Archive for May, 2008
Little brother is watching
Wouldn’t it be a super bummer if someone accidentally took home some ballots or voting equipment after a long day at the polls? Well, never fear, voters: Registrar of Voters Dave Macdonald has hit upon a solution to this problem, for use in Tuesday’s election. The county will be the first in California to install [...]
Moth spray impact report bill passes Assembly
A bill by Assemblyman Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, that would require the state to generate an environmental impact report before it would be allowed to conduct aerial spraying to combat the light brown apple moth has cleared the Assembly floor, according to this Associated Press report on the San Jose Mercury News’s website. The bill [...]
Alameda Theatre marquee damaged
A Pepsi truck making a delivery to the painstakingly restored Alameda Theatre slammed into its marquee this morning, causing a yet-to-be-estimated amount of damage. Theater operator Kyle Conner said the Pepsi driver was making a delivery to the newly reopened theater at about 8:30 this morning when it slammed into the marquee. He said his [...]
Your weekend: To the Borders!
Okay, so I’m late enough on this that all the good plays on words are taken. And I know, Borders is Just Another Chain Store and Definitely Not As Good As Books Inc. That said, the store has a lot of cool stuff going on for its grand opening this weekend (and an escalator, per [...]
A happy ending for the Elks
Looks like the Elks have received official word that they aren’t required to pay if Measure H passes on Tuesday. Several H backers and local blogs noted Tuesday that nonprofits that are exempt from paying property taxes would also be exempt from paying this tax; Lodge Secretary Jan Curtis said the group was contacted this [...]
It hurts!
Last night, the City Council began the painful process of hashing out a budget for the next two years. The city is facing a $4 million deficit next year, and things aren’t looking any better for the foreseeable future.
City Manager Debra Kurita asked every city department head to present a budget that includes an 8 [...]
New apple moth spray date?
The California Department of Food and Agriculture recently updated its plan to eradicate the light brown apple moth, that pesky leafrolling critter that has ag types atwitter. It now says that aerial spraying is “anticipated” to start in the Bay Area (including Alameda) in October, instead of August, as originally planned, though department spokesman Steve [...]
School cuts update
Well folks, it looks like the school district has generated some new numbers detailing the local impacts of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s revised budget plan, and the sum is almost exactly the same as before. For starters, the district would essentially lose about $3.2 million in anticipated per-student funding (the funding would be about the same [...]
In memoriam
This is a weekend when we picnic. A weekend where we take our first little trips of the summer. Or peruse the local sales. For most of us, this weekend represents the first peek at the lazy days of summer, of barbecues, of days at the beach, vacation. But for some, it is a time [...]
Your weekend: Out with the old …
The newly restored Alameda Theatre opened for business on Thursday. And while the grand opening gala sold out, there are lots of other ways you can get a sneak peek. For starters, they’ll hold free screenings of classics “Casablanca,” “Singin’ in the Rain” and “The Wizard of Oz,” at 11 a.m. Saturday. They’re also hosting [...]
Way to eat, Alameda!
The city released its latest quarterly sales tax data, and the news is … good! The city raked in an additional 1.1 percent in tax revenues for the quarter ending on March 31, driven in part by increased grocery sales and increased tabs from all our new, schmancy restaurants. New stores at Alameda Towne Center [...]
