So the restored historica Alameda theatre is open – hurray! There wasn’t anybody in Alameda that didn’t want the historic theatre restored. But many people didn’t want a multi-screen Alameda cineplex, or the obscene parking garage, or the $40 million of debt to go along with it. Alameda residents will pay for a long time [...]
There is a new online survey asking Alameda residents about what sort of jobs they want to see at Alameda Point. Do you want to see professional or technical jobs at Alameda Point? Minimum wage jobs or higher-paying jobs at Alameda Point?
The City of Vallejo has filed for bankruptcy. Meanwhile, here in Alameda, the city is faced with a $4 million budget shortfall, dwindling reserves and three alternate development plans for Alameda Point, all of which would draw more from the general fund than they contribute. City Hall is flailing about trying to bring more retail [...]
The current mindset in Alameda City Hall seems to be focused on bringing nothing but retail stores to Alameda Point, and thousands of people and homes as well to make the retail viable, in an attempt to shore up declining sales tax revenue resulting from the impending loss of the automobile dealers on park street. [...]
According to the California State Controller’s Annual Financial Report of California K-12 Schools, for the Period of July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006, the most recent fiscal year for which the report covers, the Alameda Unified School District did not provide full disclosure of impending financial problems in their audit report and interim reports [...]
Action Alameda receieved a response to a submission to Alameda City Hall about the WRT Transit Alternatives Study and our assertion that, left un-checked, the developers at Alameda Point will likely build as many homes as they can, and not stop at 4,000. Also, although the WRT report talks about creating 9,000 [...]
Business-to-Business sales tax revenue to the City of Alameda continued it’s quarterly year-over-year decline in the quarter ended December 31, 2007, as reported in this memo from City of Alameda staff to City Council.
Business-to-Business sales tax revenue to the City of Alameda for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 was $263,525, down 8.1% from $286,640 [...]
The Alameda school board is promising (threatening?) to look at school closures again if Measure H does not pass. The smallest schools – those with the smallest student capacity – are the ones most likely to close because they offer the smallest economies of scale with regards to maintenance and finance. For some reason, the [...]
The State of Califrornia Legislative Analyst Office has provided an overview of the Governor’s “May Revise” budget. In the overview, the analyst suggests that as much as $300 million can be saved for California schools by making changes to redevelopment law.
From the Appendix:
LAO Alternative Budget: Additional Savings Proposals
Issue 2008-09 K-14
Redevelopment-Capture prior-year [...]
