I was sitting through another school board meeting a month ago, just minding my own business, when I got some disturbing news. Apparently, the elementary school my child attends is bad.
From her perch on the …

Just over a week ago, the Federal Transit Administration alerted BART to the fact that their Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) project, the pet project of Alameda’s BART representative, Carol Ward Allen, was out of compliance …

I had hoped to have an editorial for you this week that would tell you whether to vote for or against Measure B. But the truth is, I’ll be sitting this one out. Because it …

Alameda voters are in the midst of making a big decision about the future of Alameda Point, and by extension, our entire Island. (No pressure.) Measure B, which is before absentee ballot holders now and …

This past holiday season, I gave myself a gift: Some time to read about the world outside our little Island. For two weeks, I gorged on magazines that had been laying around the house for …

On November 2, in my role as President of the City of Alameda Health Care District, I asked the other members of the District Board to consider a proposal to extend the deadline for applications …

In September, the Boys & Girls Club of Alameda asked the City Council to consider using $2 million of Alameda’s regional park bond money to help the club build a new facility on the city’s …

City leaders’ concerns about SunCal’s Alameda Point development initiative have grabbed the headlines over the past few weeks, as have mounting concerns about the potential impacts of the ballot measure. But proponents of the measure …

The last couple of days I’ve been involved in a lengthy exchange regarding my comment policy. And what I took away from it is that I need to be clearer with people about what my …

As a longtime Alameda resident, parent of two daughters who both attended Alameda public schools and an elected official representing the city of Alameda, I strongly oppose the attempt to recall the majority of the …

Two weeks ago, City Councilwoman Lena Tam asked her fellow council members to consider giving $2 million of Alameda’s $3.4 million share of a recently passed regional park bond to the Alameda Boys and Girls …

Editor:
The Alameda Free Library has had a wonderful summer. Our 2009 Summer Reading Program was a huge success.  With over 1,800 kids, teens, and adults participating in Get Creative!, Express Yourself, and Master the Art …