So this is it, the last official weekend of summer. Just a few more days until school starts. (Don’t think I can’t hear you cheering out there.) So what would be your idea of the …

Folks, we’ve got an update on the latest lawsuit over the Measure H school parcel tax. Looks like both parties are hoping they can sit down and resolve issues over the four-year tax before heading …

A major Alameda property owner has filed a second lawsuit to try to halt the implementation of the Measure H parcel tax. Mariner Square owner/developer/yacht guy John Beery filed his suit against the temporary school …

Did anyone else catch the rather sizeable ad in the Journal last week regarding potential changes in Coast Guard operations? I guess the Guard is looking to “modernize” its command structure in an effort to …

This morning, we posted an item on efforts to update the city’s transportation plan and on an environmental assessment of the plan. A few hours later we heard from fellowblogger and Transportation Commission chair John …

City leaders are considering some major changes to Alameda’s transportation plan – changes that could have huge impacts on how you get around, on and off the Island.
In a nutshell, the plan has been rewritten …

In the midst of all this Measure H lawsuit craziness, we’ve finally gotten our hands on exemption figures for the measure. Some 2,288 senior homeowners applied and qualified for an exemption from the four-year, $120 …

As promised, the Folks Who Hate Measure H have filed their lawsuit, way out at the Gale/Schenone Hall of Justice in Pleasanton. And now we’ve got the identity of the plaintiff, which has been a …

Rates are going up at Chuck Corica Golf Complex, as part of an effort to keep the municipal courses solvent. We had planned to do a big, long, funny explanation of all the rate changes …

It’s looking just about certain that local small businesses will be suing the school district over the Measure H parcel tax, because they feel the tax burden falls too heavily on them. The Sun’s Marc …

As fellowblogger Lauren Do mentioned the other day, the North of Lincoln strategic plan – aka the “What the hell are we going to do with Auto Row?” plan – is now online, and the …

Yesterday afternoon we stopped by to check out the newly completed Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Alameda Development Corporation/City of Alameda homes on Buena Vista Avenue, and can we just say we were impressed? We’ve seen …