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Welcome to this week’s edition of The Broad Brush, your 60-second headline review. Here’s what happened on the Island this week.
Alameda schools officials are crediting new, more progressive discipline policies for a drop in suspensions and expulsions. The district has implemented restorative justice programs at Alameda, Encinal and Island high schools that focus on repairing the damage a student has done, instead of just punishing students for doing something wrong.
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Wed, Mar 5, 2014
New assumptions about how long public workers will live, what they’ll earn and when they’ll retire are expected to mean bigger pension bills for the City of Alameda.
Wed, Mar 5, 2014
Alameda Music Project (AMP) is a tuition-free, after school music education program currently piloting at Maya Lin School.
Wed, Mar 5, 2014
The Alameda Point Collaborative still has spaces available in its Farm2Market community supported agriculture spring subscription program.
Tue, Mar 4, 2014
Managers of Alameda’s Harbor Bay and Main Street ferry services and city officials are hosting a pair of public hearings this month to gauge riders’ interest in increasing service and to collect the community’s thoughts on ways to improve access to both terminals.
Tue, Mar 4, 2014
The city will likely soon be seeking a firm to build a long-desired Shore Line Drive bikeway that staffers say will offer a safer route and bay views to cyclists traversing a 1.8-mile stretch of the Island.
Tue, Mar 4, 2014
It is now officially an epidemic. Wherever one goes to a restaurant - low cost, middle range or high end - the wait staff has taken to referring to their patrons as “guys.”
Mon, Mar 3, 2014
Alameda schools officials are crediting new, more progressive discipline policies for a drop in suspensions and expulsions.
Mon, Mar 3, 2014
I came to fully understand the process of entering midlife when I researched, reflected, and wrote my dissertation. And the awareness that others shared the same experience was validating and clarifying. Hopefully this writing is helping others achieve the same appreciation.
Mon, Mar 3, 2014
The Alameda Health Care District Board of Directors meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5 in the Dal Cielo Conference Room at Alameda Hospital, 2070 Clinton Avenue.
