Archive for February, 2010
Eve Pearlman: A field of their own
For many children with disabilities, that 8 x 11 flyer that comes home from school in their backpack inviting them to Alameda Little League tryouts is a nonstarter. You can’t play baseball in a wheelchair! With a walker! If you can’t swing a bat!
Right?
But then there’s Miracle League baseball, a league of its own with [...]
Real Estate Roundup with Sharon Alva: Spring must be early
It must be spring! The trees are flowering, the birds are singing, and the housing inventory is going up. In fact, in Alameda 14 of the 91 single family residences now for sale entered the market in the last week. In the residential income category, four of the listed 18 just came on the MLS.
Buyers [...]
Decision 2010: Hitting the campaign trail
Another year, another set of electoral contests – and another regular feature on The Island to try to help all you local political junkies keep up with our wild and crazy local political scene. Welcome to Decision 2010!
We’ll start things off with just a couple little tidbits to whet your appetite:
Web master: I was trolling [...]
Your weekend: Alameda on Camera, Man of La Mancha
Coupla quick things to tell you about for this weekend:
Altarena Playhouse’s production of “Man of La Mancha” opens this Friday, February 26. The production is directed by Stewart Lyle, with musical direction by Armando Fox and choreography by Paula Wujek. Featured performers in the show, which tells the story of dreamer Don Quixote in song, [...]
The Island is 2!
The Island is two years old today. And I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who’s invested their time, energy – and money – in us, and to share some news about what’s to come.
When I published those first Blogspot posts at the urging of one friend (thanks Patrick!) and to an audience [...]
UPDATED WireAlameda hones its pitch to Google
By Stacy Lawrence
Updated 10:09 a.m. Thursday, February 25
Under a tight deadline, a group of Alameda residents is working to help bring ultra high speed broadband to the Island. They’re planning to submit a proposal in response to a request for information process launched by Google that is due March 26.
Google made the announcement on its [...]
West End Library to close for renovation
The West End Library is set to close at 5 p.m. March 13 for a Measure O-funded overhaul. The renovations are expected to continue through the end of the year.
The Carl Werner-designed, 1935 building, which was built with a grant from President Franklin Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration, will be getting a seismic retrofit; new lighting, [...]
School board okays master plan
The Board of Education has okayed a five-year master plan for Alameda’s public schools that seeks to create more specialized educational options while maintaining neighborhood elementary schools. The plan also calls for increased class sizes and more off-Island students.
The plan is predicated on securing philanthropic funding and on voter approval of a parcel tax that [...]
Today’s must-read: Lauren Do on AP at Encinal
Local blogger Lauren Do had an interesting post Tuesday about Encinal High School losing funding it had to cover the cost of Advanced Placement exams for the school’s lower income students and on the school’s efforts to recoup the loss.
In a nutshell, the school just learned it isn’t getting the $16,000 or $17,000 in state [...]
Council to consider opposing PG&E initiative
Alameda’s Public Utilities Board is set to ask the City Council to formally oppose a statewide ballot initiative that they fear could impact their efforts to provide our local electric service.
The board voted unanimously on Monday to ask the council to oppose Proposition 16, which would require two-thirds of the voters in any locality to [...]
The Blotter
Police are investigating calls to staff at Ruby Bridges Elementary School in which, they said, the suspect used language that is offensive and vulgar in regards to school staff, parents and children.
Police said the suspect has been placing calls between May 21, 2009 and February 12 regarding the noise from tetherball poles and children and [...]
