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Tag Archives: IAFF Local 689
You’ve got mail(ers)
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
And they’re off!
Traditionally, Labor Day marks the beginning of the political campaign season. The Merry-Go-Round missed the kickoff by a week, but we’ll try to make up for it today by commenting about a couple of the actors in our local political … Continue reading
Same old, same old
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
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DelBono v. Ashcraft
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
The Jenkins report
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
The Alameda Two
Remember the Keating Five? The political consultants and propagandists defending Council members Jim Oddie and Malia Vella against allegations of improper interference in the selection of the City’s new fire chief ought to. And if they don’t, maybe the Alamedans … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall
Tagged IAFF Local 689, Jill Keimach, Jim Oddie, Keating Five, Malia Vella
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