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. |
Update, January 3, 2011 – City of Alameda employee Christina Baines confirmed accounts of Mayor Gilmore’s attempts to put her on paid administrative leave last week, writing to Action Alameda News today, “That may have been/is her intent [to fire me]; no one has said anything to me as of yet. The Mayor called me while I was on vacation in Southern Californian and told me I was on paid admin leave as of Wednesday at about 11:45am; about 25 hours later, I received a call from the Acting City Manager telling me to report to work today at 8am.”
Sources close to Alameda City Hall describe events there this week as a “Stalinist purge” intended to get rid of employees that had any involvement in the investigation of Lena Tam, and strike fear in the hearts of employees to warn them against speaking out – for fear of losing their job – against illegal or suspected illegal activity.
Continue reading Sources Describe “Stalinist Purge” At Alameda City Hall
The Alameda Landing site, on the former Navy Fleet Industrial Supply Center (FISC) has been sold to private investment firm TPG Capital. Catellus had planned to build over 300 homes and several hundred thousand square feet of retail and office site at the location just across the estuary from Oakland’s Jack London Square.
Continue reading Alameda Landing Sold to TPG Capital
Incoming Alameda County District 3 Supervisor Wilma Chan signed the Measure A “in-favor” ballot argument rebuttal statement, dating it December 22, 2010 and signing her title as “Alameda County Supervisor.” However, she won’t take her seat until January 3rd, and until then, is not officially an Alameda County Supervisor.
Continue reading Wilma Chan’s Measure A Rebuttal Signature Questioned
Federal court documents obtained by Action Alameda News show that in late October of this year, SunCal CEO Bruce Eileff, SunCal master entities SCC Acquisitions Inc. and SCC Acquisitions LLC, and others were the targets of a lawsuit by a bankruptcy trustee, who claimed that the defendants fraudulently disbursed $144 million lent to them.
Continue reading SunCal and Bruce Elieff Sued Again in Federal Court
Alameda resident and businessman Marshall Cromer signed the rebuttal argument in reply to ballot argument in favor of the Alameda Unified School District’s March parcel tax ballot measure, “Measure A.” But his name won’t appear in the ballot pamphlet due to a curious interpretation of the California Elections Code by the Alameda County Registrar of Voters.
Continue reading Alameda County Registrar Refuses Fifth Signature on Rebuttal to Measure A Ballot Argument
Action Alameda News has obtained copies of the ballot arguments and rebuttals both for proponents and opponents of Measure A, Alameda Unified School District’s parcel tax ballot measure scheduled for the ballot on March 8th, 2011. Rebuttals to arguments already on file were filed with the Alameda County Registrar of Voters over the past week; both rebuttals are reproduced in their entirety below.
Continue reading AUSD Measure A Ballot Argument Rebuttals Submitted to Registrar’s Office
Tomorrow night, Alameda City Council will hold a special meeting in the City Council Chambers Conference Room at City Hall. Members of the public may comment on agenda items only for up to 3 minutes.
Continue reading Special Meeting of the Alameda City Council Tomorrow Night
Action Alameda News snapped this Christmas Day photo, below, of 842 Central Avenue, the former site of the Central Cinema, and independent movie house. A “For Sale – Bank Owned” sign has been posted at the building, suggesting that it has been foreclosed on by lenders.
Continue reading Former Central Cinema Building Up For Sale
An analysis of data provided in the 2010-11 Alameda County Tax Assessor annual report, conducted by Action Alameda News, shows that 70% of the parcels on the County’s 2010-11 tax roll have a Proposition 13 base year of 1991 or later. Those properties account for 89% of assessed real property value on the tax roll. Parcels for the city of Alameda are not broken out separately.
Continue reading Analysis Shows 70% of Alameda County Properties Have Proposition 13 Base Year Dates of 1991 or Later
A website operated by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and Google allows parents and children to track Santa’s journey from the North Pole. The Countdown has already begun.
Continue reading Track Santa’s Journey to Alameda
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