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Homes for seniors, disabled made safer through city program

Jess Anderson
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - 12:05am

The Alameda Fire Department and the Community Development Department have partnered to fund a citywide Safety and Accessibility Modification Program, a fire and fall safety program that aims to keep Alameda's seniors and disabled people safer in their homes.

Since 2009 the program, whose target population is low-income disabled people and seniors ages 62 and older, has served more than 300 Alamedans and has employed numerous licensed contractors to complete the work. Read more >> about Homes for seniors, disabled made safer through city program

Connecticut shootings restart school safety discussion

Michele Ellson
Monday, January 14, 2013 - 12:05am

Last month’s shootings at a Connecticut elementary school have spurred fresh questions about whether schools should be doing more to keep students safe, though local schools officials say they're confident they're doing the right things.

School safety experts are saying that while it may not be possible to stop a determined attacker, many lives could be saved if the appropriate training, staffing and safety controls are in place. Read more >> about Connecticut shootings restart school safety discussion

Basic safety measures lacking at some Alameda schools

Michele Ellson
Monday, January 14, 2013 - 12:01am
Edison School's features include this ungated entrance.

Photos by Michele Ellson. Click photo for complete slideshow.

Hundreds of the Alameda Unified School District’s youngest charges are on wide-open school campuses where some basic security measures aren’t being followed, visits to three of Alameda’s elementary schools showed this week.

“Sadly, it is not surprising at all,” school security expert Ken Trump said when presented with the results of the reporter’s visits. Read more >> about Basic safety measures lacking at some Alameda schools

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