When the suit seeking to overturn Proposition 8 heads into oral arguments before the California Supreme Court on March 5, the judge handling the case will have the words of local pastor the Rev. Laura …

Updated 2:15 p.m.
In case you missed it yesterday, City Manager Debra Kurita has resigned.
Kurita, who came to the job in August 2005, handed in her resignation Thursday afternoon after a series of closed-door sessions on …

City Manager Debra Kurita has resigned, Mayor Beverly Johnson said today.
Kurita submitted her resignation at around a quarter after four today, Johnson said.
“It’s always regrettable to lose someone on your senior management team,” Johnson said. …

A 26-year veteran of the Alameda Police Department has been arrested on preliminary charges he illegally obtained prescription medications, Alameda police reported today.
Officers with the state Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement arrested Ronald R. Jones, who …

This Sunday, the roving dance party for the knee-high set, Pip Squeak-A-Go-Go, comes to Alameda’s Rhythmix Cultural Works. And this go-go round it’s got a special purpose: To raise money to fight a rare diseases …

I finally got around to checking in with local developer Ron Cowan regarding a proposal to swap 12 acres Cowan owns on Harbor Bay for the just-closed Mif Albright golf course. Cowan said he hasn’t …

Local scribe Rin Kelly’s got a great piece in the East Bay Express this week that talks about whether Alameda is ready for the next big quake.
Local contractor Ken Gutleben says he’s worried the system …

If new Alameda Unified supe Kirsten Vital got a honeymoon, it was short-lived indeed. At Tuesday’s meeting Vital, who has been with us eight weeks, faced a contingent of East End parents who are frustrated …

Alameda’s got a fresh example of green design going on display this week: A brand-new home at 1533 Morton Street. They’re having an open house for the new home, which you can learn about online …

San Francisco Chronicle publisher Hearst Newspapers posted this statement Tuesday that it intends to undertake “critical cost-saving measures” (read: massive job cuts) in an effort to return the financially flagging paper to profitability. If those …

That’s right … venerable barbecue joint Everett and Jones has opened for business at its new Alameda location, 1518 Webster Street. They’ve got the wood-smoked pork ribs, the homemade beef links … and some really …