Now former Alameda city manager Jill Keimach settled for a $900,000 payout this week, but she was asking for me, including having taxpayers pay for any potential criminal defense
Jim Oddie
Will ALAMEDA city manager appear for special open session job evaluation?
At late hour, city does not know whether Keimach will show up tonight (UPDATE) Whether or not an unusual Alameda City Council special open session Tuesday night intended to allow embattled Alameda City Manager Jill Keimach a chance to publicly… Read More ›
Additional revelations from Alameda’s investigative report on council interference
ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILA long-awaited investigative report from Southern California Attorney Michael Jenkins released Wednesday night found Alameda Councilmember Jim Oddie violated the City Charter by sending a letter of recommendation for the firefighters union-preferred candidate to the city manager while… Read More ›
Alameda investigator finds Oddie violated charter, also says specific section needs revisions
Despite a number of explosive allegations, the report found Jim Oddie’s violation occurred after he sent a letter of recommendation for the fire chief candidate favored by the firefighters. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILAlameda Councilmember Jim Oddie was found to have violated… Read More ›
What to expect from Alameda investigator’s report on City Council interference
Alameda’s report on council interference is scheduled to be released on Wednesday. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILIt’s been six months since the Alameda City Council hired an independent investigator to probe a number of claims laid out by Alameda City Manager Jill… Read More ›
Alameda set to give city attorney a 2-year contract extension
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 ›
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 manager secretly recorded meeting with two councilmbers
Jill Keimach ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILAlameda City Manager Jill Keimach surreptitiously recorded a conversation with two Alameda councilmembers at a meeting that is at the center of the city’s on-going political scandal. Over the course of the city’s nearly six-month investigation… Read More ›
John Knox White is running for Alameda City Council
John Knox White is the first to officially enter the race for Alameda City Council. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL–ELECTION 2018–John Knox White, a well-known city activist and former Alameda Planning Board member, is the first to officially declare their candidacy for… Read More ›
At 11 p.m. sharp, Alameda council meeting abruptly adjourns with no decision on ballot measure
ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILAs the clock inched toward 11 p.m. Tuesday night, Alameda councilmembers not only were concentrating on a decision whether to place a $95 million bond measure on the June ballot, they were also racing against time. The city’s… Read More ›
A five-hour Alameda City Council closed session with no explanation, only speculation
A special closed session Alameda City Council meeting started at 3:30 p.m. last Tuesday and ended at 8:25 p.m. What did they talk about? ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILFor nearly five hours last Tuesday the Alameda City Council sat in a special… Read More ›
Bereft of housing, Alameda City Council sinks 589-unit housing development for now
The Alameda City Council put on hold Tuesday a proposed 589-unit Encinal Terminals project on the Northern Waterfront. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILIn a city that has long resisted meeting minimum state standards for the creation of new housing, the Alameda Council Tuesday… Read More ›
Alameda police chief leads a chorus of support for embattled city manager
ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILAlameda Police Chief Paul Rolleri added another level of intrigue to the on-going controversy stemming from the hire of a new fire chief Tuesday night when he lead a group of city department heads in standing in support… Read More ›
Alamedans will vote on landlord-backed rent measure in 2018
A petitioner on Park Street in Alameda last July seeking a signature for a landlords- backed ballot measure. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILOver the past 18 months, Alameda has seen a number of rent-related ballot measures come and go. Some, like two… 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 ›
A potential Alameda City Charter crisis again flares over mayor’s latest planning board picks
Alameda Mayor Trish Herrera Spencer’s future planning board nominations might face indefinite uncertainty. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILAlameda may be in the midst of a City Charter crisis. Earlier this week, two of Alameda Mayor Trish Herrera Spencer‘s nominations to the influential Planning… Read More ›
Alameda Councilman says Impeachment march gives Congress confidence to oust President Trump
IMPEACHMENT MARCH Alameda Councilmember Jim Oddie addressing marchers in San Francisco July 2 in support of impeaching President Donald Trump. PHOTOS/Zac Goldstein By Keegan Tatum and Zac Goldstein As an estimated 2,000 people began their march down the Embarcadero, an… Read More ›
City Council support for cannabis in Alameda is building
Alameda Mayor Tish Herrera Spencer ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILThe push for cannabis dispensaries and cultivation facilities in recent years in Oakland and San Leandro has long eluded Alameda where a moratorium has made the burgeoning industry a non-starter in local politics…. Read More ›
Alameda landlords file charter amendment petition, possible second ballot measure
Alameda Councilmember Jim Oddie at a pro-renters rally at City Hall on June 16. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILOver the past weeks, as a wave of unruly signature-gatherers from outside of Alameda have been pushing a landlord-backed petition to roll back just… Read More ›
Tony Daysog is running for the Alameda City Council next year
Tony Daysog served on the Alameda City Council from 1996-2006 and 2012-2016. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILTony Daysog has won some and lost some during his time in Alameda politics. He’s run for mayor and even Congress two years ago in a… Read More ›
Cannabis industry coming to Alameda?
ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILAlameda is surrounded now by municipalities in Oakland and San Leandro that are taking full advantage of the highly-profitable cannabis industry in their cities, not to mention the potential windfall of new tax revenues that may follow. Based on a council referral… Read More ›
‘The time for Just Cause is now’: Alameda is poised to enact stronger tenant protections
Alameda renters rallying last fall for greater tenant protections. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILDuring a Alameda City Council meeting in April, island renters thought they were nearing approval for one of their top objectives over the past two years, enacting Just Cause… Read More ›
With a backlog of uninspected buildings, Alameda reinstates dormant Fire Prevention Bureau
ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILAgainst the backdrop of two tragic and potentially avoidable building fires in Oakland, the Alameda City Council approved funding to reinstate a Fire Prevention Bureau that was gutted seven years ago due to budget constraints due to the… Read More ›
[VIDEO] You’ve Got Blackmail: Alameda councilman calls out tenant advocate for sending him terse email during meeting
ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILhttps://alameda.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=6&clip_id=1954&starttime=20928&stoptime=21224&autostart=0&embed=1 Any parent or police officer will tell you nothing good ever happens after midnight. In Alameda, council meetings like last Tuesday’s, which bled into the early morning hours, went seriously haywire. In this case, when Councilmember Jim… Read More ›
No cause evictions nearly banned by Alameda City Council
Alameda renters groups at a rally before Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILAlameda’s new progressive city council majority fell a vote short early Wednesday morning of banning evictions without cause, an issue hotly-debated by island voters during last… Read More ›
Alameda City Council to take up resolution calling for Trump’s impeachment
Rosemary Jordan, a member of Alameda4Impeachment, addressing the Alameda City Council last Tuesday. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILWhen a few members of the public this week pressed the Alameda City Council to pass a resolution calling for the impeachment of President Trump,… Read More ›
Alameda halts new investments with Wells Fargo
Alameda uses Wells Fargo for its operating accounts and owns three securities. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILWells Fargo has been under fire from state legislatures, including California, and numerous cities, namely Seattle, for it role in a systemic bank account scandal affecting… Read More ›
Trump to punish sanctuary cities with loss of federal money; Oakland could lose $130m
President Trump’s executive order also restarts the “Secure Communities” law enforcement program that was discontinued in 2014. SANCTUARY CITIES President Trump’s executive order Wednesday seeking to punish sanctuary cities by halting federal grants could effect several East Bay cities, including Oakland which… Read More ›
