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Issuing Bonds Against Measure C will Increase the Cost of All Purchases

Dear Editor,

When I was Vice-Mayor and advocating for a new fire station on Bay Farm Island (BFI), I walked into the old BFI station for a tour. I was greeted by firefighters in lounge chairs watching pornography.

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Alameda City Council Puts Sales Tax Increase on the Ballot

Alameda City Council voted last night to put a one-half percent local sales tax increase on the ballot, increasing the tax to 9.25 percent.

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Alameda Sales Tax Increase Proposal is a Rush to Folly

A letter from Action Alameda News publisher David Howard.

Alameda City Manager John Russo’s proposal to increase the sales tax rate in Alameda to 9.25 percent won’t solve the current general fund deficit problem, and is not likely to raise the money to pay for all his promises in a meaningful time frame. What’s worse, [...]

Alameda City Manager John Russo to put 1/2% Sales Tax Hike Before Council on March 7th

Alameda City Manager John Russo will present his idea for one-half of one-percent sales tax hike to Alameda City Council on March 7th. Will it help or hurt Alameda?

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Alameda: More Taxes, Higher Fees and Less Services to Bridge $4.4 million Deficit in 2012-2013

By Erica Madison

“We’re cutting out the bone marrow now. I don’t think we can absorb more cuts, City Councilmember Lena Tam said, at the second special City Council five year budget forecast meeting.

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