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Comment on Overnight Murder-Suicide on Alameda Avenue by Karen

Karen — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:45:22 +0000

I will look – thanks!

Comment on Overnight Murder-Suicide on Alameda Avenue by David Howard, Editor, Publisher, Chief Cook and Bottle Washer

David Howard, Editor, Publisher, Chief Cook and Bottle Washer — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:53:52 +0000

Yes… BTW… if you look through the Alameda Police Department activity logs over the past week, you will see a rape/sexual assault reported as well.

Comment on Environmental Group to go Door-to-door in Alameda by DHL

DHL — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:07:09 +0000

Alameda seems to be targeted by out-of-town solicitors; the only way to reverse this is to stop being a successful place for them. Put up the signs, stop donating/giving to out-of-towners.

My person rule posted on my front door: “If you’re over 12 and I don’t know you, don’t knock. If you’re 12 and under, please knock. Rules are voided for emergencies.”

Maybe we should design our own custom ‘no soliciting’ sticker for the risers on the ubiquitous Victorian stairs.

Comment on Alameda City Hall Offering Valentines Day, Leap Day, Weddings by DHL

DHL — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:55:01 +0000

Agree with Karen. I am embarrassed by our city being this outdated and sexist. I wish they would just try to be both progressive and forward thinking for once.

Comment on Overnight Murder-Suicide on Alameda Avenue by Karen

Karen — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:34:51 +0000

Just FYI from the Chron today, 2/16 –

“Carlos Fajardo Garcia, 36, of Oakland shot and killed his ex-girlfriend, Sara Cunningham, 30, before turning the gun on himself outside their cottage on the 2100 block of Alameda Avenue shortly after 6:30 p.m. Monday, police said. Investigators have not determined what led to the killings.”

I’m not sure why he’s “of Oakland,” but it’s “their cottage,” but there it is.

Comment on Judge Throws Out SunCal’s $100 million Claim Against City of Alameda by Vania

Vania — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:39:13 +0000

Back when this lawsuit started, SunCal’s self-proclaimed hot shot Century City lawyers publicly stated that they were taking the case on a contingency. It might well be that this Federal judge will ultimately say to SunCal “You signed a contract with the City where you took the economic risk of not getting a project approved, and then on top of it you agreed that you couldn’t recover money damages, so you can’t recover the $17 Million either.” That last $17 Million doesn’t look like a sure win to me. I wonder if those hot show lawyers’ zeal in trying to vindicate SunCal’s rights will be diminished now that it looks like an unlikely best their cut would only be 40% of $17 Million? Under most contingency fee agreements, the lawyers can simply quit/withdraw if they have doubts about their chances of winning a case. So stay tuned for further developments.

If SunCal’s contingency fee lawyers do bail out of the Alameda case, the case may die a natural death. I could be totally off the mark, but SunCal’s owner Bruce Elieff made a favorable settlement with Lehman Brothers, over the 17 or so disastrous Lehman/SunCal projects, where Lehman allegedly stiffed SunCal out of money to process land use entitlements and build infrastructure. In the settlement deal with Lehman, Lehman agreed to take over Mr. Elieff’s $220+/- liability on infrastructure lien free completion bonds, and SunCal is walking away from Oak Knoll (Oakland) and all of the other Lehman/SunCal projects except for a few tiny ones. That resolution certainly improved Mr. Elieff’s and SunCal’s creditworthiness. I would be expecting them to be using their available cash to go out and buy already entitled subdivision land, investing for the future, rather than spending cash to pay lawyers fees to continue to “tilt at windmills”.

Comment on Alameda Fire Department Gets New Rescue Truck by Pat Berton

Pat Berton — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:24:59 +0000

Station #2 already has a Engine Company, Truck Company, Ambulance, Rescue Boat w/ utility truck to tow boat. The station was built in 1928 & originally had horses w/ hose wagon. The station is at its max capacity and actually can’t accommodate the new generation of fire apparatus coming out. The new fire apparatus are larger to accommodate more equipment as fire departments are called to provide a larger diverse amount of services and have to be equipped to do so.

Comment on Judge Throws Out SunCal’s $100 million Claim Against City of Alameda by carol

carol — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:55:02 +0000

Woo-Hoo!!! $100 million down, only $17 million to go!

Comment on Overnight Murder-Suicide on Alameda Avenue by carol

carol — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:35:07 +0000

“A day commemorated by a naked flying baby shooting arrows..that’s a horror movie!”–Jimmy Kimmel

Comment on Alameda City Hall Offering Valentines Day, Leap Day, Weddings by David Howard, Editor, Publisher, Chief Cook and Bottle Washer

David Howard, Editor, Publisher, Chief Cook and Bottle Washer — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:55:21 +0000

The City did reference that in their release and again on the website. (Sadie Hawkins)