Community Information

Community Blog

What I'm trying to accomplish on the Community Blog is fairly ambitious. Every single client I asked told me that contractor referrals would be the most useful information that I could provide on my web site. I thought it was a great idea.

With the built-in blogging functionality my web hosting provider has built in, it's a fairly straight forward proposition. I've added a few categories but I need your comments to keep the reviews/referrals going!

If you think this is a good idea, help it grow! Tell everyone you know about it. 

Community Calendar

I've added a community calendar of events that you can add events to! If you know of a special event or any fun things to do in Alameda, you can add them to my calendar. Simply use the Add Calendar Event page to contribute! I'll be acting as gatekeeper, so the entry won't be immediate, but it will appear (or I'll contact you with questions) within 12 hours, usually sooner. I'll send you an email when it has been posted.

Community Reports

Boy, am I glad I didn't have to program this bit. I think it's great! Enter a zip code (optionally, enter a second zip code to compare the two) and click the "View Community Report" button. Bada-bing, you've got the stats everyone wants to know, complete with graphs.

Try it out. Once you've spent too much time figuring out if your home town is richer than your partner's home town, click on the "School Information" tab. Zing, you've got an interactive map of all the schools in the zip code.