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AN HISTORIC DAY FOR AN HISTORIC SHIP ON AN HISTORIC DAY

Alameda’s U.S.S. Hornet Aircraft Carrier Museum Hosts One Of A Kind, Record Event On Veterans Day This past Veterans Day aboard Alameda’s prized World War II Aircraft Carrier Museum, The U.S.S. Hornet, produced a unique, historic, banner day for the famed vessel, for the combined thousands of dignitaries, visitors and,  most importantly, Veterans who ascended the gangplank that day. The numbers aligned in remarkable ways, to make it an historic day for an historic ship on an historic day.  On… [READ MORE].

DOUBLE BARREL ARGUMENTS TARGET SLEEP DISRUPTION FROM OAKLAND AIRPORT EXPANSION

Two Letters Seek To Deliver Wake Up Call, Citing Substantial Deficiencies In Oakland’s Draft EIR The City Of Alameda and a long standing community group concerned about  Oakland Airport expansion plans, The  Citizens League for Airport Safety and Serenity  (CLASS),  aligned in common cause as each, separately and serendipitously, sharply challenged much of  Oakland Airport’s  (OAK)  Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR). The DEIR, along with the Alameda City Response Letter (CRL) and CLASS Response Letter (CLR) reveal a deep, data driven… [READ MORE].

ALAMEDA POLICE ARREST ONLINE CHILD EXPLOITATION SUSPECT

Intensive Investigation Of June Tip Leads To Apprehension Of Alleged Perpetrator A brief APD online posting reported that a suspect was taken into custody at his work place in Emeryville after evidence involving  “the sharing of explicit content and the maintaining of inappropriate online relations.” The suspect’s name was withheld, part of standard police procedure for an ongoing investigation. Thus far, their detective work has “has identified several of the users he was in communication with.,” without specifying whether those… [READ MORE].

STATE SUPREME COURT REJECTS LOCAL’S APPEAL TO INVALIDATE ALAMEDA SCHOOL PARCEL TAX MEASURE

High Court Declines To Hear Case, Upholding August Appeals Court Ruling The California State Supreme Court dealt a fatal blow to local resident Leland Traiman’s cause to nullify AUSD’s parcel tax Measure A, by letting stand a California First District, Division 5 Court Of Appeals ruling that the tax did not create “different effective tax rates for different properties.” Had he prevailed, AUSD General Fund revenues which the district listed as just over  $154.5 million for Fiscal Year 2023-4 would… [READ MORE].

CROOK HAS A MOST EXTRAORDINARY NIGHT ABOARD THE USS HORNET

Burglar Breaks In, Steals Merchandise, Falls Asleep and Leaves In Handcuffs In the wee morning hours aboard a renowned warship, which provides no small measure of stories about ghosts and other haunted things,  strange sounds emanated from a rattling door handle to a stateroom on board Alameda’s USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier. No one should have been there. Not on that day; Not at that time; Not in that place. But for Faye Navarro, sound asleep in her stateroom bunk,  there… [READ MORE].

CITY COUNCIL AUDIO OVERVIEW FOR MONTH OF OCTOBER WITH SARAH HENRY, ALAMEDA’S  PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER

Ms. Henry Recaps Major Policy Decisions Considered or Enacted By Council And Tells How You Can Have Your Voice Heard By The City Council Listen To Her Recap  Here: —————— SUMMARY OF COUNCIL MATTERS COVERED IN THIS AUDIO  SEGMENT (in order of presentation): All members of the public are welcome to speak at Council Meetings, especially Alameda Youth. Procedures On How to Speak before The Council. A brief look at City Council protocols and rules of order. Various Council Proclamations… [READ MORE].

NEW VIDEO EVIDENCE SHOWS LAST KNOWN WHEREBOUTS OF WOMAN FOUND DEAD UNDER HARBOR BAY BRIDGE

APD Asks Public For Help In Determining Her Full  Path Of Travel Alameda Police Lieutenant, Alan Kuboyama, provided new details, including the last spot Alameda resident Desiree “Lisa” Huey was seen before she was found dead in the waters directly under the Bay Farm Island Bridge on October 17th. In a phone interview with Alameda Neighborhoods News, Kuboyama said that at this time, “We don’t believe there was foul play,” and that the Alameda County Coroner’s office is currently conducting… [READ MORE].

APD AND ALAMEDA COUNTY CORONER CONFIRM DEATH OF MISSING PERSON

Tragic Finding On Death Of Desiree (Lisa) Huey By Larry Freeman, based on APD Social Media Releases An APD missing persons report, published on the Department’s Social Media page and on various online platforms as Facebook on Oct 14, ended with the tragic discovery that the person, Alameda resident Desiree (Lisa) Huey, was dead. A caller, unidentified by Alameda Police, informed them at 12:55 pm on Tuesday, Oct 17th, that a “possible person” had been spotted in the water near… [READ MORE].

CITY RAKES OAKLAND AIRPORT EXPANSION DRAFT EIR

Revised Response Letter Calls Plan Outcome “Not Acceptable” After the city ordered staff to markedly overhaul a fact feeble Draft Response Letter  (DRL) by unanimous Alameda City Council vote in the late hours of Oct 3, City Staff worked feverishly to identify and put under contract a number of scientific and policy experts in the field. Vice Mayor Tony Daysog, in an Alameda City e mail post, referred to the first DRL as embracing too much of an “accommodating stance”… [READ MORE].

ONE NIGHT PROVIDES WINDOW INTO HOW CAR THIEVES ROLL

Police Respond Quickly, But Criminals Still Manage To Flee Alameda With A Haul, as Locals Fume In Frustration At least two alleged car thieves roving the streets of Alameda from around one to six   a.m. on Saturday, Sept 30, left town in the same stolen vehicle in which they arrived, along with at least one, felony level item of stolen property. Details of that night’s events provide insight into some of the tactics the crooks use as well as their… [READ MORE].