Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Alameda City Attorney Janet Kern provided a statement Wednesday addressing concerns raised in a May 11 letter to the editor from Tammy Sorenson, whose 13-year-old son Brandon was killed in a traffic accident one year ago, on May 16, 2011
Alameda City Attorney Janet Kern provided Alameda Patch with the following statement today, May 16. (You may read Tammy Sorenson's letter here.) This past week a letter from Mrs. Tammy Sorensen, the mother of a child killed in an automobile/bicycle collision, was published by a number of Alameda media outlets. Mrs. Sorensen expressed a number of complaints about how she felt the Alameda Police Department handled the situation. Let me say on behalf ofthe City that the passing of Brandon Sorensen was tragic and our hearts go out to the family. The loss of a child is truly terrible for a family and for a community. The Sorensen family has retained legal counsel and filed claims against the City. As a result, the City is restricted in what…
The Alameda City Council picked Greenway Golf over KemperSports as the long-term operator of the Chuck Corica Golf complex
Incidents of interest from the Alameda Police Department log, May 10-14: home burglaries and attempted burglaries, argument about dogs, DUI arrest, auto theft.
Would-be burglars fled from ringing alarm systems and screaming victims in a series of recent break-in attempts, according to the Alameda Police Department. The bad week for the bad guys started the morning of May 10, when two burglars removed a window screen and opened a window at a Dayton Avenue home, setting off a security alarm, said Alameda Police Lt. Ted Horlbeck. A witness said the pair were "very small" and wearing hoodies, and took off when the alarm sounded. The following day, someone tried but failed to enter an apartment in the 1100 block of Regent Street via two windows. That evening, May 11, a burglar pried open a rear sliding glass door at an apartment in the 500 block of Buena Vista Avenue and picked up a laptop computer. …
Changing times in Mendocino
When I was a college student at Cal in 1978, my fiancé-now-husband, Si, and I went to see the movie Same Time, Next Year, filmed at the Heritage House on the rugged coast just south of Mendocino. Alan Alda and Ellen Burstyn play an adulterous couple who spend one clandestine weekend together every year, then return to their spouses and everyday lives. As the seasons, years, and decades go by, they grow old in each other’s arms. If infidelity doesn’t hurt your stomach, it’s a great romance in a breathtaking setting. As I blew my sniveling 19-year-old nose leaving the movie theater, I decided that Mendocino was the perfect place for our honeymoon. Then I called and nearly choked when I found out how much Heritage House charged to stay for a …
The forum is one of a series presented by the League of Women Voters of Alameda
From a League of Women Voters of Alameda press release: Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan will discuss ”The State of Alameda County” at a League of Women Voters of Alameda (LWVA) free public forum May 24 at Cardinal Point, 2431 Mariner Square Drive from 7 to 9 p.m. The public is welcome at this LWVA program in the Cardinal Point residential community, a wheelchair-accessible facility overlooking the Oakland Estuary. Supervisor Chan will speak on the county budget and how state and federal decisions — such as budget cuts — affect Alameda County. She will also highlight current initiatives like the Human Impact Budget, the Adopt a School program, and Alameda County ‘s first-in-the-nation response in 2011 to the Connecting Kids to Coverage…
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Ferry service between Alameda and Oyster Point begins June 4
The first week's rides will be free when San Francisco Bay Ferry launches its new service between Alameda and South San Francisco on June 4. But reservations are advised, say ferry officials. Commuters may reserve their free seat on a first-come, first-served basis by visiting www.sanfranciscobayferry.com. After the inaugural week, a one-way adult fare will be $7. Seniors, disabled, and youth (5-12) are $3.50. Clipper cards, credit cards and cash will be accepted. The ferry will operate Monday through Friday during peak commute periods, with morning departures from the Alameda Main Street terminal at 6:25, 7:25 and 7:55 a.m. for the 50-minute ride (which includes a stop at Oakland's Jack London Square to pick up more passengers). Return …
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Gov. Jerry Brown ordered flags over the State Capitol flown at half-staff May 15 in honor of Staff Sgt. Thomas K. Fogarty of Alameda, who died in Afghanistan.
Flags flew at half-staff over the State Capitol today, Tuesday, in honor of Staff Sgt. Thomas K. Fogarty of Alameda, who was killed in action in Afghanistan on May 6. Gov. Jerry Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown "extend their deepest condolences to his family and friends at this difficult time," acccording to the Governor's Office. Staff Sgt. Fogarty’s family will receive a letter of condolence from Gov. Brown, his office said. Fogarty, 30, died from injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle with an improvised explosive device, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. You may read more about the circumstances of his death in this article.
Website posting of grievances filed with the Alameda Unified School District have made parts of the discord very public
A long-simmering conflict between the local teachers' union (the Alameda Education Association, or AEA) and Alameda Unified School District Superintendent Kirsten Vital has focused, in part, on how AUSD evaluates — or disciplines — its teaching staff. AEA leaders say the evaluation process has changed substantially, and for the worse, since Vital took over the superintendent's post. They hope to include more protection for teachers in any new labor contract. Vital, meanwhile, says the district has increased its support for teachers' professional development under her leadership. That conflict took a very public turn recently when the AUSD posted on its website a summary of grievances filed by the AEA this year, many of them on behalf of …
This photo essay originally appeared on San Leandro Patch. With the growing popularity of beekeeping on the Island, we thought readers of Alameda Patch would enjoy it.
Spring is the season when bee colonies divide and propagate, and this photo essay describes the sighting and relocation of one swarm that inhabited a tree near Roosevelt Elementary School in San Leandro on one afternoon just as grades 1 through 3 were letting out. Self-taught beekeeper and Roosevelt mom Mitch Huitema is the woman who went up into the tree to coax this colony out of the tree. Her husband, Tim Holmes, owner of Zocalo Coffeehouse in San Leandro, took the pictures. Here's what happened. Mitch said she was driving up to the school one afternoon when she saw a mass of bees fly across Dowling Street and swarm into one of the pine trees. She surmised that this was a colony in search of a new home. As she explained, when colonies …
Only two weeks left until the playoffs
6U Ross, Sinclaire & Associates, Blue Diamonds vs. Event Magic Blue Dolphins Event Magic Blue Dolphins played great against the Blue Diamonds. Ella Robins was stellar at first base with two self put-outs and a solid line drive up the middle. Caroline Phinney played well defensively as pitcher with quick fielding and strong throws to first base. Laloni Rafferty came off the DL with a smash hit to LF. Allison Noble played strong defense at 3rd base and had a solid birthday hit up the middle. 8U Lauren’s Closet Pink Sox 11, McDonald’s Central Lightning Thunder 2 The Lauren's Closet Pink Sox exhibited some of their best hitting skills vs. the McDonalds Lightning Thunder in their make-up game Friday night. Ashley Roben got a great hit in the …
J Dickens
5:27 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Did we elect this woman to office???? Must be time to run her out of town. more ›