LENA TAM WITHDRAWS FROM SUPES RACE
Parcel tax decision could come tonight
By Michele Ellson The Board of Education is set to consider tonight whether to ask voters to approve a parcel tax to replace the ones local property owners now pay. District staff is recommending the board ask voters to [...]
Island Arts: Opera singer Eileen Meredith
By Lanie Anderson-Barrett It was a beautiful June day in lovely Franklin Park and the birds were singing. Not the usual birds that filled the trees that provided a much-needed canopy on this sunny block in the Gold Co[...]
On Point: Time keeps on ticking
By Michele Ellson Representatives from SunCal have asked the city for another 60 days to work out a new development plan for Alameda Point. But city officials are urging council members to deny SunCal’s request. &[...]
Richard Bangert: Been there, do that
The city council will soon be making a pivotal decision affecting the future of Alameda Point. If SunCal submits another plan and avoids default, the city will have to extend its current Exclusive Negotiating Agreement [...]
Real Estate Roundup with Sharon Alva: Real estate and public schools
One of the first questions buyers ask me when they’re shopping for a home is, “How good are the schools?” So while we digest the drastic changes to our schools and look at further cuts in the event we fail to p[...]
Comment: Be true to your school
I was sitting through another school board meeting a month ago, just minding my own business, when I got some disturbing news. Apparently, the elementary school my child attends is bad. From her perch on the dais, School[...]
Wolverines Pop Warner Football holds open house Saturday
Alameda Wolverines Pop Warner Football is holding an open house from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday, March 13 at Lum Elementary School, 1801 Sandcreek Way. The open house will offer families the chance to meet the new G[...]
Wake the Dead and Swing into Spring, lucky bum!
If you’re looking to get your groove on this weekend (and were able to get past that ridiculous headline), Rhythmix Cultural Works has got a pair of concerts coming up this weekend. First up, Rhythmix celebrates St[...]
Johnson declares candidacy for supe seat
Mayor Beverly Johnson has announced she is running for the Alameda County Board of Supervisors seat that is being vacated by Alice Lai-Bitker at the end of this year. “I am running because I feel I am the best prep[...]
ACLO up in the air?
I want to tell you about an emerging story regarding one of Alameda’s biggest cultural institutions, the Alameda Civic Light Opera. Sounds like years of bad economic times have caught up with them, resulting in the[...]
Island News
LENA TAM WITHDRAWS FROM SUPES RACE
Just got an e-mail from Lena Tam saying she’s dropping out of the race for Alice Lai-Bitker’s soon-to-be-vacated Alameda County Supervisor seat. Gotta run, so here’s the announcement: Lena Tam has made the decision to withdraw her candidacy for the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, District 3 in this upcoming primary election. I am very honored to have [...]
Parcel tax decision could come tonight
By Michele Ellson The Board of Education is set to consider tonight whether to ask voters to approve a parcel tax to replace the ones local property owners now pay. District staff is recommending the board ask voters to okay a $659 annual tax for owners of single family homes, condominiums and multi-unit buildings with two, three [...]
