UPDATED: ALAMEDA FIRE CHIEF ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE
1, September 2, 2010 – 10:43 am | 8 Comments

Updated 1:23 p.m. Thursday, September 2
Alameda Fire Chief David Kapler has been placed on administrative leave following revelations he used the city’s gas pumps to fuel his personal vehicles and that he had faced similar …

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1, August 30, 2010 – 4:45 am | No Comment
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Alameda fire chief’s fuel use absent from logs
1, August 27, 2010 – 5:00 am | 10 Comments
Alameda fire chief’s fuel use absent from logs

City officials this week released computerized logs detailing nearly three years’ worth of fuel use by staffers at the Alameda Fire Department, but Fire Chief David Kapler’s fill-ups didn’t make the list.
Fire Operations Chief Michael …

Today’s must-read: Oakland Tribune covers the Molina trial
1, August 27, 2010 – 4:50 am | One Comment

The Oakland Tribune’s Paul T. Rosynsky has been covering the trial of Dionisio Molina, who ran down 78-year-old George Marceline with his Jeep Cherokee on July 5, 2008 as he took his daily walk on …

Island sports: Alameda Soccer Club update
1, August 27, 2010 – 4:45 am | 2 Comments
Island sports: Alameda Soccer Club update

Staffed with new board of directors memebers, the Alameda Soccer Club has taken on some new bold initiatives for the sake of the 1,200 boys and girls who play soccer in Alameda.
At the June Board …

Island Art: Crociani for life
1, August 26, 2010 – 5:00 am | No Comment
Island Art: Crociani for life

By Michael Singman-Aste
Erin Crociani, aka “Puffy Woodson,” exhibits acrylic and watercolor paintings of voluptuous models from cigarette cards alongside skeletal men and women inspired by Día de los Muertos. Connecting the two, a skull’s spiraling …

Second Alameda Point community meeting is tonight
1, August 26, 2010 – 4:45 am | 4 Comments
Second Alameda Point community meeting is tonight

A group of local residents is hosting the second in a series of meetings on the future of Alameda Point from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Auctions By the Bay Theater, 2700 Saratoga …

Board of Ed votes to maintain childcare programs – temporarily
1, August 25, 2010 – 5:00 am | One Comment
Board of Ed votes to maintain childcare programs – temporarily

Alameda’s Board of Education voted Tuesday night to maintain largely state-funded toddler and school-age care programs for another 45 days. The programs had been slated to close on Friday.
Trustee Tracy Jensen warned parents who attended …

The Blotter
1, August 25, 2010 – 4:50 am | One Comment
The Blotter

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Monday, August 16
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BURGLARY: Police are investigating a burglary on the 200 block of Corpus Christi Road. An unknown person or persons removed items valued at $16,240 from a residence, police said.
BURGLARY: An unknown suspect or …

Zero waste workshop is Wednesday
1, August 25, 2010 – 4:45 am | No Comment
Zero waste workshop is Wednesday

The City of Alameda and Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda are partnering to put on a Zero Waste workshop from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at the Alameda Free Library, 1550 Oak Street. …

Board of Ed to discuss Plan B timeline Tuesday
1, August 24, 2010 – 4:50 am | No Comment
Board of Ed to discuss Plan B timeline Tuesday

Alameda’s Board of Education is set to discuss a timeline for considering school closures and fresh budget cuts for upcoming school years – and another for putting a fresh parcel tax request before voters.
Under the …

Walk to promote organ donor awareness is Saturday
1, August 24, 2010 – 4:45 am | No Comment

Before Michael Corbitt’s daughter, Delaney, was born in 1994, Corbitt and his wife received some terrible news: Their baby had developed a condition in utero that had destroyed her kidneys. After nearly three years on …