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Category Archives: Quality of Life
Hold Your Applause
I don’t get it. We’re supposed to cheer when housing prices rise. Politicians and pundits look to rebounding housing prices as the gauge for a recovering economy. I don’t think so. A sustainable, stable housing market is what we should … Continue reading
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Tagged Alameda, housing prices
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Occupy the Message
The protest violence in Oakland on Saturday, January 29 was the last straw for me. I’ve had it with the impostors in Oakland spoiling the Occupy Movement’s message of economic injustice that millions of people identify with. Mayor Quan should … Continue reading
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Tagged Alameda, Occupy Oakland, Occupy Wall Street
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Firefighter Rescues Dog from Shorepoint Fire
Alameda firefighter Darren Brown walked through the crowd of onlookers asking if this was their dog. When no one claimed it, residents escorted him to the apartment manager’s office. Another resident standing next to me was not so fortunate, as … Continue reading
Tree Policy Roots
The loss on Park Street of 28 mature trees in one fell swoop on October 19 and 20 (and three more trees days later) is not only heart-wrenching, it shows how official city policy doesn’t always guide official city action. The … Continue reading
Alameda Occupies Wall Street – South Shore
Messages from Alameda’s Occupy Wall Street demonstration on Otis Drive at entrance to South Shore Shopping Center, November 1, 2011:
Chop Park Street, Fall Specials, Plenty of Tree Parking
Park Street getting back to its roots: Twenty-six trees were removed to make way for new street lights and parking meter pay stations/kiosks.
In Memoriam: Tree Grande, October 2011
At the corner of Park Street and Central Avenue in Alameda Two of Grande’s neighbors that were the last mature trees standing:
Alameda Occupies Wall Street – City Hall
Messages from Alameda’s Occupy Wall Street demonstration in front of city hall, October 18, 2011:
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Demand the Supply
You’d think if there was a demand for a product, someone would produce it. Not so when it comes to pickup trucks. Without fail, every auto mechanic who works on my 1993 half-ton Toyota pickup offers to buy it. When … Continue reading
“South Shore Center” is back!
Updated July 4. During the open comment period of the June 21 city council meeting, the manager for Alameda Towne Centre, Brad Wick, walked up to the podium to officially announce that the new owner, Jamestown Properties, listened to the … Continue reading
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