PART 2: Into The Thick Of Things With Margie Sherratt READ PART 1 HERE Veteran AUSD Educator and past Alameda School Board Member, Margie Sherratt, sees her interim appointment through the lens of a wealth of past experience and contemporary insights. In an interview that took place not long before she entered into the Alameda City Council Chambers on January 9th for her first School Board meeting since leaving as its President in 2015, Sherratt provided key perspectives on the province… [READ MORE].
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Important, Upcoming City Council Agenda Items and Review Of The City Council’s Gaza Ceasefire Vote, Local Slacking On Covid Vaccinations And Much More Audio Interview by Sarah Henry and Larry Freeman, summary by Larry Freeman LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW HERE AUDIO CONTENT SUMMARY: In this podcast, Alameda’s PIO, Sarah Henry, provides a forward look at pressing issues on The Council’s Jan 16th meeting agenda and reveals substantive detail about The Council’s non- approval of issuing formal position statements on the controversial Gaza Ceasefire… [READ MORE].
When they cast their ballots, Alameda voters will decide whether or not to approve what is called a “Replacement Parcel Tax” to combine and terminate two existing measures, A and B1, passed in 2016 and 2020 respectively. The Alameda Unified School District unanimously approved on November 14, 2023 the placing of parcel tax “Measure E” on the March 5, 2024 election ballot. Should it pass, Measure E will assess each residential and commercial “building area square foot” at $0.585, the… [READ MORE].
Recently Appointed Local Has Spent A Lifetime ‘At School’ In Alameda PART 1: A Bio Of Extraordinary Community Connectedness By Larry Freeman Margie Sherratt, Alameda’s newly appointed School Board Member, has a vast professional and personal lineage with Alameda Schools tracing back to her Kindergarten year at Alameda’s Franklin School over half a century ago. During her deep and wide journey across the many worlds of public education, the Alameda High graduate learned the ins and outs of Alameda schools from… [READ MORE].
Dec 2 Meeting Awash With Public Input On Hot Button Issue A video screenshot of the Jan. 2 meeting showing the four council members present during the heated hearing and open debate over a polarizing, controversial agenda item. The Alameda City Council deadlocked, 2-2 in the wee hours of January 3rd failing to agree on endorsement of a U.S. House Of Representatives Resolution calling for de-escalation and a ceasefire in “Israel and Palestinian Territories.” Before that matter failed to gain… [READ MORE].
Members To Decide Upon Mayor’s Draft Letter In Open Session On Jan 2 The Alameda City Council, in its January 2nd meeting, will look beyond the borders of The City and potentially take an on the record stand about an issue of grave national and international importance: whether or not to call for an “immediate ceasefire” in war ravaged Gaza. Israel’s retaliation for the Oct 7 Hamas attack and kidnapping of Israelis and others near the Gaza border draws daily… [READ MORE].
Local Shutterbugs’ Artful Entries As Mother Nature Provides The Lighting Mother nature didn’t make things easy for avid local photographers to take up the challenge of shooting Thompson Avenue’s holiday light and decoration extravaganza during the daytime before electricity enhanced their allure. Gray skies, punctuated by sometimes heavy rains, minimized the supply of Winter’s golden light that often enriches the festive eye candy of yards, windows and rooftops before the electricity powers on at dusk to light up the scene…. [READ MORE].
City Enters Into Negotiations With Radium Presents To Move Ambitious Project Forward A digital rendition of the stage and performers inside the imagined PAC. An ancient Chinese proverb holds, quite truly, that “the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” and Alameda’s Radium Presents organization took its first step in what will be a long trek indeed after The City Council approved an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with the group to one day build a gleaming, 500 seat… [READ MORE].
The “Wolf Project” Lured Purported Predator Into Their Set Trap PLEASE LISTEN TO THE POWERFUL AUDIO INTERVIEW WITH WOLF FOUNDER GABRIELLE HOPKINS HERE: The ever popular ‘Go to’ social media site was the one which the online predator used in this case. APD’s November arrest for alleged online solicitation of a minor by Alameda resident, David Baldwin Carlson, came as an important accomplishment to police, a community safety victory for Alameda residents and an absolute joy to Gabrielle Hopkins, the… [READ MORE].
Remote Public Comments, Live Animal Testing, Teacher Housing and Monetary Issues Also On Agenda A major focus of the City Council Dec. 19th meeting will center on whether or not to enter into an “Exclusive Negotiating Agreement” (ENA) to someday build a large, indoor Performing Arts Center (PAC) with “Little House Opera Inc.” local community arts and music enterprise. While many may not have heard of the entity’s formal business name, thousands of performers, event goers and vendors have enjoyed… [READ MORE].