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Tag Archives: Jill Kleimach
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
Will they rid themselves of this meddlesome manager?
Thus far, the Merry-Go-Round has assiduously refrained from speculating about the ongoing developments in the investigation into the alleged threats by Council members Jim Oddie and Malia Vella to get City Manager Jill Keimach fired unless she selected the former … Continue reading
Thousands for defense. . .
The same forces – primarily, labor unions and Democratic party stalwarts – that paid to get Malia Vella and Jim Oddie elected to Council now are financing their defense against the charge that they attempted, in violation of the City … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Firefighters
Tagged Bill Coblentz, Boxer & Gerson, Campaign finance, Dennis Popalardo, Domenick Weaver, FPPC, Gray Harris, Jeff DelBono, Jill Kleimach, Jim Oddie, John Keker, Lena Tam, Malia Vella, Nancy O'Malley, Nancy Pelosi, Paul Rolleri, Rob Bonta, William H. Orrick III
6 Comments
Let ’em try to smear her now!
The “attack the accuser” strategy employed by the defenders of Council members Malia Vella and Jim Oddie just lost a lot of whatever traction it ever had.
Posted in City Hall, Firefighters
Tagged Gray Harris, Jeff DelBono, Jill Kleimach, Paul Rolleri
6 Comments
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 Hall, 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
15 Comments
Speaking objections
This week, two comments on . . . public comments. I. Imagine the following scene: It’s Tuesday, March 7, around 7:00 p.m.
Alameda’s favorite Uncle
The Merry-Go-Round knows better than to interject ourselves into the debate over the best way to protect the City of Alameda and its residents from Donald Trump and the Republican party. We’re confident that our Council members will pass a … Continue reading
Posted in Alameda Point, Budget, City Hall, Development, Firefighters, Housing
Tagged Amy Wooldridge, Ann Marie Gallant, CDBG, Cross Alameda Trail, Dave Kapler, Doug Long, Elena Adair, HOME, ICMA, Jean Sweeney, Jennifer Ott, Jill Kleimach, Jim Oddie, Paul Rolleri, SAFER
1 Comment
Closed sessions, closed mind
This was going to be a primarily informational column about which of your neighbors Council selected to make recommendations about who should be appointed as Alameda’s new city manager. We’ll save that report for the end. But, as we found … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall
Tagged Ann Marie Gallant, City manager, Frank Matarrese, Janet Kern, Jill Kleimach, Jim Oddie, John Russo, Marie Gilmore, Tony Daysog, Trish Spencer
4 Comments
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