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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New Zealander may reopen soon
1, February 18, 2010 – 6:00 am | 11 Comments
New Zealander may reopen soon

So waaay back at the end of January, I got an e-mail from someone letting me know that the New Zealander restaurant and pub was closed. A sign in the window said the restaurant was …

Planning Board splits on Kohl’s hours, Safeway deliveries; drops pot club ban
1, January 12, 2010 – 5:50 am | 2 Comments
Planning Board splits on Kohl’s hours, Safeway deliveries; drops pot club ban

The Planning Board voted to allow the Alameda Towne Centre Kohl’s to expand its holiday hours but denied the center’s Safeway store the right to start receiving earlier-morning deliveries in a pair of unanimous decisions …

Today’s must-read: UTStarcom settles bribery case
1, January 4, 2010 – 5:50 am | No Comment
Today’s must-read: UTStarcom settles bribery case

In case you missed it, a few days ago San Francisco Chronicle legal eagle Bob Egelko wrote that Alameda-based networking equipment maker UTStarcom ended 2009 by settling a government-filed civil case that it bribed officials …

Shop Alameda!
1, December 24, 2009 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Shop Alameda!

Merry Christmas Eve everyone, and welcome to the final installment of our Shop Alameda holiday shopping column. If you’ve still got some shopping to do, the clock is running down. But there’s still time to …

Business by association
1, October 20, 2009 – 6:00 am | 4 Comments
Business by association

City leaders will be asked tonight to reduce the annual grants paid to three of the city’s local business associations, a move staff are characterizing as a step toward streamlining the organizations and decreasing their …

Park Street holds customer appreciation day
1, October 17, 2009 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Park Street holds customer appreciation day

Just wanted to drop you a quick note to let you know that 55 of the shops, restaurants etc on Park Street are holding a Customer Appreciation Day today (Saturday) as a thank you to …

After four decades, Carlin’s closes
1, October 6, 2009 – 5:45 am | No Comment

Carlin’s Shoes, which has been in business for 42 years, closed the doors on its Alameda Towne Centre location for good on Sunday.
No word yet on why the store’s owners decided to close. No one …

New Park Street pub open for business
1, September 30, 2009 – 6:00 am | One Comment
New Park Street pub open for business

That’s right, folks: The plywood chrysalis covering the entrance of what used to be the Pop Inn has come off, and a (promised) brand new pub called The Churchward has emerged. The grand opening was …

Business briefs
1, August 7, 2009 – 5:45 am | No Comment
Business briefs

UTStarcom announces Q2 financial results
UTStarcom announced second quarter losses of $84.3 million, including $57 million to cover recently announced restructuring actions and a settlement agreement with Personal Communications Devices, which the company spun off and …

Gaslight Emporium downsizing
1, August 3, 2009 – 5:50 am | No Comment
Gaslight Emporium downsizing

Are you one of those folks who loves Halloween so much that you’re plotting out your display and choosing a costume months in advance? Well, I’ve got some bittersweet news for you.
The folks at Gaslight …

Alameda’s newest optometrist – and art gallery
1, July 28, 2009 – 6:00 am | 2 Comments
Alameda’s newest optometrist – and art gallery

Alex Lukens has made a point of keeping things local, hiring his architect, accountant and attorney here on the Island. So it makes sense that Lukens, whose Eyewise Optometry opened at Bridgeside Center just a …