Voters May Finally Get Another Chance to Consider Measure A
Momentum builds to ask voters in November to consider repealing the Nixon-era housing limits.
March 9, 2020
Eric Levitt Brings Stability to Alameda
So far, Alameda’s newest city manager, Eric Levitt, seems to be bringing stability to city government after his controversial predecessor.
February 18, 2020
Brigette Lundy-Paine’s Acting Dreams Are Coming True
The former Alamedan is a rising star and a non-binary role model.
February 7, 2020
The Stigma of Pot Charity Is Fading
More nonprofits are welcoming contributions from cannabis businesses.
December 12, 2019
Kingmaker Jeff Del Bono Hands Off His Scepter
The former president of the firefighters union, the person most responsible for Alameda’s progressive tilt, surrenders his post to Patrick Corder.
June 3, 2019
A Measure of a Community’s Compassion
The Alameda City Council wants to turn a piece of land near Crab Cove into a center that helps homeless people. But neighbors have forced a special election to block it.
March 1, 2019
Alamedans Led the Battle Against Trump
Helmed by longtime Island resident Doug Linney, the group Flip the 14 helped Democrats win seven GOP-controlled House seats in California and a majority in Congress.
February 4, 2019
A Blue Wave Swept Across the Island
In November, a progressive supermajority led by new councilmember John Knox White and new mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft sailed into in City Hall.
January 1, 2019
Nancy Skinner Is the 2018 East Bay Person of the Year
The Democratic state Senator from Berkeley is a difference-maker. She gets big things done, from criminal justice reform to building more housing and helping slow climate change.
December 31, 2018
Recall as a Cudgel
In Alameda, recall efforts have often been used to attack the city’s progressive elected officials, particularly women and people of color.
August 1, 2018
