Tag Archives: APD

Our PINO mayor

Thus far, Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft has managed to avoid becoming the target of our local online insult comedians. The “progressive” bloggers and commenters have spent their time discovering new (or dredging up old) sins committed by Trish Spencer and … Continue reading

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Super Chief

Let’s begin the new year with a question: Suppose you were a member of the Alameda City Council and needed advice about whether automated license plate readers were an effective tool for fighting crime.  Whom would you turn to:  Alameda … Continue reading

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The Gonzalez autopsy reports

The autopsy reports released on Friday undermine, if not override, the narrative that has grown up around the death of Mario Gonzalez in police custody last April.

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Fire out in front

Once again, Alameda firefighters are leading the way. Don’t worry:  this isn’t going to be another column about campaign contributions. Instead, our topic today is . . . vaccination rates.

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The “police reform” subcommittees speak

The recommendations by the five subcommittees appointed by the “Committee on Police Reform & Racial Justice” are now out. Although the subcommittees urge that the police department’s staffing and budget “should be maintained only at the level necessary to properly … Continue reading

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