Nestled amidst the bill-ratification this and the ordinance-amending that of this week’s City Council agenda is an item that may provide an interesting insight into the collection of souls who sit on the council: A …

Once, in the not-so-distant past, the terrorists were our biggest enemy. But now, there’s a bigger, badder enemy on the horizon: Nature. According to an article in the Sun on Thursday, we can expect San …

Sounds like private school applications are up this year, possibly due in part to the uncertainty around the public schools.
Most of the additional applications at Saint Philip Neri School are due to the impending closure …

After last week’s horrific display of my lack of facility with the English language (see “Errata”), I’ve decided to stick with the discount words. And so I bring you all the dust bunnies that have …

Well, it looks like one little development saga out on the base is finally set to resolve itself: Developers expect to break ground on 39 apartments for low-income residents on a corner of the former …

If you’re thinking about heading out to any of the Giants’ exhibition games later this week, you can skip the Bay Bridge hassle: The Alameda/Oakland ferry is offering direct service to the games. For Thursday …

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For as long as I can remember, one of my sister-in-law’s favorite topics of conversation has been the evils of Proposition 13. When she’d get into one of her frequent monologues on the topic, I’d …

As most of you probably already know, supporters of Measure H, which would increase the temporary parcel tax we pay for schools, kicked off their campaign Tuesday afternoon by putting teachers, parents and students in …

I gather up a lot of tidbits over the course of reporting this blog for you, dear readers. So when I’ve gathered up enough little nuggets o’ gold to fill an entire post, you get …

In a series on military enlistment in the Oakland Tribune/Contra Costa Times this week, Alameda figured … not very prominently at all. The city was home to just 27 new recruits in 2006, according to …