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Tag Archives: Alan Teague
Hold your horses
In the ongoing effort to prepare a Housing Element covering the next eight years, one might well conclude that the time has come to break out the champagne: City Planner Andrew Thomas and his staff, it appears, have managed to … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Housing
Tagged Alan Teague, Andrew Thomas, Hanson Hom, Housing Element, Planning Board, RHNA, Teresa Ruiz
11 Comments
Be it not resolved
If City Planner Andrew Thomas was merely asking Council next Tuesday to bless his intent to employ a “multi‑family overlay” to meet the City’s RNHA quota during the next eight-year planning period, the agenda item almost could have gone on … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Housing
Tagged Alan Teague, Andrew Thomas, Housing Element, Planning Board, RHNA
20 Comments
A matter of trust
Having written about the efforts to rip Measure A out of the City Charter and to strip the Open Government Commission of its enforcement powers, the Merry-Go-Round recently watched the videos of the Planning Board and Council meetings at which these … Continue reading
Sealed lips, closed minds
To a small “d” democrat like the Merry-Go-Round, it seems indisputable that those who support a Council candidate at the polls have the right to expect that, once in office, the candidate actually will take a position and cast a … Continue reading
Vella and Oddie: A case of hubris
The Merry-Go-Round wasn’t really surprised that Councilwoman Malia Vella and her faithful sidekick, Councilman Jim Oddie, didn’t take our advice and push for the selection of a woman or person of color as Alameda’s next fire chief. After all, we … Continue reading
Pat-ricide
The candidate had been praised by one long-time co-worker for her “steadfast commitment to equality, justice and fairness,” and extolled by another as “hard-working” with a “real attention to detail.” She had been endorsed by both business – the owner … Continue reading
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