Alameda's Week: Food Trucks vs. Restaurants, Former Fire Chief's Lawsuit, Beach Restoration Delay

These were among the week's top stories:

Do Food Trucks Hurt Business at Alameda Restaurants?
City staff members looked at sales tax revenues for an objective answer. And that answer may surprise you.

This Wood Middle School Teacher Writes Books
Ellen Mulholland writes about love, life and ordinary kids. We're reprinting this interview with her from the AUSD's Community Bulletin for those of you who don't receive the bulletin.

City Wins Over $260,000 in Case Against Former Fire Chief Kapler
The case centered on photographs of former AFD Chief David Kapler fueling his BMW sports car at a city-owned gas pump.

New Committee Hopes to Halt Development at Neptune Pointe
Friends of Crown Beach and the Bay Chapter of the Sierra Club want to see the land used for park expansion, not new homes.

Meeting on Night, Weekend Work at Crown Beach — and Why EBRPD Needs More Time to Replace Sand
Pumping sand through a 9,000-foot pipeline proved tougher than expected.

Oops! These Skeletons Need Some Driver's Ed

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