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Interim City Manager Ann Marie Gallant Recommends that City Council Deny SunCal’s Requests
In a City staff report to be presented to Alameda City Council on Tuesday evening, Interim City Manager Ann Marie Gallant recommends that Council deny SunCal’s requests to extend their exclusive negotiating agreement (ENA) with the City for two years, and to retract the notice of default the City sent to SunCal last week.
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SSHRB President Forecasts A Bleak Outlook for Alameda’s Homeless and Low Income Families
By Erica Madison
SSHRB President Cindy Wasko told City Council during the annual public hearing on housing: “The need is greater this year than ever”.
The Rock Wall Wine Company of Alameda Celebrates Valentines Day
The Rock Wall Wine Company is celebrating Valentines Day this year with an event called “Chocolate Kisses & Bubble Dreams.”
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Rock Wall Wine Company Opens New Event Bubble Dome with Alameda County Mayor’s Conference
Last night, the Rock Wall Wine Company opened their new event “bubble dome” by hosting the Alameda County Mayor’s Conference.
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ARRA Questions Clean up Work on Alameda Point
By Erica Madison
At a Feb. 3, 2010, Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority meeting Council member Matarrese gave a progress report on the Navy’s cleaning of Alameda Point.
Scamming The System
by Dennis Green
“Reduce your credit card debt! Pay only pennies on the dollar! You may qualify for a power chair or scooter at no cost to you! Hounded by the IRS? We can get you off the hook!”
Sound familiar? These “commercial messages” are brought to you by scam artists. By attorneys and manufacturers who have learned how to scam Medicare, credit card companies or the IRS. And they are enlisting you to become a co-conspirator. What’s wrong with that?
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Google Wants Pilot Cities to Test Ultra-Fast Broadband Service
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google is soliciting for pilot cities to participate in an ultra-high speed Google Internet service trial with select municipalities. Google says that they will pay for it, and it will provide Internet speeds at 1Gbps – 100 times (or more) faster than your home Internet connection you may be using to read this article. If you’re an Alameda resident who cried over the demise of Alameda Power & Telecom’s telecom division, this is your chance.
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Lena Tam to Abandon Alameda After One Term on City Council
The word is out, and all over – Alameda City Councilmember Lena Tam is running for Alice Lai-Bitker’s seat on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, after only one term on Alameda City Council.
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The Alameda Public Affairs Forum Returns February 13th, 2010
The following is an announcement from the Alameda Public Affairs Forum:
The Alameda Public Affairs Forum Returns February 13th, 2010.
The Alameda Public Affairs Forum in Co-sponsorship with the Ecumenical Peace Institute (EPI) and U.S. Labor Against the War (USLAW)
“WHY ARE WE IN AFGHANISTAN?” – A documentary film followed by discussion.
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