UPDATED Consultant: APD should hand off animal shelter, jail
Updated 10:33 p.m. Tuesday, June 2
A just-released consultant’s report suggests the Alameda Police Department consider shuttering its jail and contracting with a non-profit to operate its animal shelter in an effort to save money. But its authors stopped short of recommending further staff cuts.
Both options had been listed as potential cost-savings measures in an October [...]
Top-ranking female cop sues APD
Updated 8:58 a.m. Thursday, March 12
Alameda’s top-ranking female cop is suing the police department, claiming she was discriminated against due to her gender and sexual orientation and that department staff retaliated against her with investigations into her conduct when she complained.
The suit, which was filed February 19 in Alameda County Superior Court, seeks unspecified damages [...]
Council okays new police contract
The city council unanimously okayed a new police contract Tuesday night that offers no pay increases but tentatively maintains some health and welfare benefits that some council members have complained are too expensive.
Police had been without a contract for nearly 14 months. The term of the new contract is through January 2, 2010.
The contract includes [...]
Council to approve new police contract
The City Council is set to approve a contract with its police union. The term of the contract, which includes the same health benefits but no pay raises, is from January 6, 2008 through January 2, 2010.
The health and welfare benefits authorized by the contract will cost the city an additional $155,180.
“In a spirit of [...]
