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December 15 , 2006

The following was a guest editorial by Alameda Public Utllities Board President Ann McCormick. It was published in the Alameda Journal on December 15th, 2006.
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October 18, 2006

Alameda's Public Utilities Board presented a check to the Alameda Education Foundation representing customer contributions to the Power Up for Learning program.
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October 4, 2006

Sandré Swanson, former Chief of Staff to Congresswoman Barbara Lee and candidate for the 16th California State Assembly District, joined Alameda Mayor Beverly Johnson, Alameda Public Utilities Board President Ann McCormick, and guests on a tour of Alameda Power & Telecom...
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October 4, 2006

AP&T announced an agreement with CBS Corporation to carry its area digital and high-definition broadcast signal...
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September 13, 2006

Alameda's Assistant City Manager David Brandt has announced the resignation of Ms. Valerie O. Fong from the position of General Manager of Alameda Power & Telecom, a department of the City of Alameda...
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August 2, 2006

Alameda Power & Telecom advises that, in order to minimize impacts on traffic and businesses, nighttime construction work has been scheduled on Park Street at Lincoln Avenue over the next 2 weeks...
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July 24, 2006

Despite record heat and warnings from State regulators, Alamedans are again in the enviable position of having secure power supplies and should not be subject to power curtailment measures or...
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June 28, 2006

Service to Alameda Power & Telecom cable television customers was interrupted briefly on the morning of June 28 due to a malfunction in an Emergency Alert system...
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May 31, 2006

Many residential electric bills to drop...
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April 3, 2006

Alameda P&T's public access channel 31 will be off the air Thursday, April 6 through Sunday, April 9...
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February 21, 2006

You know your body wants to do it, so stop making excuses and get in shape by turning on Alameda TV's Channel 31 at 7 am every weekday morning...
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January 30, 2006

An upgrade of Alameda P&T's customer information systems has resulted in temporary electric billing delays for some customers...
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January 20, 2006

Customers on Bay Farm Island lost power on January 20, 2006, when a distribution transformer failed...
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January 14, 2006

Approximately 3,500 electric customers lost power on January 14, 2006, due to the failure of a distribution cable...
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January 5, 2006

Cable and electric rates stay low in Alameda...
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November 9, 2005

Construction will begin on a showcase utility undergrounding project this coming Monday, November 14...
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October 31, 2005

Electric service to approximately 3,000 Alameda customers was interrupted Friday evening due to the attempted theft of copper cable or intentional vandalism of the Alameda Power & Telecom system...
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October 25, 2005

Beginning Saturday October 29th at 7:00 p.m., Channel 31 will begin a monstrous marathon of nine different horror films, each featuring an introduction by Vicki Vampyr, Alameda's Ghouly Girl of the Midnight Hour...
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October 18, 2005

Alameda Power & Telecom now has over 15,000 subscribers to its cable television and Internet services...
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October 17, 2005

All Alameda P&T electric customers lost power briefly the afternoon of Oct 15 due to a supply system malfunction outside Alameda...
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October 10, 2005

Channel 31 remains off the air, as an equipment upgrade continues...
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October 5, 2005

Channel 31 will be off the air on Thursday, October 6, for an equipment upgrade...
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August 10, 2005

Cable television and Internet service interruptions have been scheduled for early Friday morning, August 12, and for early Monday morning, August 15...
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July 28, 2005

Customers continue to report that their cable TV and Internet services have been cut without their authorization and transferred to Comcast...
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July 27, 2005

Some customers have reported that their cable TV and internet services have been cut without their authorization and transferred to Comcast...
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July 26, 2005

Alameda Power & Telecom has announced that, effective August 7, download speeds for almost all its Internet access services will increase, prices on its popular AlamedaNET Residential Lite will decrease, and an additional bundled pricing option will be available...
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July 21, 2005

It is unlikely that Alameda will be affected by the declaration of a Stage Two Electrical Emergency for Southern California....
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July 21, 2005

Alameda P&T will present encore cablecasts of The Don Roberts Show and Star Rover...
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July 11, 2005

Alameda Power & Telecom is pleased to announce that, beginning Monday, July 18, customers will have another 14 cable television channels from which to choose...
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May 24, 2005

The cause of limited, sporadic Internet service outages that affected AlamedaNET customers over the past few days has been identified and corrected...
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April 13, 2005

On April 27, Alameda's Public Utilities Board and Alameda Power & Telecom staff will host the third in its Clean Future Fund Speaker Series...
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April 7, 2005

Film Release a First in Community Disaster Preparedness...
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March 31, 2005

Alameda P&T adds FSN Bay Area to its HD lineup...
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March 10, 2005

Local service agency (Energy) Star-crossed!
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March 1, 2005

Alameda P&T receives Community Service/Resource Efficiency Award...
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February 22, 2005

Approximately 10,000 Alameda Power & Telecom electric customers lost power briefly yesterday afternoon due to a supply system malfunction outside Alameda....
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February 11, 2005

A fire on a utility pole at Taylor Avenue and Webster Street resulted in an outage affecting eight customers...
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January 19, 2005

Alameda P&T is to carry KTVU's and KICU's high definition programming...
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January 7, 2005

A brief interruption of service occurred at 9:40 a.m. today, when wind gusts pushed a palm frond into Alameda Power & Telecom lines...
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January 6, 2005

Many efforts have been made by the Alameda Unified School District and Alameda P&T to make our schools among the most energy-efficient anywhere...
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January 5, 2005

New Italian, Japanese and Vietnamese programming on Alameda Cable TV...
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December 9, 2004

The City of Alameda approved the second of two new contracts for new renewable power resources to be employed by Alameda P&T... ...
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December 9, 2004

A national distributor of compact fluorescent light bulbs has recalled about 158,000 of the lamps because of their potential to overheat and spark...
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December 6, 2004

Two power outages occurring Sunday morning both resulted from interference with Alameda Power & Telecom distribution facilities...
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October 21, 2004

The PUB has reappointed Commissioner Sebastian M. Baldassarre to serve on the board of the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA)...
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October 12, 2004

At its regular meeting Monday evening, the City of Alameda Public Utilities Board will consider acceptance of the final draft report, "Investigation into Municipal Solid Waste Gasification for Power Generation..."
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September 16, 2004

The final draft report, "Investigation into Municipal Solid Waste Gasification for Power Generation" will be submitted to the PUB at its meeting on October 18...
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August 7, 2004

Alameda Power & Telecom presents the world premiere of "Escape from Diabetes"...
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June 11, 2004

Ms. Juelle-Ann Boyer has been appointed as the City's Chief Financial Officer; concurrently, the City has announced the appointment of Mr. Robert J. Orbeta as Alameda Power & Telecom's new Administrative Services Manager...
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March 12, 2004

Alameda Power & Telecom has announced that it now has over 10,000 subscribers to its cable television and Internet services...
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February 26, 2004

Atypical weather causes atypical outages...
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February 23, 2004

Alameda's City Manager, James M. Flint, has announced the resignation of Ms. Junona A. Jonas from the position of General Manager...
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February 18, 2004

Alameda Power & Telecom and the Alameda Council PTA have joined in a new program that offers direct donations to local public school PTAs...
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February 11, 2004

Alameda Power & Telecom will receive a Community Service Award from the American Public Power Association...
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January 28, 2004

One of several falling shipping containers struck a utility pole and power lines this morning, resulting in a brief interruption of electric service.
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January 12, 2004

Alameda Power & Telecom is proud to sponsor the world premiere of "PlayBall! - Alameda's Sandlot Saga"...
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December 9, 2003

Tree causes outage...
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December 4, 2003

It's the holiday season and that means holiday shows on TV...
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October 21, 2003

Everyone loves a good, scary movie, especially around Halloween...
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September 17, 2003

Alameda Power & Telecom announces the launch of a unique new website focused on its public, educational, and government access channels...
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September 10, 2003

The City Council has confirmed the appointment of Mr. A. Charles Bangert as a Commissioner...
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July 21, 2003

The Public Utilities Board approved revised rates for most electric and telecommunications services...
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June 1, 2003

Alamedans will join together in celebrating Independence Day with our spectacular annual Mayor's Fourth of July Parade...
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May 14, 2003

Public Utilities Board Meeting rescheduled to May 21st ...
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April 18, 2003

Earth Day is based on the simple philosophy that ordinary people, acting together, can achieve...
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March 20, 2003

A fire on a utility pole was the cause of a power outage affecting approximately 2,000 Bay Farm Island customers Wednesday evening...
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February 5, 2003

Metallic balloons again were the culprits that caused an outage for 3,200 West End Alameda Power & Telecom customers at approximately 12:30 p.m. Wednesday...
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December 19, 2002

Alameda Power & Telecom is installing a third electric power line to Bay Farm Island from the main island of Alameda...
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September 17, 2002

Alameda Power & Telecom beats new state requirements for use of renewable power...
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July 11, 2002

Alameda Power & Telecom Switches to Biodiesel for Power Generators...
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July 3, 2002

Movie Sends High-Risk Message, Says Alameda Power & Telecom...
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June 6, 2002

Alameda Power &Telecom "Way Ahead" of State Goal for Green Power...
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Apr 2, 2002

Alameda Power & Telecom will host a series of community meetings on power supply alternatives, including possible development of a new, local power plant.
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Mar 15, 2002

Alameda Power & Telecom is sponsoring the installation of a solar photovoltaic (solar PV) system at Lincoln Middle School (LMS) in Alameda as a part of a larger educational endeavor developed specifically for Alameda students.
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Dec 20, 2001

NBC to be on Channel 3 in Alameda.
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Dec 6, 2001

Alameda Power & Telecom reports a fictitious survey is being taken.
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Dec 5, 2001

Alameda Power & Telecom will begin offering high-speed Internet service to residential customers in early 2002.
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Sep 19, 2001

Public Utilities Board President, Sebastian M. Baldassarre, will serve as the Power Agency Commissioner.
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Aug 28, 2001

Alameda Power & Telecom cable system installation continues on schedule.
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Aug 28, 2001

Alamedans can now pay their electric bills online.
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Jul 10, 2001

Public Utilities Board elects officers.
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Jul 2, 2001

Alameda Power & Telecom to launch new cable television and Internet service.
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Apr 18, 2001

Alameda Power & Telecom initiates power-management program to deal with power shortages.
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Apr 12, 2001

Alameda Power & Telecom commercial customer loan program tapped for economic development award.
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Mar 6, 2001

Alameda Public Utilities Board approves cable television rate schedule.
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Jan 12, 2001

Alameda electric-power users face minimal impact from utility crisis.
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