ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILWhile embattled Alameda City Manager Jill Keimach was dealing with the fallout of a potential illegal wiretapping charge earlier this month, she dropped a bombshell allegation against the island’s city attorney. Keimach alleged she consulted with Alameda City… Read More ›
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Alameda city attorney will ask City Council to refer Keimach taping case to D.A.
The Alameda City Council will discuss the possible termination of City Manager Jill Keimach on Monday night. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILA day after Alameda City Manager Jill Keimach admitted to unlawfully recording two councilmembers without their consent, Alameda City Attorney Janet… Read More ›
What We Know: Alameda City Manager Scandal — Keimach admits to recordings; later implicates city attorney
ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL ➤On Thursday, I reported for the East Bay Express that Alameda City Manager Jill Keimach secretly recorded a conversation between two Alameda councilemembers and, separately, a city department manager. An attorney representing Keimach denied she did anything… Read More ›
Alameda City Council approves independent probe into city manager’s interference claims
Over the shoulder of Assemblymember Rob Bonta, Alameda Mayor Trish Spencer, Council- members Malia Vella, Jim Oddie, and City Manager Jill Keimach duirng at a council meeting Tuesday. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILAccusations made by Alameda City Manager Jill Keimach earlier this… Read More ›
Alameda, citing sanctuary city policy, rejects federal grant
ALAMEDAMonths after Alameda became one of the first cities in the county to pass legislation declaring sanctuary city status, they now may be the first to reject a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. Last week, Alameda city… Read More ›
‘We have your back’: Alameda becomes a sanctuary city
A rally outside Alameda City Hall Tuesday in support of sanctuary city status attracted one protester displaying the photo of Kate Steinle, who was murdered by an undocumented immigrant last year in San Francisco. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL |Alameda is now a sanctuary city after… Read More ›
Alameda council files FPPC complaint over mystery campaign mailers
Alameda Councilmember Tony Daysog during the Dec. 6 council meeting. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL |Just weeks before Election Day, some Alameda voters received highly negative mailers against Councilmember Tony Daysog. However, the mailers equating Daysog to Donald Trump and accusing him… Read More ›
It’s 3am, do you know what the Alameda City Council is doing? City staff isn’t sure
Alameda Councilmember Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft reviewed the nine-hour Jan. 5 meeting and concluded she looked “punch drunk.” ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL | After more than five hours of public testimony at the Jan. 6 Alameda City Council meeting, Mayor Trish Spencer… Read More ›
Alameda mayor, councilman’s vote did not break the law, says city attorney
Alameda Mayor Trish Spencer and Councilmember Tony Daysog voted against funding its public safety pension trust fund angering unions. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL | Did Alameda Mayor Trish Spencer and Councilmember Tony Daysog break the law earlier this month when they voted… Read More ›
Alameda’s new mayor tosses a Hail Mary right out the gate
GO LARGE: Alameda Mayor Trish Spencer is showing signs of being a political risk-taker. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL | Alameda Mayor Trish Spencer upset her predecessor Marie Gilmore over one issue: stanching the pace of development on the island. When, in the… Read More ›
