Tag Archives: Doug Long

Our PINO mayor

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Robert Sullwold

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 →

Posted in City Hall, Firefighters | Tagged APD, Doug Long, IAFF Local 689, Jeff DelBono, Jim Oddie, Mali Watkins, Malia Vella, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Nishant Joshi, Paul Beusterien, Paul Rolleri, Tony Daysog, Trish Spencer | 12 Comments

Where in the world is Edmond Rodriguez?

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Robert Sullwold

Edmond Rodriguez, who was appointed Alameda fire chief after former City Manager Jill Keimach refused to bow to a pressure campaign to force her to give the position to the candidate selected by the Alameda firefighters’ union, has retired after … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, City Hall, Firefighters | Tagged Community paramedicine program, Domenick Weaver, Doug Long, Edmond Rodriguez, Eric Levitt, Fire marshal, Fire Prevention Bureau, IAFF Local 689, Jeff DelBono, Jim Oddie, John Knox White, Malia Vella, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Nancy Bronstein, SAFER, Tony Daysog | 14 Comments

Stand up or bow down

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Robert Sullwold

Tuesday will be a day of reckoning – perhaps the first of many – for newly elected Vice Mayor John Knox White.

Posted in Budget, City Hall, Firefighters | Tagged BLS, Doug Long, Edmond Rodriguez, Fire Prevention Bureau, Frank Matarrese, IAFF Local 689, Jeff DelBono, Jim Oddie, John Knox White, Malia Vella, Mike D'Orazi, NBS, Tony Daysog, Trish Spencer | 5 Comments

Same old, same old

Posted on May 27, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. Or, to make our point in English, whatever else may be happening at City Hall, the Alameda fire department never misses a beat. Regardless of the identity of the Fire Chief and … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, City Hall, Firefighters | Tagged Budget, Doug Long, Frank Matarrese, IAFF Local 689, Jeff DelBono, Jennifer Ott, Jill Keimach, Jim Oddie, Malia Vella, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Trish Spencer | 9 Comments

The Jenkins report

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

However eagerly anticipated it may have been, the report prepared by public-agency lawyer Michael Jenkins can’t be seen as telling the whole story about the involvement of our local politicians and the Alameda firefighters’ union in the selection of the … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Firefighters | Tagged Ben Kim, Domenick Weaver, Doug Linney, Doug Long, Frank Matarrese, IAFF Local 689, Jeff DelBono, Jill Keimach, Jim Oddie, Malia Vella, Michael Jenkins, Nancy O'Malley, Rob Bonta, Rod Gould, Trish Spencer | 30 Comments

Summon the Chiefs

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Robert Sullwold

The agenda for Tuesday’s Council meeting sets aside three hours for the item on the Encinal Terminals development project, and the usual contingent of public commenters, from both the pro-housing and the slow-growth sides, can be expected to queue up … Continue reading →

Posted in Alameda Point, City Hall, Development, Firefighters | Tagged Del Monte warehouse, Doug Long, Edmond Rodriguez, Encinal Terminals, Fiscal impact, Jeff DelBono, Laura Thomas, Paul Foreman, Paul Rolleri, Tim Lewis Communities | 1 Comment

The latest financial update

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Robert Sullwold

Those Alamedans who weren’t able to stay up after 2 a.m. to catch the end of the live feed, or who later quit watching the video after seven hours, missed what may have been the most significant – and troubling … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, City Hall, Pensions | Tagged CalPERS, Doug Long, Elena Adair, Frank Matarrese, General Fund, IAFF Local 689, Jim Oddie, Malia Vella, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, NHA Advisors, Trish Spencer, Unfunded liability | 2 Comments

The strategy for the defense

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Robert Sullwold

Attack the accuser. That’s a standard strategy employed by criminal defense lawyers worried about the weakness of their case. And it appears to be part of the game plan devised by Alameda firefighters’ union president Jeff DelBono to protect the … Continue reading →

Posted in Alameda Point, City Hall, Firefighters | Tagged Domenick Weaver, Doug Biggs, Doug Long, Edmond Rodriguez, Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter, Gray Harris, IAFF Local 689, Jeff DelBono, Jennifer Ott, Jill Kleimach, Jim Oddie, Liam Garland, Malia Vella, Marie Gilmore, Measure L1, Michael Williams, Nancy Bronstein, Paul Rolleri, Steven Tavares | 15 Comments

Our next fire chief

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Robert Sullwold

So here’s the Merry-Go-Round’s question to the self-proclaimed “progressives” on Council like Vice Mayor Malia Vella and Councilman Jim Oddie: If you’re truly as committed to the goal of diversity as you tell your supporters you are, what are you … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Firefighters | Tagged Daryl Osby, David Kapler, Debra Pryor, Domenick Weaver, Doug Long, Erik Newman, IAFF Local 689, Jeff DelBono, Jim Oddie, Joanne Hayes-White, John Russo, Kerri Donis, Malia Vella, Michael D. Moore, Mike D'Orazi, Ralph M. Terrazas, Rebecca Ramirez, Samuel Golden, Teresa Deloach Reed | 5 Comments

There goes the “surplus”!

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Robert Sullwold

Wanna see how to make $32 million disappear in just five years? Then you ought to show up Wednesday at Council Chambers for the budget workshop, and City Finance Director Elena Adair will show you how it’s done. Or maybe … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, City Hall, Firefighters, Pensions | Tagged CalPERS, Disaster preparedness division, Doug Long, Elena Adair, Fire Prevention Bureau, Fred Marsh, General Fund, Jim Oddie, Malia Vella, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Paul Rolleri | 2 Comments

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