Richard Bangert: Been there, do that
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[...]
Help wanted: Census takers!
Times are tight, but someone’s hiring: The U.S. Census Bureau. The bureau is hiring a million people nationwide – Walmart numbers, people – to go door to door for eight weeks this spring to complete and[...]
Teacher layoff notifications okayed
The Board of Education undertook the grim task Tuesday night of approving notifications to dozens of teachers that they could be laid off at the end of the school year. The district could cut the full-time equivalent of [...]
The Blotter
* Monday, March 1 * BURGLARY: Police arrested Denise Renee Porter, 35, address not given, and Jason Santiago Inocencio, 22, no address given, on burglary charges. Police said Porter was arrested on probable cause when sh[...]
Running around town
Looking for a good reason to get in shape over the next few months? How about three? First up: Back to Life Chiropractic’s St. Patty’s Day Dash, which takes place this Saturday, March 13 at Robert W. Crown Me[...]
Columns, Island Talkback
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 with SunCal beyond the July termination date in order to implement SunCal’s new plan. If SunCal decides to [...]
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 pass a parcel tax, I thought it worth examining the valuation aspect of the [...]
