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Alameda Votes B Down

Like King Belshazzar of Babylon in the Book of Daniel, SunCal saw the proverbial writing on the wall the night before voters went to the polls on Tuesday.

In a press release issued on Monday, Feb. 1, David Soyka, SunCal's vice-president for public affairs said that "despite a vigorous and intensively executed Yes on Measure B campaign, recent polling suggests that the initiative will not secure enough votes to pass on Feb. 2."

Cheesesteak Champ Chomps Three One-Pounders with no Upchucks

At the end of Yo! Philly's First Annual Cheesesteak Eating Competition Jan. 31, the indomitable spirit of Rocky Balboa prevailed. The meaty and delicious Rocky Balboa cheesesteak sandwich — one pound of grilled steak, onions, peppers and Cheese Wiz — eaten in mass quantities for 45 minutes, reduced seven brave men to quivering, queasy, quaky hunks of over-stuffed man-flesh.

The competition was a study in the ineffable nature of the human spirit. At the beginning of the event, all of the competitors shared the attitude of contestant Derek Wilde;

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    California, Nevada, Hawaii Kiwanis Governor Roy Tally recently presented Alameda Kiwanis Club's immediate...

  • Business Alameda Journal Parent Co. Files for Chapter 11

    Last week, Affiliated Media, Inc., the holding company of Media News Group...

  • Celebration of Faith The Sun Shines on Good Deeds

    Alameda Elks Lodge No. 1015 partnered with the Blood Centers of the Pacific in a successful blood drive...

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    That pesky east-coast weather tyrant, Punxatawney Phil, declared six more weeks of winter ahead after seeing his shadow...

  • Editorial Doomsday Scenario

    Mike McMahon, AUSD school board vice president, and immediate past president, is deliberate, chooses his words carefully...

  • Sports Hornets Take the Sting Out of Yellow jackets

    Everything fell into place for the Alameda Hornets last Friday, as they avenged a 32 point trouncing...

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    2 p.m. to midnight Artist Reception: Celebrate the opening of Pinball Art: Fine Art, an overview of exhibitions...

  • Essence of Alameda Encinal Junior Pageant Bound — Again

    As the reigning Miss California National Teenager, Kaeleigh Thorp — a 17 year-old junior at Encinal High School...

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