Tag Archives: IAFF Local 689

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 Council, 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

And they’re off!

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

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 →

Posted in City Council, Firefighters | Tagged A Better Alameda, Alameda Citizens Task Force, APOA, Costa-Hawkins Act, Frank Matarrese, IAFF Local 689, Jeff DelBono, Jim Oddie, Malia Vella, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Rent Stabilization Ordinance, Robert Matz, Tony Daysog, Trish Spencer | 18 Comments

Real Alamedans united

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

At the Merry-Go-Round, we’ve always had a soft spot for grassroots organizations formed by ordinary citizens to use the electoral process to achieve shared policy objectives, especially when the ruling class won’t listen to them. This is why we admire … Continue reading →

Posted in City Council, Development, Firefighters | Tagged Alameda Citizens Task Force, Alamedans United, Ann Marie Gallant, Doug deHaan, Hartz Holdings, IAFF Local 689, IBEW Local 595, Indivisible, Jeff Mitchell, Jennifer Roloff, Jim Oddie, John Roberts, Lena Tam, Malia Vella, Marie Gilmore, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, North Cove Waterfront, Northern California Regional Carpenters Council, Operating Engineers Local 3, Paul Foreman, Rob Bonta, Scott Haggerty, Shawn Wilson, Stewart Chen, Tony Daysog, UFCW Local 5 | 26 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 Council, 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

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 Council, 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

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 Council, 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

The Alameda Two

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

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 Council | Tagged IAFF Local 689, Jill Keimach, Jim Oddie, Keating Five, Malia Vella | 13 Comments

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Tag Archives: IAFF Local 689

You’ve got mail(ers)

And they’re off!

Real Alamedans united

Same old, same old

DelBono v. Ashcraft

The Jenkins report

The Alameda Two

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