Category Archives: Golf

The Greenway or the highway

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Robert Sullwold

When, in July 2012, Council overruled a staff recommendation and unanimously chose a golf management company called Greenway Golf Associates to operate the City-owned Chuck Corica Golf Complex, the decision was based in large part on the confidence expressed by … Continue reading →

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Out of bounds

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

It was what, in some circles, they’d call a “no-brainer”:  Having nearly finished its makeover of the Jack Clark South Course at the Chuck Corica Golf Complex, Greenway Golf proposed to spend millions of dollars of its own money to … Continue reading →

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Teeing off on the Brown Act

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Robert Sullwold

Well, they’ve gone and done it again. Only this time it was worse. A few weeks ago, the Merry-Go-Round reported how Council and staff had used the closed-session tool to conduct the process for selecting a new city manager behind … Continue reading →

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The Donald comes to Alameda

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Robert Sullwold

Maybe the Merry-Go-Round has been watching too many cable news shows, but we started to wonder:  What if the leading candidate for the Republican presidential nomination brought his unique approach to public policy to Alameda?  It might go something like … Continue reading →

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The truth about Trish

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Robert Sullwold

Boy, the Inner Ring sure doesn’t like Mayoral candidate Trish Spencer.

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The record according to Gilmore

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Robert Sullwold

Protector of the Golf Complex. Fund-raiser for Alameda public parks. Advocate for open space. Who fits all of these descriptions? If you said, Bill Delaney, chair of the recreation and parks commission and president of the Alameda Friends of the … Continue reading →

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Certificate of service

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Robert Sullwold

At tonight’s Council meeting, Mayor Gilmore will hand out certificates to 11 Alameda citizens thanking them for their service on various City boards and commissions.  One of the recipients is my wife, Jane Sullwold, the outgoing chair of the Alameda … Continue reading →

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