By Erica Madison
In a telephone interview with Alameda’s acting Deputy Fire Chief Daren Olson, the Deputy Chief said the Fire department’s budget cuts in no way impacted their decision to watch 52-year-old Raymond Zack drown.
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In a press release yesterday, the Alameda Firefighters Association decried the decision last week by City Council to schedule the vote on SunCal’s Alameda Point Development Initiative for February 2, 2010, after having earlier this year delayed a firefighters minimum staffing initiative until November 2011. [...] A salary study conducted on behalf of the City of Vallejo in 2008, and acquired by Action Alameda News, shows that Alameda firefighters monthly pay is pretty much on par with the regional average. [...] 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 [...] 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. [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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. [...] 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. [...] 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 [...] |
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