Alameda councilmembers met for five hours during a closed session in late January likely discussing the same item being heard Friday. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILAn independent inquiry into allegations made last October by Alameda City Manager Jill Keimach against unnamed councilmembers… Read More ›
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Alameda delays decision for more license-plate readers after disclosure of vendor’s ties to ICE
A proposal Tuesday night would have allowed installation of fixed-mounted license-plate readers near Alameda bridges and other exit points. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILA controversial proposal to install 13 Automated License-Plate Readers (ALPRs) mounted at fixed points around Alameda’s bridges and exit… Read More ›
Crime is up, raise the bridges! A classic Alameda trope returns with a high-tech spin
Alameda’s Park Street drawbridge. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL–PUBLIC COMMENT–Alameda Police Chief Paul Rolleri says the city is in the midst of a dramatic 30-year drop in crime. However, on Tuesday night he will ask the Alameda City Council to approve the… 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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Watch what you say: Plainclothes Alameda cops monitored renters during council meeting
Interim Alameda City Manager Liz Warmerdam made the initial call for plainclothes cops to monitor the Jan. 5 council meeting. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL | As renters and landlords filed through the large foyer leading into Alameda’s Kofman Auditorium on January… Read More ›
Alameda’s body camera policy may fall short on transparency
Alameda Police Chief Paul Rolleri ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL | When an Alameda police officer was accused three years ago of using excessive force that resulted in multiple arm fractures to a mentally ill man, footage from a body camera purchased… Read More ›
Alameda Chief on License Plate Readers: ‘I’m not Trying to Spy on Anyone’
Alameda Police Chief Paul Rolleri, above; a version of a patrol car-mounted automated license plate reader, below. ALAMEDA | PRIVACY | The often insular community of Alameda may soon have Automated License Plate Readers rapidly scanning automobiles passing through the island… Read More ›