The jury is no longer out (actually it was a pro-tem judge) on the nail-biter (not really) case: Howard v. White The short story: KNOX WHITE WINS! Andrew Dosa, Pro Tem Judge, found that “a reasonable person would have understood the word was not used in a defamatory manner. Thus, the Defendant’s [that’s...
Today’s Alameda Journal announces a number of awards that the paper has recently won. Including Editor Jeff Mitchell for his story which uncovered the issue the AP&T inter-agency fund loans last fall. Recently, there appears to be a growing drumbeat, growing out of the place called “Action Alameda” (which I use to indicate a...
In May, the City Council met in joint session with the City’s Transportation Commission (TC) to discuss the past and future direction of the commission’s work. At the meeting, the Council made clear their appreciation of the work of the commission (he types proudly) and the talk turned to Agenda Item #1a: “Role of...
Cleaning out the old mental file cabinet, today’s post is a bouillabaisse of fishy thoughts. First, Notadave asks about the Navy’s letter to the city about their desire to get moving on Alameda Point. For your reading enjoyment, here it is: Mr. Brandt - It is understood that the ARRA and SunCal have conducted...
So the Alameda Journal has the Scoop on this huge Alameda issue. While other the Journal doesn’t have “interesting” letters from the same 5 people, it does have a staff that tries hard to dig up news that is of interest to Alamedans (I don’t include my column in the paper as news or...
I spent all day in Sacramento today working to save Public Transit funding from major cuts. (Did you realize when you were you were voting for Prop 1b transporation bonds in November that you were voting for a shift in funds for public transit, not new transit funding? If the Governator gets his way,...
Much has been written in certain circles about the price of land sold by the city at Harbor Bay Business Park in 2003. At issue is 1.19 acres of land sold for $45,000 to Harbor Bay Storage as part of an overall 6.2 acre, $1,055,000 sale. The issue is being used to paint certain...
