City and county tackle health disparity

Schools and youth programs can reduce health problems in children by giving them tools to overcome poverty and to build a positive sense of their futures, an Alameda County health official told a gathering of school, police and social service people Thursday.
Tony Iton, director of the Alameda County Department of Public Health, presented a study [...]

Local Government

Local Politics and Development
Mayor: Beverly Johnson
510 747-4701
bjohnson@ci.alameda.ca.us
City Manager
Debra Kurita
City of Alameda
2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Room 320
Alameda, CA 94501
Deputy City Manager
Lisa Goldman
Phone: (510) 747-4700
City Attorney
Teresa L. Highsmith,
Phone: (510) 747-4750
City has Council-Manager form of government since 1916.
City Council appoints City Manager

Police

Alameda Police Department
1555 Oak St.
Alameda, CA 94501
Chief Walter Tibbet
Office:
Florence Lopez
510-337-8323
Alameda County District Attorney
Tom Orloff
Alameda County District Attorney’s Office
Branch Head: Ann Diem
Courts:
Alameda CourtHouse
2233 Shoreline Drive
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 763-9282

At a monthly meeting, artists talk shop

It was less than an inconspicuous group that gathered Thursday night at Speisekemer Restaurant in Alameda.
At one side of a wooden table at the German-themed bar well-known photographer Bill Owens talked earnestly with other photographers. Between sips of beer and espresso, other artists called out complements over someone’s handmaid jewelry.
From visual artists to gallery owners, [...]

Schools and Youth in Alameda:

1. When was the first day of public school? Sept. 4, 2007
2. List address, main phone number, web site for public schools web site:
a. Alameda Unified School District
2200 Central Ave., Alameda, Ca., 94501,
510-337-7060
b. http://www.alameda.k12.ca.us

Tube closing

The Webster St. Tube will be closed Sept. 20 from 10:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. for paving repairs. Check out the city’s website.

Talker issues

Alameda is in the midst of change. There is opportunity to develop, possibly altering parts of the island city. Demographics are also shifting–while many left after the Naval Air Station closed in 1997, there are others coming into the city. Development and Education are the two areas where these changes are taking place.

Demographic Profile

The City of Alameda is said to be the geographic center for the San Francisco Bay Area region. It is an island city, encompassing 11 square miles and is connected to the mainland with three bridges to Oakland, and two one-way tunnels. Another bridge connects to Bayfarm Island, north of the Oakland Airport. According to [...]

Peanut Butter Jam

West Alameda’s Peanut Butter Jam Sept. 10-11
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Free and open to the public.

Meetings

AUSD Board of Education Meeting
Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at 6:30 p.m.
Alameda City Hall
City Council Meeting
Tuesday, September 18, 2007 7:30 pm
Alameda City Hall
Planning Board Meeting
Monday, September 24, 2007 7:00 pm
Alameda City Hall
Transportation Commission
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 7:30 pm
Alameda City Hall