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Alameda Public Utilities Board Elects Officers

At its regular meeting on July 20th, the City of Alameda’s Public Utilities Board elected officers for the 2010 Fiscal Year. Mr. Gregory Hamm, Ph.D. was elected President, and Ms. Ann L. McCormick, P.E. was elected as the Board’s Vice President.
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Alameda Municipal Power Responds on Budget Questions

We sent some questions back to Alameda Municipal Power in response to their budget announcement the other day. We asked if the $2.8 million transfer to the City’s general fund was a re-payment of either or both of a couple of outstanding loans. AMP responds.
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Alameda Municipal Power Approves Budget for Fiscal Year 2010

Alameda’s Public Utilities Board approves a direct transfer for $2.8 million from AMP to the City’s General Fund. In response to the press release below, we have submitted the following questions to AMP:

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City of Alameda Public Utilities Board Regular Monthly Meeting

The City of Alameda Public Utilities Board will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday evening, June 15, at 7:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers, City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Drive, Alameda, CA 94501

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City of Alameda Now in Auto Racing Business

A reader and Porsche owner tipped us off to this upcoming event at Alameda Point, on the old airfield – Porsche Club of America autocross racing at Alameda Point. The Porsche Club Golden Gate Region proudly announces on their website that:

We are excited to see our first 2009 autocross coming together. As planned, it will be at the Alameda venue on March 21.

Evidently the City is not satisfied with lawsuits over the death of Dr. Attari in the estuary at the foot of Grand Street, or the Nuveen and Vectren lawsuits over Alameda Power & Telecom’s failed telecom division. Now they want to generate some more lawsuits from some weekend-warrior Porsche owner injuring himself or others during a race at Alameda Point.
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Short Notes from City of Alameda CAFR for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2008

The City of Alameda Comprehensive Annual Financial Review (CAFR) document is not online yet, but a copy was available for review at last night’s City Council meeting. Here are two quick items of interest from the report.
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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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Alameda Public Utilities Board Changes Name of Electric Utility

NEWS INFORMATION

Release: IMMEDIATE, January 28, 2009
Contact: M. T. McCabe
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KPFA Covers Alameda Public Affairs Forum Event on Budget Crisis

On the Saturday, January 24th six o’clock news, Berkeley’s KPFA radio covered the Alameda Public Affairs Forum event on the budget crisis in Alameda. KPFA interviewed David Howard, Spokesperson for Save Our City! Alameda, and a presenter at the event.
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PUB Considers Renaming Alameda Power & Telecom

NEWS INFORMATION

Release: IMMEDIATE, January 16, 2009
Contact: M. T. McCabe

PUB CONSIDERS RENAMING UTILITY
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