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Upcoming Events in Alameda

There are a number of upcoming events in Alameda that residents may be interested in, from updates on the Webster Street district undergrounding effort, to a citizen-sponsored meeting with Alameda City Manager John Russo.

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Alameda Housing Authority Green-lighted to Become an Independent Organization

By Erica Madison

At a Special Meeting of the Board of Commissioners last Tuesday night, the commission approved a proposal to deregulate the Housing Authority.

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Alameda City Manager John Russo Defends Ruben Grijalva

By Erica Madison

At last Wednesday night’s City Council meeting, Alameda City Manager John Russo vehemently defended Alameda City’s decision to hire Ruben Grijalva.

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Alameda City Manager Appoints Mike Noonan Police Chief

Former Oakland City Attorney John Russo started his first day on the job yesterday as Alameda City Manager. His first order of business? Appoint Interim Police Chief Mike Noonan as Police Chief.

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John Russo Replaced by Barbara Parker in Oakland

The City of Oakland announced today that outgoing City Attorney John Russo has appointed Oakland Chief Assistant City Attorney Barbara Parker as the City of Oakland’s Acting City Attorney, effective 11:30 a.m. this morning. Russo begins work in Alameda on Monday as City Manager, coming in as the City is embroiled in a crisis over [...]

Alameda City Council Names John Russo City Manager

At a special closed meeting last night, Alameda City Council approved a contract naming John Russo as Alameda’s City Manager. Russo is currently the Oakland City Attorney. Russo will start with an annual salary of $215,000 that will rise on hitting performance targets, plus $15,000 per year in deferred compensation, and other benefits, such as [...]

Oakland City Attorney John Russo Set to be Named Alameda City Manager

Agenda documents for next week’s City Council meeting show that the City of Alameda is set to appoint Oakland City Attorney John Russo as Alameda’s latest City Manager. In last year’s council election, Russo contributed money to Mayor Marie Gilmore’s campaign as well as Councilmembers Rob Bonta’s and Lena Tam’s campaign. Recently, this publication ran [...]

City Manager Selection on City Council Agenda Again Next Week

The issue of a new Alameda City Manager will be back before Alameda City Council next Wednesday, April 6th, at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall.

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John Russo’s SunCal Connection

Oakland City Attorney John Russo is rumored to be in the running for the job of Alameda City Manager. As Oakland City Attorney, he’s had extensive dealings with SunCal and Lehman Brothers regarding the stalled Oak Knoll Naval Hospital redevelopment project.

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