Call for Interviews Action Alameda news would like to interview local business owners about the potential for combined tax increases to raise sales tax in Alameda to 10% by year-end.
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Alameda City Councilmember Lena Tam has apparently filed a claim with the City of Alameda to have the City reimburse her for legal fees incurred in her defense of the allegations of misconduct against her. Apparently as a result of that claim, the City of Alameda, and subsequently, through a public records request, Action Alameda News, have acquired a copy of an August 12th, 2010 letter from Tam’s attorney to the District Attorney – one that the D.A. previously refused to release either to the City or to this publication – and a copy of the letter that City of Alameda Special Counsel Michael Colontuono sent in response.
Continue reading Latest Lena Tam Affair Attorney Letters Released
Documents obtained by Action Alameda News indicate that Alameda City Councilmember Lena Tam has asked the City of Alameda to reimburse her for legal fees she incurred defending herself against allegations of official misconduct. At a recent City Council meeting, Ms. Tam admitted to sending the e-mails in question, which contained City of [...]
Denise Lai, an Alameda resident, says that she went to the Alameda Hospital Emergency Room on a Sunday morning in extreme pain earlier this year, and almost didn’t come out alive. She’s started a Facebook page to encourage people to share their own stories – good or bad – about Alameda Hospital.
Continue reading Residents Accuse Alameda Hospital of “Dangerous Incompetence”
By Erica Madison
The purpose of the special Alameda City Council meeting on September 9, 2010 was to ultimately determine if the City of Alameda should bring a civil suit against Councilmember Lena Tam.
Continue reading City of Alameda Not to Sue Councilmember Lena Tam
By Erica Madison
Councilmember Lena Tam spoke on her behalf to the public at a recent special Alameda City council meeting, in which she called the District Attorney’s investigation exhaustive.
Continue reading Councilmember Tam Says The District Attorney’s Decision is Final
By Erica Madison
The fact that the District Attorney has decided not to proceed with an investigation into allegations against Lena Tam doesn’t mean that the City Manager and City Attorney did anything wrong, said Mayor Beverly Johnson at the special Alameda City Council meeting on September 9th.
Continue reading Mayor Johnson Says Tam Hasn’t Been Exonerated
Correction: 11:02 a.m., September 15th, Adam Gillitt wrote to say that the CADC HQ opened August 22nd, not the 29th, as originally reported.
Tonight, the City of Alameda Democratic Club is expected to endorse candidates for Alameda City Council and Mayoral elections. Registered Democrat and Alameda City Council Candidate Adam Gillitt says that he plans to attend “under protest,” because, “the outcome is predetermined. I just want the chance to introduce myself to the voters and give people a chance to choose someone who represents the citizens’ interests, not the highest bidders’.”
Continue reading City Council Candidate Gillitt Says Alameda Democratic Club Process Flawed
At last night’s Alameda City Council special meeting, Special Counsel to the City of Alameda Michael Colantuono told Council that the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has not yet provided to him, as requested, a copy of an August 12th letter sent by Lena Tam’s attorney to the District Attorney’s office. The District Attorney’s office has also refused to release that same letter, plus an additional, related letter, which is already public, to Action Alameda News.
Continue reading District Attorney’s Office Refuses to Release Letters in Tam Investigation
Yesterday, results of the Alameda County District Attorney’s investigation into allegations of misconduct by City of Alameda Councilmember Lena Tam became public. Did the D.A. make the right call?
Continue reading Straw Poll: Did District Attorney Make the Right Call on Lena Tam?
A spokesperson for the Alameda County District Attorney’s office has confirmed that Assistant District Attorney Ann Diem, the lead investigator in the Lena Tam investigation, retired last Friday.
Continue reading Lead Investigator in Lena Tam Investigation Retires
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