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League of Women Voters Meeting: Is Alameda Going Bankrupt?

Readers sent us this notice of a League of Women Voters meeting tonight about the City of Alameda’s financial health, and the question of whether or not the City is headed in the same direction as Vallejo (bankruptcy.)

REMINDER: League general meeting open to the public
Thurs., Sept. 24, 7-9 pm, Alameda Free Library, Stafford Meeting Room

o Is Alameda headed down the same path as Vallejo??

o What lies ahead for our City’s financial health?
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Fire Chief’s Performance Report Has Council Concerned about Response Times

By Erica Madison

On Tuesday Sept. 1, 2009, Alameda Fire Chief Dave Kapler’s report on the fire department’s service level standards, shows costs trump citizens well-being.
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Planning Board Changes Notice Procedure to Cut Costs

By Erica Madison

Financial constraints are forcing the Alameda City Planning Board to change its notification process.

At a Planning Board meeting on Monday Aug., 24 2009, planning managers Andrew Thomas and Jon Biggs presented a proposed amendment to the Municipal Code’s section 30-36.4. The purpose of amending this section is to cut the expenses of the planning staff.
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Alameda Firefighters’ Association President Expresses Disapproval with The City Council

By Erica Madison

Imagine that a fire has started at a residence on Beach Road; fortunately the nearest fire station is only a ten minute ride a way, unfortunately the station is closed.

Fortunately this didn’t happen on Aug. 8, 2009. A fire started at a residence on Beach Road, but with the help of three engines and two trucks, the fire was immediately and successfully subdued.
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Alameda’s Budget Constraints Make Emergency Safety Standards Questionable

By Erica Madison

A city council meeting on Monday, Aug. 3, 2009 revealed a two-year decrease in budget, may mean 77,000 citizens of Alameda will have to put a price on safety.
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City of Alameda Budget Likely to Take a Big Hit From State Budget

With the Sacramento Bee reporting that the State budget deal will involve borrowing $4.7 billion from cities, counties and special districts, it’s likely that the impact on Alameda’s general fund will be twice what was previously anticipated.
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Rich Irony in Mayor Johnson’s Comments About Protecting Local Money for Public Safety

In a recent statement issued by the City of Alameda, Mayor Beverly Johnson complains about the State’s attempt to borrow money from local governments, depriving residents and businesses of “the services that [they] expect and deserve” such as police, fire and emergency medical service. But a study of City of Alameda provided data shows that during the Mayor’s tenure in office over the past ten years, public safety staffing has faced a steady decline.
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Request from the City of Alameda to Remove the Draft Copy of the Fiscal Sustainability Committee Report

We’ve received a request from the City of Alameda to remove from our website the draft copy of the Fiscal Sustainability Committe report in part because it is “confidential.” Is it confidential? Or is it the people’s business?
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EXCLUSIVE: Draft Copy of Fiscal Sustainability Committee Report to the City of Alameda

Addendum: Respond to a poll about this article.

We’ve received a draft copy of the report the Fiscal Sustainability Committee will make to Alameda City Council on Tuesday night. See it online.
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State Budget Measures Fail – City of Alameda Scrambling to Identify Cash to Lend to the State of California

At last night’s Alameda City Council meeting, Interim City Manager Anne-Marie Gallant presented alternatives to further layoffs in the event that the State’s budget measures failed at the ballot yesterday. Those measures failed, and the City expects that the State of California may be borrowing as much as $2.4 million – maybe more – from the City of California. Cash the City doesn’t really have.
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League of Women Voters Meeting: Is Alameda Going Bankrupt?

Fire Chief’s Performance Report Has Council Concerned about Response Times

Planning Board Changes Notice Procedure to Cut Costs

Alameda Firefighters’ Association President Expresses Disapproval with The City Council

Alameda’s Budget Constraints Make Emergency Safety Standards Questionable

City of Alameda Budget Likely to Take a Big Hit From State Budget

Rich Irony in Mayor Johnson’s Comments About Protecting Local Money for Public Safety

Request from the City of Alameda to Remove the Draft Copy of the Fiscal Sustainability Committee Report

EXCLUSIVE: Draft Copy of Fiscal Sustainability Committee Report to the City of Alameda

State Budget Measures Fail – City of Alameda Scrambling to Identify Cash to Lend to the State of California

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