City of Alameda hires IT manager as department’s new director
ALAMEDA
Alameda City Manager Jennifer Ott has selected Demetrius Cagampan to serve as the city’s information technology (IT) director. Demetrius Cagampan has served as the city’s IT manager for five years, overseeing all aspects of the city’s IT operations and brings more than 20 years of extensive experience in IT.
“Demetrius brings a robust background in IT infrastructure, operations and cybersecurity, in both the private and public sectors, which he will utilize to bolster the capabilities of the city’s IT infrastructure, streamline operations, enhance cybersecurity measures and support all city operations,” Ott said.
Cagampan will report to Ott and work closely with all departments and members of the city’s executive team. The IT Department serves the Alameda community by exploring, developing, implementing and supporting effective and innovative use of technology through teamwork, collaboration, innovation and accountability.
“I’m incredibly honored to be named as the city’s new IT Director and look forward to building a strong, innovative IT platform that best serves the city and its residents and businesses,” Cagampan said.
— city of Alameda
St. Joseph student interns with Bank of America program
Oakland resident Carrie Truong, an incoming senior at Alameda’s St. Joseph Notre Dame High School, is in the middle of a prestigious eight-week paid summer internship as part of the Bank of America Student Leaders program.
Truong and four other San Francisco and East Bay Student Leaders are working with Junior Achievement of Northern California, focusing on helping bring financial education to more local youth.
Truong is a first-generation American fluent in Vietnamese and was the first student at her high school to go to state and national speech competitions. Her passion for science also landed her a long-term internship focused on radiation and oncology at Stanford University.
This is the 20th anniversary of Bank of America’s Student Leaders program, which was launched in the East Bay in 2004 to provide teens with work skills. The program’s capstone is a weeklong leadership summit in Washington, D.C., with 300 other Student Leaders from across the nation.
— Bank of America
‘World’s Largest Bounce House’ coming to city’s West End
The Big Bounce America 2024 tour is bringing the bounciest, most action-packed experience of the year to Alameda, for four weekends at Alameda Point.
Featuring “The World’s Largest Bounce House,” the Big Bounce America is the biggest touring inflatable event in the world and includes seven massive inflatable attractions: the newly expanded 24,000 square-foot “World’s Largest Bounce House;” the brand-new deep sea foam party inflatable OctoBlast; the incredible 900-plus-foot-long obstacle course The Giant; the customized sports arena Sport Slam; and the unique, three-piece, space-themed wonderland airSPACE.
It will be on the city’s West End at 1450 Viking St. on Alameda Point in Alameda on weekends Aug. 3-25. For tickets and details online, visit thebigbounceamerica.com/event/bay-area.
— Big Bounce America
Hornet to celebrate role Saturday in Apollo 11 moon landing
Join the USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum on Saturday to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing and the Hornet’s role in the recovery of the mission’s astronauts when they splashed back down on Earth.
Attendees will learn about the most important historical achievement of the 20th century and have fun with their whole family. The USS Hornet is the largest surviving artifact of the Apollo program and has an award-winning Apollo exhibit on board. Their collections include a SeaKing Helicopter, an Apollo capsule and a mobile quarantine facility.
The main stage will feature a presentation by keynote speaker Lee Steinke, who will lead a panel discussing the Apollo program’s impact on science and technology. Panelists include Brendan Swanik, Tina Ghataore & Hannah O’Brien. In addition, the Hornet will have Clancy Hatleberg, the underwater demolition team leader who was the first person on Earth to greet the Apollo 11 astronauts after they splashed down. For details online, visit uss-hornet.org/calendar/splashdown-55-apollo-11-anniversary.
— USS Hornet
City’s minimum wage increased to $17 an hour as of July 1
The city of Alameda’s minimum wage increased to $17 an hour on July 1 (the state’s required minimum wage may be higher in some instances). The minimum wage applies to all employers and employees who work two hours or more a week within the city’s boundaries.
The city will publish an official minimum wage bulletin that informs employees of this year’s new minimum wage requirement and their rights. Employers must post the official minimum wage bulletin in a conspicuous place at each workplace or job site in the city of Alameda.
Employers are required to post the official minimum wage bulletin in English. This notice should also be posted in the second most spoken language by employees. The official minimum wage bulletin is available for downloading online at bit.ly/45R6CHJ. Printed copies are also available at the Community Development Department in Room 205 on the second floor of Alameda’s City Hall West at 950 West Mall Square.
— Downtown Alameda Business Association
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