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Tag Archives: Bob Haun
A monument to . . . what?
The Merry-Go-Round hopes that, when the new Emergency Operations Center and Fire Station No. 3 finally open in May, about a year behind schedule, the City will offer free guided tours to Alameda residents. The last we heard, only one … Continue reading
United they stand
Some time very soon – we predict – a flyer will arrive on Alamedans’ doorsteps or in their mailboxes endorsing candidates for Council, Auditor, Treasurer, and School Board. It will be printed on glossy paper. It will be well-designed and … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, City Hall, Firefighters, Pensions
Tagged Alamedans United, Ann Marie Gallant, Ann McKereghan, Ben Kim, Benjamin Villegas, Bob Haun, Gray Harris, IAFF Local 689, Jeff Bratzler, Jeff DelBono, Jim Oddie, Kevin Kearney, Kevin Kennedy, Lena Tam, Maria Vella, Marie Gilmore, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Matt Hettich, Mike Henneberry, Mike McMahon, Niel Tam, UCFW Local 5
31 Comments
Putting our money where their mouths are
Back in June, gloating over a projected $30.8 million balance in the General Fund as of the end of this fiscal year, Council instructed staff to come up with a list of recommendations about how to “allocate” – i.e., spend … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, City Hall, Pensions
Tagged Amy Wooldridge, Bob Haun, CalPERS, Elena Adair, EOC, Estuary Park, Fire station, Frank Matarrese, John Russo, Kevin Kearney, Kevin Kennedy, Liz Warmerdam, OPEB, Trish Spencer, Unfunded liability
3 Comments
In the event of emergency, break ground
What do the new Emergency Operations Center/Fire Station No. 3 complex and the Alameda Theater have in common? If you said, “You’re not allowed to yell, ‘Fire!” in either one of them,” guess again. Give up? The correct answer is that … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, City Hall, Firefighters
Tagged Bob Haun, Doug Long, Emergency operations center, EOC, Excess bond proceeds, Fire station, Frank Matarrese, Fred Marsh, IAFF Local 689, Jeff DelBono, John Knox White, Lena Tam, Marie Gilmore, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Paul Rolleri, Rob Bonta, Tax allocation bonds, Tony Daysog, Trish Spencer
5 Comments
Meet the new boss . . .
If you were expecting the new Council to take a skeptical look at the plans approved by its predecessor for gratifying the fire department’s edifice complex, well, sorry to disappoint you.
The saga of the EOC
You remember how, back in June 2012, Alamedans voted to increase their taxes in order to fund construction of, among other edifices, a new Emergency Operations Center and Fire Station No. 3? Well, if you don’t, you’re excused because Measure … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, City Hall, Firefighters
Tagged Alex Nguyen, Bob Haun, Bonds, BRW, Capital improvement budget, City Charter, Don Perata, Doug deHaan, Emergency operations center, Fire station, IAFF Local 689, John Russo, Lena Tam, Marie Gilmore, Measure C, Mike D'Orazi, Municipal Code, Planning Board, Stewart Chen
4 Comments
Alameda Merry-Go-Round 