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At Tuesday evening's city council meeting Mayor Beverly Johnson announced that the city is asking Alameda County District Attorney Nancy E. O'Malley to investigate councilwoman Lena Tam. Johnson said that Interim City Manager Ann Marie Gallant asked the city's outside counsel, Michael Colantuono of Colantuono & Levi, to investigate allegations that Tam violated the Brown Act by disclosing confidential information to SunCal, the Alameda firefighters' union, IAFF Local 689, as well as Alameda bloggers John Knox White and Lauren Do.