Alameda Police Chief Michael Noonan ALAMEDA | Police Chief Michael Noonan is retiring after 27 years at the department. Noonan leaves his post June 1, but stays on as a consultant until his replacement is named sometime later this year…. Read More ›
Crown Beach
Judge: ‘No Moral Blame’ On Alameda Public Safety Officials For Not Averting Drowning
ALAMEDA | The death of Raymond Zack on a bright Memorial Day in 2011 brought unwanted national shame upon the island community of Alameda when it became clear members of the police and fire department sat idly and watched the… Read More ›
Answers In the Crown Beach Drowning Hard To Come By As Alamedans Press Public Safety
ALAMEDA | Oct. 12, 2011 | The former state fire chief hired earlier this year to investigated the tragic drowning of Alameda resident Raymond Zack faulted the city’s public safety agencies for its inaction and institutional jealousy, but failed to shed new light… Read More ›
Report Finds Alameda Fire Failed to Say Water Rescue Program No Longer Existed Before Drowning
Sept. 30, 2011 | A long-awaited report investigating the drowning of an Alameda resident at Crown Beach last Memorial Day forcefully criticized the city’s fire and police department as disorganized in their response and woefully unaware of each others policies… Read More ›
Alameda Mayor Gilmore Returns Check From Non-Profit
As a non-profit the Alameda Boys & Girls Club is forbidden from making campaign contributions, but its executive director put the organization in hot water when it gave Mayor Marie Gilmore financial support last May to help retire her campaign debt.The paltry… Read More ›
Despite Call For Inquiry, Alamedans Still Angry Over Crown Beach Death
CITY COUNCIL GETS AN EARFUL; RESIDENTS CALL FOR OUTSIDE INVESTIGATION, HALT TO FIRE/POLICE UNION NEGOITATIONSBy Steven Tavaressteven.tavares@eastbaycitizen.comFollow @eastbaycitizen on twitter Alameda is finding the death of Raymond Zack very difficult to fathom as firefighters and police officers watched and did nothing to… Read More ›
