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Tag Archives: IAFF Local 689
Their first time
If either Gig Codiga or Amos White wins election to Council this November, he will have achieved a feat remarkable in recent Alameda political history: Victory by a candidate who has never appeared on any Council ballot before and who … Continue reading
The difference between Oddie and Vella
At first glance, Jim Oddie and Malia Vella, the current Council members running for reelection, might seem to be two peas in a pod.
Fed up – and forced out?
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
27 Comments
Keeping ’em on the job
When City Manager Eric Levitt presented his revised Fiscal Year 2020-21 budget last week, the staff report made his priorities clear: “First, the approach to the budget is to limit layoffs. . . . We anticipate bringing back part-time employees … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, City Hall, Firefighters
Tagged Coronavirus, Eric Levitt, IAFF Local 689, Jeff DelBono, Michael Roush, Nancy Bronstein, Rec/Park, Sarah Henry, Yibin Shen
4 Comments
What’s on the tape
Fans of the long-running political farce, “The Bully and His Henchmen,” got the opportunity this week to listen to both the national and the local editions of the show.
Vella to City: check, please
Councilwoman Malia Vella and her backers would like Alamedans to believe that her unsuccessful defense against the charge that she illegally sought to influence the selection of a new fire chief has forced her to pay thousands of dollars in … Continue reading
The Grand Jury speaks; will Alamedans listen?
The report by the Alameda County Civil Grand Jury is out, and its conclusion is unequivocal: Not only did the Alameda firefighters’ union and its president, Jeff DelBono, engage in “unethical” conduct in endeavoring to get their hand-picked candidate made fire … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Firefighters
Tagged Domenick Weaver, IAFF Local 689, Jeff DelBono, Jenkins report, Jill Keimach, Jim Oddie, Maria Vella, Michael Jenkins, Paul Rolleri
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Stand up or bow down
Tuesday will be a day of reckoning – perhaps the first of many – for newly elected Vice Mayor John Knox White.
Council pays off DelBono
At a closed session meeting last Tuesday, Council decided to pay $21,535 to former Alameda firefighters’ union president Jeff DelBono to get rid of a claim he filed against the City last year alleging that then-Councilwoman, now Mayor, Marilyn Ezzy … Continue reading
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
