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Tag Archives: IAFF Local 689
The latest financial update
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
And in other news . . .
The scandal involving Council members Jim Oddie and Malia Vella has been dominating the local news recently, with the result that other stories have gone unreported. Here are a few of them:
Posted in Alameda Point, City Council, Development, Firefighters, Housing
Tagged Alamedans United, Alex Nguyen, David Mitchell, Del Monte warehouse, Encinal Terminals, IAFF Local 689, Jeff DelBono, Jennifer Ott, Jim Oddie, John Knox White, John Russo, Malia Vella, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Mike Henneberry, Robert Mueller, Tim Lewis, Trish Spencer, UFCW Local 5
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The strategy for the defense
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 Council, 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
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Vella and Oddie: A case of hubris
The Merry-Go-Round wasn’t really surprised that Councilwoman Malia Vella and her faithful sidekick, Councilman Jim Oddie, didn’t take our advice and push for the selection of a woman or person of color as Alameda’s next fire chief. After all, we … Continue reading
Our next fire chief
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 Council, 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
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Buy one, get one free
As former Councilman Tony Daysog (among many others) is fond of saying, “Elections have consequences.” The latest case in point in Alameda involves Mr. Daysog himself. Now that our elected officials are taking their August recess, the Merry-Go-Round decided to … Continue reading
Posted in City Council, Development, Firefighters
Tagged Alamedans United, Fire Prevention Bureau, Frank Matarrese, IAFF Local 689, Jim Oddie, John Knox White, Malia Vella, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Pacific Union Land Investors, Rent control, Rent Stabilization Act, Tony Daysog, Trish Spencer
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A monument to . . . what?
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
