ALAMEDA
Alameda County’s registrar of voters election results Wednesday show Alameda’s March 5 school parcel tax Measure E, which renews and extends the city’s two current school parcel taxes, heading for an apparent win.
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“The results still aren’t final. We believe there are at least several thousand more ballots to be counted,” Pasquale Scuderi, the Alameda Unified School District’s superintendent, said in a Tuesday statement. “But with a 75.45% approval rating — the highest percentage of ‘yes’ votes that an AUSD parcel tax has ever received — it would be nearly impossible to lose at this point.”
Scuderi said Measure E’s nearly certain passage now is an enormous relief to AUSD leadership, as the district would face devastating losses of programs and personnel without it. For the latest election results, visit acgov.org/rovresults/251 online.
“We will hold off on making an official announcement until the registrar of voters ‘certifies’ the vote, meaning it takes step to ensure that the count of ballots and reckoning of votes is complete and accurate, which typically takes several weeks,” he said.
— AUSD
City’s eighth annual Youth Career & Job Fair on March 27
The city of Alameda and Alameda Unified School District are hosting their eighth annual Alameda Youth Career & Job Fair from 1 to 4 p.m. March 27 to connect Alameda’s future workforce with employers and career training opportunities.
Taking place in the gymnasium of Encinal Junior and Senior High School at 210 Central Ave. in Alameda, this annual event is an excellent opportunity for local employers to meet talented students who are eager to apply the skills they learn in the classroom to practical work experience. More than 600 students attended last year’s event.
Free and open to all high school students in Alameda, the Job Fair has expanded every year to include more than 40 employers, city-sponsored internships, trade organizations, educational institutions and a wide range of summer opportunities.
A resume help desk is available for students seeking guidance on how to format or update their resumes. Students who bring a resume are eligible to enter a raffle.
Employers and organizations offering summer jobs/educational opportunities can register for a free table online at bit.ly/3TyOrBN or by emailing Eric Fonstein with the city of Alameda at efonstein@alamedaca.gov or the AUSD’s Felicia Vargas at fvargas@alamedaunified.org. Employers are asked to register this week by Friday.
Learn how to switch from gas at Home Electrification Fair
The benefits of switching from gas to electric can be enormous — including long-term savings, safer air and cutting your climate footprint by using 100% clean electricity from Alameda Municipal Power (AMP).
Join officials with the city of Alameda from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Faction Brewing on Alameda Point for the Island’s first Home Electrification Fair. Learn from electrification professionals and Alameda residents who have gone all-electric about how to electrify your home, which appliances to electrify and what government rebates and tax credits you can earn.
Admission is free, and organizers will raffle off climate-friendly gifts, city of Alameda swag, Faction Brewing beers and a portable induction burner that plugs into a standard 110-volt outlet.
The fair is organized and sponsored by the Alameda chapter of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby, the city of Alameda, Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda (CASA) and Alameda Municipal Power. Faction Brewing is at 2501 Monarch St. on Alameda Point in Alameda. For details online, visit alamedaca.gov/efair.
Apply by March 22 for Special Events Grant Pilot Program
The city of Alameda is accepting community applications for the Special Events Grant Pilot Program. With a focus on public safety, environmental stewardship and city services, this grant program is designed to support nonprofit events that include closures of city streets or sidewalks or require city services on the days of the events.
The deadline to apply is March 22. Eligible funding categories include police security, paramedic presence, development of traffic control plans and traffic sign rental, among others. All events must take place between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025.
The maximum grant amount is $20,000, and $135,359 is available in this round of funding. For more information or to download an application, visit bit.ly/3ONtVuD online. For questions, email Amanda Gehrke, a special projects manager with the city of Alameda, at agehrke@alamedaca.gov.
— city of Alameda
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