Golf tourney to help Jets sports

Editor:

A heartfelt thank you goes to the committee for the second annual Encinal High School Alumni Golf Tournament held on May 12, at the Chuck Corica Golf Complex.

Approximately $11,000 was raised to support Encinal athletics. About $9,000 of the $11,000 will help defer our substantial athletic transportation budget. The remainder assisted our cheerleading and baseball programs.

The committee was led by Tim Marr and assisted by Mario and Wendy Mariani, Bill Westernoff, Ed Ramos, Joe Sherratt, Donny Peterson, and Marty Garchar who are all examples of Jet pride.

Thanks again! We will see you next year. Go Jets!

— Bill Sonneman

You've come a long way

Editor:

Your Alameda Sun has come a long way from the small, thin, rolled-up paper found stuck in bushes or lying all wet in the front yard of a few years ago, to the now fatter, folded paper with a lot of fun hometown news. Perseverance works.

I am very excited that you have developed a real estate and garden section.

Your Alameda Sun has the home-town feel that we want in Alameda: family events of births, travel, marriages and human-interest stories. Sometimes less is better; it's the quality, not the quantity.

My only complaint: not everyone receives the paper. If you get one on your doorstep, it's well worth reading, if you don't get the Alameda Sun, it is available at their office or you can subscribe.

— Joanne Broadbent

Concerned about crime

Editor:

About a year and a half ago, my husband and I moved to the beautiful shoreline in the city of Alameda. We are so happy to be here!

We see parents attending little league games, people helping others and just a general positive way of life that we truly appreciate.

The Alameda Police Department continues to do a wonderful job of maintaining a secure, safe home for us all, while working hard to ensure that crime is minimal. Thank you!

Indeed, they do have their hands full. Part of being a police officer in the city of Alameda means continuing to bring a sense of security to the people here, while working to prevent the high crime rate of Oakland from trickling into our city.

Lately, we've noticed a recent surge of activity in all areas of Alameda, specifically on Kittyhawk Drive.

Anyone who lives in the area can hear the daily routine of sirens and a show of police activity at a certain apartment building. Within the last month, we've seen graffiti on a vehicle, and a car that was completely stripped.

Kittyhawk Drive is known to be a very safe, quiet, family-oriented area, especially with a school nearby.

I understand the challenge of running the police department. Their job is to protect and serve. That means every single time they get a call, it is their duty to deal with it. Kudos to them for their hard work and patience!

As for those responsible for the daily visit of police, take responsibility for your way of life!

Many people leave Oakland and move to Alameda with hope of a better life. You cannot bring your routine of your previous home to our city and still expect a decent quality of life for yourselves — and the rest of us for that matter!

Don't expect to move to Alameda with your lifestyle of crime and expect the rest of us to accept it!

This is not Oakland!

— Melissa Stephens