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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I am a Twit!
1, January 28, 2010 – 5:45 am | One Comment
I am a Twit!

Just wanted to drop you all a quick line to let you know that The Island is now on Twitter! So tell all your short-attention-spanned friends that they can find me – and get those …

The Island’s got news!
1, January 7, 2010 – 1:45 pm | No Comment
The Island’s got news!

Just a few little notes for all of you regarding some new and exciting things going on here at The Island.
We’ll start with the new: Sharon Alva, a local real estate agent and blogger, has …

The Island wants you!
1, January 4, 2010 – 5:45 am | No Comment
The Island wants you!

The Island is ringing in the new year by looking for a few good folks to help us report the news. We’re looking for some motivated, local writers who can help us enhance our ability …

A comment about comments
1, November 2, 2009 – 5:45 am | 4 Comments
A comment about comments

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 …

Free classifieds!
1, August 5, 2009 – 5:45 am | No Comment
Free classifieds!

Got a car to sell, a job to offer, a yard sale coming up? Well, you’re in luck. The Island has its own Classifieds section where you can announce all of these things. And for …

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
1, March 2, 2009 – 7:45 am | No Comment
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

We here at The Island (and of course by we, I mean, me) are working hard to broaden our efforts to tell the story of our community. In that spirit, I invite you to check …

Signed, anonymous
1, October 27, 2008 – 7:45 am | No Comment

We here at The Island have noticed a spike in anonymous comments over the past week or so. Needless to say, we’re bummed. Obviously, we’d prefer it if folks used their real names, or at …