Residents Oppose Project That Wouldn't Allow Teachers to Rent

24 July 2008, 5:45 pm

Alameda teachers would be ineligible to rent a unit in a proposed 3-story, 36 unit affordable housing apartment complex at the former Island High School site. The income cap is $71,550 per year for a family of 5.... read more

New Coast Guard Ship Arrives in Alameda

24 July 2008, 5:38 pm

The first new Coast Guard ship in almost four decades reached home Wednesday, reuniting its crew with family and friends they hadn't seen in six months.... read more

Lessons for Alameda from San Francisco's The Fillmore Redevelopment

24 July 2008, 10:32 am

See this story in the San Francisco Chronicle about the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency and The Fillmore district. Some folks in Alameda are touting redevelopment as our salvation for Alameda Point, but what hath redevelopment wrought in San Francisco?... read more

Meeting on Low Income Housing at Former Island High School Site

23 July 2008, 6:33 pm

AE3 Partners is holding a public meeting to present ideas for a project to provide 30 to 40 new housing units, including low-income housing, at the site of the fromer Alameda Island High School at Eagle and Everett, just steps away from Park Street. The project was the subject of a staff report to t... read more

Hells Angels leaders, four others arrested, 58 pot plants seized in East Bay raids

23 July 2008, 3:59 pm

The president and sergeant of arms of the Oakland Hells Angels chapter were arrested Tuesday morning after 58 marijuana plants, guns and cash were seized at two sites in Oakland and Alameda, authorities said.... read more

FBI Looking Into Don Perata Alameda Dealings

22 July 2008, 11:29 am

In another story in the San Francisco Chronicle, the FBI is looking into State Senator Don Perata's role in the hiring of a lobbyist who pressured the FAA to grant approval for Ron Cowan Parkway - a road the East Bay Express labeled the "Road to Nowhere" - connecting Oakland Airport to Ron Cowan's H... read more