Alameda's Lesson 9 will be featured on KQED's Forum tomorrow morning at 9am and I'll be one of the speakers. Thanks to Susan Davis for her write up at SFGate's InAlameda (If you haven't been reading her almost daily posts there, you're missing something, check her out!)
Alameda Magazine misses it's big chance to provide insight into the Measure A debate.
It was Oscar weekend and all the stars were out....at the Measure A forum. Here's a rambling overview of the entire event. Rated S-13. Includes some snarky remarks and may not be appropriate for people who's mental age is under 13.
After years of talking and planning, the city Measure A forum gets underway this Saturday. Here are the quick cheats to use your time wisely.
Monday night, the City of Alameda Planning Board sat down to once again address issues surrounding holding a forum to discuss Measure A.
Every Day I Write the Book At the end of 2007, during the penultimate 12 hours of the year, it seems to be traditional to look back at the year that’s past and the one just ahead. I went back and looked at all my postings from 2007, thinking I’d write a recap of the…
On Monday, the Planning Board unanimously adopted a meeting format for the Measure A forum, yes you read that appropriately, unanimously. (Patrick Lynch was absent). The meeting was extraordinary as there were no speakers in opposition to the forum, the Measure A Ad Hoc Committee Appellant Members (MAAHCAM) did not even show up, much to…
Traditionally, I shy away from getting involved in discussions on SD&R that are on-going on someone else’s. It seems a little cheesy to try and drive traffic to ones own site by posting links to another persons site. But, (as Pee Wee Herman said “Everyone I know has a big but“), in this case, I…
A quick update on the UPRR issue at the Park Street Bridge. The Oakland councilmembers who’s districts are involved are being very proactive in keeping Alameda’s leadership informed on the updates, especially Danny Wan, it’s very heartening. This is an update sent out from Ignacio De La Fuente to residents in the area: Dear Neighbors:…
Last Monday, September 10th, the Planning Board was to discuss the issue of a public forum to discuss measure A. That meeting was cancelled before it could begin because of scheduling conflicts of some of the members of the ad-hoc committee. As a part of the cancellation announcement, staff proposed a special meeting be held…
