Alameda Hospital followers are aware that Board Member Elliott Gorelick has some issues with his interactions with both the hospital staff and his fellow board members. He’s fond of referring to people as liars, as back in January, right after he was seated, he wrote: On several occasions, verifiably untrue statements were made to...
Updated: 9/26 @12:30-ish – The City has decided to continue the 10/4 Mif item until 10/18 and go out for additional appraisals for the Mif. A victory for common (and political) sense. Kudos to the council members who stepped up and to City Manager Russo for making it happen. The above photos are photos...
On Tuesday, Alameda took another small but meaningful step in the march towards greater transparency. Podcasting.
Last Friday, AUSD released, some might say finally released, information on the pay and benefits of AUSD employees. (I converted the pdf to a spreadsheet so folks can play with the data). The average teacher salary is $62,000 a year which is less than what the ed-data site has. This is probably because the...
I want to start by saying that I like Kirsten Vital and I think that we are lucky to have her working as Superintendent at AUSD. She is 100% committed to her job, working massive hours, etc. and her vision for moving the District forward is solid and well-planned. But I was upset when...
Last week, California School Academic Performance Indicator (API) results were released for the year. And every year the immediate results are the same. School cheerleaders champion that the numbers show growth (aka better performance) and school detractors (mostly the anti-parcel tax folks) point out that specific schools did not fare well. In the middle...
