Tag Archives: Gray Harris

Fed up – and forced out?

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Robert Sullwold

By training and experience, Paul Rolleri is a policeman, not a politician. And that, in the Merry-Go-Round’s view, is why he will no longer be chief of police in Alameda after August 28.

Posted in City Hall | Tagged Gray Harris, IAFF Local 689, Jeff DelBono, Jill Keimach, Jim Oddie, John Knox White, Malia Vella, Paul Rolleri, Police | 28 Comments

Election Oddi(e)ty

Posted on November 18, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

Ever since the election results began coming in, one question has nagged the Merry-Go-Round: How could so many Alamedans – more than 10,000 at last count – vote to re-elect Councilman Jim Oddie, knowing that he violated the City Charter, … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Firefighters | Tagged Gray Harris, Jeff DelBono, Jill Keimach, Jim Oddie, John Knox White, Mia Bonta, Mike Henneberry, Rob Bonta, Robert Matz, Tony Daysog | 24 Comments

You’ve got mail(ers)

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

There’s still another week to go before the election, and the Merry-Go-Round expects that Alamedans are going to see a last-minute flurry of mailers from or about local mayoral and Council candidates. (The truly vile hit pieces often are saved … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Firefighters | Tagged A Better Alameda, Alameda Citizens Task Force, Dennis Popalardo, Gray Harris, IAFF Local 689, Jeff DelBono, Jim Oddie, Malia Vella, Mike Henneberry, Mike McMahon, Rob Bonta, Robert Deutsch, Robert Matz, Tony Daysog, Traffic | 13 Comments

DelBono v. Ashcraft

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

Last week, the Merry-Go-Round reported how, according to the report by public-agency lawyer Michael Jenkins, Councilwoman Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft refused to join the offensive mounted by Alameda firefighters’ union president Jeff DelBono to get his hand-picked candidate appointed fire chief. … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Firefighters | Tagged Doug Linney, Gray Harris, IAFF Local 689, Jeff DelBono, Jenkins report, Jim Oddie, John Knox White, Malia Vella, Marie Gilmore, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Marty Frates, Mike Henneberry, Rent control, Rent Stabilization Ordinance, Trish Spencer | 13 Comments

Will they rid themselves of this meddlesome manager?

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

Thus far, the Merry-Go-Round has assiduously refrained from speculating about the ongoing developments in the investigation into the alleged threats by Council members Jim Oddie and Malia Vella to get City Manager Jill Keimach fired unless she selected the former … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Firefighters | Tagged Frank Matarrese, Gray Harris, Jeff DelBono, Jill Kleimach, Jim Oddie, Malia Vella, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Paul Rolleri, Trish Spencer, Whistleblower | 21 Comments

Thousands for defense. . .

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

The same forces – primarily, labor unions and Democratic party stalwarts – that paid to get Malia Vella and Jim Oddie elected to Council now are financing their defense against the charge that they attempted, in violation of the City … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Firefighters | Tagged Bill Coblentz, Boxer & Gerson, Campaign finance, Dennis Popalardo, Domenick Weaver, FPPC, Gray Harris, Jeff DelBono, Jill Kleimach, Jim Oddie, John Keker, Lena Tam, Malia Vella, Nancy O'Malley, Nancy Pelosi, Paul Rolleri, Rob Bonta, William H. Orrick III | 6 Comments

Let ’em try to smear her now!

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Robert Sullwold

The “attack the accuser” strategy employed by the defenders of Council members Malia Vella and Jim Oddie just lost a lot of whatever traction it ever had.

Posted in City Hall, Firefighters | Tagged Gray Harris, Jeff DelBono, Jill Kleimach, Paul Rolleri | 6 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

Notes on the election

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Robert Sullwold

The results of Tuesday’s elections for Council and other local offices came as no surprise to the Merry-Go-Round. Indeed, the electoral rules we discussed last week predicted a Vella victory and a Daysog defeat. Absent any exit polls, there’s no … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Development, Firefighters | Tagged Alameda Marina, Alamedans United, Ardella Dailey, BayWest Development, Dania Alvarez, David Burton, Dennis Popalardo, Encinal Terminals, Frank Matarrese, Gray Harris, IAFF Local 689, James D. Falaschi, Jim Oddie, John Knox White, Lawrence Lessig, Malia Vella, Marie Gilmore, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Matt Hettich, Mike Henneberry, Mike McMahon, Stanley Tang, Tim Lewis Communities, Tony Daysog, Trish Spencer, UFCW Local 5 | 5 Comments

Following the money

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Robert Sullwold

When Marie Gilmore unexpectedly lost her bid for re-election as Mayor in 2014, there were some who blamed organized labor for not providing her with the level of financial support necessary to ensure her victory. Well, no one’s going to … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Firefighters | Tagged Alamedans United, Gray Harris, IAFF Local 689, IBEW, Jennifer Roloff, Jennifer Williams, Jim Oddie, Lena Tam, Margie Sherratt, Maria Vella, Marie Gilmore, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Matt Hettich, Mike Henneberry, Rob Bonta, Ron Cowan, Solana Henneberry, Tim Lewis Communities, Tony Daysog, UFCW Local 5 | 18 Comments

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