Tag Archives: Doug deHaan

The Princes of Alameda

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Robert Sullwold

For years, the Merry‑Go‑Round believed that the savviest political operator ever to occupy an office at City Hall was former City Manager John Russo. But in our estimation Mr. Russo now has got himself a rival for the crown: City … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, City Hall, Development, Firefighters, Housing | Tagged 2013-17 IAFF MOU, Affirmatively further fair housing, Andrew Thomas, Ann Marie Gallant, Beverly Johnson, Doug deHaan, Housing Element, John Knox White, John Russo, Lena Tam, Malia Vella, Marie Gilmore, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, RHNA, Rob Bonta, Tony Daysog, Trish Spencer | 22 Comments

Real Alamedans united

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

At the Merry-Go-Round, we’ve always had a soft spot for grassroots organizations formed by ordinary citizens to use the electoral process to achieve shared policy objectives, especially when the ruling class won’t listen to them. This is why we admire … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Development, Firefighters | Tagged Alameda Citizens Task Force, Alamedans United, Ann Marie Gallant, Doug deHaan, Hartz Holdings, IAFF Local 689, IBEW Local 595, Indivisible, Jeff Mitchell, Jennifer Roloff, Jim Oddie, John Roberts, Lena Tam, Malia Vella, Marie Gilmore, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, North Cove Waterfront, Northern California Regional Carpenters Council, Operating Engineers Local 3, Paul Foreman, Rob Bonta, Scott Haggerty, Shawn Wilson, Stewart Chen, Tony Daysog, UFCW Local 5 | 26 Comments

A monument to . . . what?

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Robert Sullwold

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 →

Posted in Budget, City Hall, Firefighters | Tagged Alten Construction, Bob Haun, BRW, Doug deHaan, Elena Adair, Emergency operations center, EOC, Fire station no. 3, IAFF Local 689, IBank, Jill Keimach, John Russo, Liz Warmerdam, Malia Vella, Marie Gilmore, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft | 8 Comments

Bonuses without benefits

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Robert Sullwold

Council got an earful Tuesday night about the alleged flaws in Alameda’s density bonus ordinance. Here’s one thing those on the dais didn’t hear: The main problem with the density bonus ordinance is that . . . it doesn’t produce … Continue reading →

Posted in Alameda Point, City Hall, Development, Housing | Tagged Alameda Point Partners, Andrew Thomas, Crab Cove, Del Monte warehouse, Density Bonus Ordinance, Doug deHaan, Housing Element, Janet Kern, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Neptune Point, Tim Lewis Communities | Leave a comment

About those referrals

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Robert Sullwold

Perhaps by now you’ve seen the billboards sprouting up all over town. Want to improve traffic conditions on Bay Farm Island? BETTER CALL JIM. Want to preserve the wetlands at Alameda Point? BETTER CALL JIM. Want to protect the jobs … Continue reading →

Posted in Alameda Point, City Hall | Tagged Bay Farm Island, Crab Cove, Doug deHaan, Frank Matarrese, Grocery workers, Harbor Bay, IAFF Local 689, Irene Dieter, Jim Oddie, John Russo, Marie Gilmore, Mike Henneberry, Nature reserve, Richard Bangert, Rob Bonta, Ron Cowan, Solana Henneberry, Stewart Chen, Tony Daysog, Trish Spencer, UCFW Local 5 | 6 Comments

The incumbents’ last ha-ha

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Robert Sullwold

It was all going to be so easy for the Russo/Gilmore administration to get the package authorizing the Del Monte development project signed, sealed, and delivered by year-end, barely ten months after the project had been announced. They’d get the … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Development | Tagged Del Monte warehouse, Doug deHaan, Frank Matarrese, Housing Element, Janet Kern, John Russo, Lena Tam, Marie Gilmore, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Planning Board, Stewart Chen, Tim Lewis Communities, Tony Daysog, Trish Spencer | 7 Comments

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 →

Posted in Alameda Point, Budget, City Hall, Firefighters, Golf, Housing, Pensions | Tagged CalPERS, Crab Cove, Doug deHaan, East Bay Regional Park District, Emergency operations center, Fred Marsh, Housing Element, IAFF Local 689, Joe VanWinkle, John Russo, Lena Tam, Marie Gilmore, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Neptune Point, RHNA, Ron Cowan, Stewart Chen, Tony Daysog | 2 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

A Fire Department program on life support

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Robert Sullwold

Tuesday night, former IAFF Local 689 president and current fire chief Mike D’Orazi is scheduled to appear before Council to get the “basic life support ambulance transport” program run by the fire department moved from “pilot” to “regular” – i.e., … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, City Hall, Firefighters | Tagged Basic Life Support, Beverly Johnson, BLS, Doug deHaan, Fred Marsh, IAFF Local 689, John Russo, Lena Tam, Maria Raff, Marie Gilmore, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Mike D'Orazi, Rob Bonta, Stewart Chen | 2 Comments

How to get elected to Council

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Robert Sullwold

The Merry-Go-Round is pleased to be first to publish a questionnaire for prospective candidates for Alameda City Council. We have only three questions:

Posted in City Hall, Firefighters | Tagged Beverly Johnson, Doug deHaan, Horst Breuer, IAFF Local 689, Jeff DelBono, Lena Tam, Marie Gilmore, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Mike Henneberry, Rob Bonta, Stewart Chen, Tony Daysog | 7 Comments

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