It doesn’t take a genius to know Alameda needs fewer cars on the streets and more affordable housing. Unfortunately, the Transportation Commission, Planning Board, Mayor Ashcraft, and Councilmember Vella can’t/don’t/won’t do the math.

After Hitler was defeated and the Russians came through Berlin and devastated it with widespread murders and sexual assaults, everyone in Germany still alive was starving, dying in the streets for lack of anything to eat. If you had a job, you could eat. If not, you starved and died.

Time to get those vaccines
The arrival of fall brings crisp weather and colorful leaves, but also some illnesses you’ll want to avoid. I asked two local physicians what advice they were giving their patients this season. Here’s what I learned.

When I worked on Wall Street and made money, my stockbroker would ask me to hear presentations by people in high places who wanted to sell me sure-fire investments.

The American Public Power Association (APPA) recognizes the first week in October as Public Power Week, which highlights the benefits of public power that 2,000 not-for-profit, community-owned electric utilities across the United State

My fellow Alamedans, we have once again crossed off that day on the calendar when the Alameda Sun celebrates its birthday. The Sun staff continue bringing you a compilation of interesting and Alameda items every week.

By way of background, from 2011-2016 I was the harbor master of the Alameda Marina. At that time the estuary was inundated with anchor-outs, 40-50, a real Waterworld. Our marina suffered considerable crime, primarily the theft of outboard motors from dry stored vessels.

Respect is defined as “esteem or deferential regard felt or shown.”

I am aware that some believe certain individuals or groups of people should be automatically treated with respect. I find myself questioning this belief.

Spring 2023 marked a new beginning for Fred — buying his first house and finally moving into it. Little did he know that, just a few months later, his house would be the subject of an elaborate rental scam that’s becoming more common these days.

As a former community prosecutor in Oakland, and as a retired sergeant with the San Francisco Police Department, we are deeply invested in community safety. That requires that we identify and foster solutions to the criminal justice system’s many fundamental issues and flaws.