Winter Events for Children from Alameda Recreation and Park Department
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