Tag Archives: Dom Weaver

Election stories you might have missed

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Robert Sullwold

As the Merry-Go-Round was cleaning out our files on the local election, we came across a few stories that never made it into the Alameda Sun:

Posted in City Hall, Firefighters | Tagged Dom Weaver, Jeff DelBono, Jim Oddie, John Knox White, Malia Vella, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Rudy Giuliani, Tony Daysog | 11 Comments

Why this election matters

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Robert Sullwold

So you don’t think the election this Tuesday for Mayor and Council will matter much to the daily lives of Alamedans? Think again. In fact, within less than a year, Council will be making decisions about waterfront development, Alameda Point, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alameda Point, Budget, City Hall, Development, Firefighters, Pensions | Tagged Andrew Thomas, Dom Weaver, Frank Matarrese, Fred Marsh, IAFF Local 689, Jeff DelBono, Jennifer Ott, Jim Oddie, John Knox White, John Russo, Liz Warmerdam, Marie Gilmore, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Mike D'Orazi, OPEB, Other postemployment benefits, Stewart Chen, Tony Daysog, Town Center, Trish Spencer | 4 Comments

The Chen Identity

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Robert Sullwold

So what has Councilman Stewart Chen, D.C., accomplished during the 18 or so months since he squeaked onto Council as the third highest vote-getter in November 2012? If you look at the list of achievements the Councilman has posted on … Continue reading →

Posted in Alameda Point, Budget, City Hall, Development, Firefighters, Pensions | Tagged Amy Wooldridge, CalPERS, Debbie Potter, Dom Weaver, IAFF Local 689, Jack Capon Villa, Jeff DelBono, John Russo, Lena Tam, Liz Warmerdam, Marie Gilmore, OPEB, Rob Bonta, Stewart Chen, Target | 4 Comments

2014: A union Oddie-ssey

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Robert Sullwold

Does the Alameda firefighters’ union have sufficient political muscle to break precedent by getting a candidate elected to City Council who has never served on Council, the Planning Board, the Hospital Board, or any City board or commission other than … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Firefighters | Tagged David Burton, Dom Weaver, Doug deHaan, IAFF Local 689, Jeff DelBono, Jim Oddie, John Knox White, Kristoffer Koster, Lena Tam, Marie Gilmore, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Rob Bonta, Stewart Chen, Tony Daysog | 9 Comments

Seeya, fella! The long and Rocky road

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Robert Sullwold

Little did the do-gooders at the Rockefeller Foundation realize it when they chose Alameda to be one of 100 “Resilient Cities” upon which to bestow a grant to hire a “Chief Resilience Officer,” but they were about to get a … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Firefighters | Tagged Dom Weaver, Emergency operations center, Fire station, IAFF Local 689, Jeff DelBono, Jill Kovacs, John Knox White, John Russo, Liz Warmerdam, Marie Gilmore, Mike D'Orazi, Resilient Cities, Rockefeller Foundation | 7 Comments

City Stuffs Stockings for AFD Firefighters

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Robert Sullwold

(An edited version of this column was originally published in the Alameda Sun March 27, 2014). Every child probably would like to have a rich uncle who can be counted on regularly to put the latest gadget under the Christmas … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, City Hall, Firefighters, Pensions | Tagged CalPERS, Dom Weaver, Emergency operations center, Fire station, IAFF Local 689, John Russo, Marie Gilmore, Mike D'Orazi, OPEB, Rob Bonta | 7 Comments

Can you handle the truth?

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Robert Sullwold

In urging City Council last December to approve new four-year contracts with the public safety unions, City Manager John Russo came up with a last-minute argument calculated to quiet the budget conservatives. True, Mr. Russo admitted, the contracts would increase … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, City Hall, Firefighters | Tagged 2001-8 IAFF MOU, 2008-10 IAFF MOU, 2013-17 IAFF MOU, Ann Marie Gallant, Dom Weaver, Grievance, IAFF Local 689, Janet Kern, Jeff DelBono, John Knox White, John Russo, Kevin Kennedy, Lena Tam, Lisa Goldman, Marie Gilmore, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Rob Bonta, Stephanie Garrabrant-Sierra, Stewart Chen | Leave a comment

SLAPP-happy in Alameda

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Robert Sullwold

Last week, the City issued a press release touting its litigation victory over former Fire Chief Dave Kapler and rubbing the former chief’s nose in the result. The release crowed that Kapler had “learned the hard way” that messing with … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Firefighters | Tagged Ann Marie Gallant, Dave Kapler, Dom Weaver, IAFF Local 689, Jeff DelBono, Lena Tam, Marie Gilmore, Rob Bonta | Leave a comment

How to solve the OPEB problem (Part I)

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Robert Sullwold

If City Council truly is interested in solving Alameda’s “OPEB problem,” the first thing it needs to do is to define exactly what problem it wants to solve. The actuaries tell us that, as of January 1, 2011, the City … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, City Hall, Firefighters, Pensions | Tagged Ann Marie Gallant, Bartel and Associates, Beverly Hills buy-out, CalPERS, Dom Weaver, Employee benefits, IAFF Local 689, Janet Kern, John Russo, Marie Gilmore, OPEB, Other postemployment benefits, Pension/OPEB Task Force | Leave a comment

OPEB problem? What OPEB problem?

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Robert Sullwold

Five years ago, City Manager Debra Kurita (with the assistance of Interim Finance Director Ann Marie Gallant) alerted City Council that Alameda had an “OPEB problem”: It had agreed to provide health benefits to retired public employees (and, in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, City Hall, Firefighters, Pensions | Tagged Ann Marie Gallant, City council, Dom Weaver, Fred Marsh, IAFF Local 689, Jeff DelBono, John Russo, Kevin Kennedy, Liz Warmerdam, OPEB, Other postemployment benefits, Rec/Park | Leave a comment

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