Tag Archives: Irene Dieter

Lace on the gloves and put up your hands

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Robert Sullwold

Let’s get ready to rumble! Those of our readers who like to watch a good fight between the public-spirited impulses of the citizenry and the self-protective instincts of the bureaucracy ought to tune in Tuesday night to watch the latest … Continue reading →

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Treating the OGC like a potted plant

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

When Council unanimously passed the Sunshine Ordinance in 2011, it gave the Open Government Commission the power to invalidate an action by a governmental body – including Council itself – if the Commission found a violation of the Ordinance’s requirements … Continue reading →

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The NBA comes to City Hall

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

The next time Stephan Curry visits Alameda City Hall during a Council meeting – after finishing his round at the new Corica Park south course – he’ll see a familiar sight if he looks at the big screen behind the … Continue reading →

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Pay up, Uncle Sam!

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Robert Sullwold

As Irene Dieter reported Thursday in the Alameda Sun, a federal district court judge has upheld the U.S. government’s “taking” of McKay Avenue, the street that connects Central Avenue and the 3.899 acres of land located on the shoreline at … Continue reading →

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About those referrals

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Robert Sullwold

Perhaps by now you’ve seen the billboards sprouting up all over town. Want to improve traffic conditions on Bay Farm Island?  BETTER CALL JIM. Want to preserve the wetlands at Alameda Point?  BETTER CALL JIM. Want to protect the jobs … Continue reading →

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