Teenage organizers gather in front of the bandstand at Chochenyo Park last Wednesday. These teens organized a candlelight vigil to allow people from all across Alameda to work to stamp out...
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At its Tuesday evening meeting, the City Council considered Councilwoman Trish Spencer’s referral that would direct city staff to draft an ordinance banning the use of gas-powered leaf blowers...

On Wednesday, March 24, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he had selected Assemblyman Rob Bonta to serve as the state’s Attorney General (AG).
Bonta’s appointment awaits confirmation by the...

On March 26, hundreds gathered for an Anti-Asian Violence march down Park Street.
The march, organized by Youth Activists of Alameda (YAOA) culminated in speeches, from students and adults...

Juan Cobo
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As reported on in last week’s Sun, (“Hornet Practices Social Distancing with President”) USS Hornet chief historian Bob Fish, author of Hornet Plus Three, and...

(Pictured at the right): Pepper and Paige thank each other with a golf-club tap after a match during the Alameda Junior Golf Club’s (AJGC) successful 2020 season. The players all wore masks, as...

Encinal High School (EHS) has recognized six scholar-athletes for their work in the classroom and on the field. Volleyball player Madelyn Macaskill has been named EHS Female Athlete of the Year...

Encinal High School graduates including Danielle Payopay, left, celebrated their graduation at Alameda Theater on May 26. The Alameda Sun is planning a graduation special edition to be mailed to...

Vince Hal, cashier at Alameda Natural Grocery, sprays disinfectant onto shopping baskets and carts. Shoppers enter incrementally after washing hands at the portable sinks or using hand-sanitizing...

The Alameda Sun shone bright in sunny Arizona where Lawrence Sasaki and friends had fun at spring training in Tempe, Ariz., back when everyone thought the season would proceed on a normal schedule...

Sun Staff Reports
The Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) initiated the first phases of a comprehensive COVID19 testing program of staff on Feb. 3. The testing is a key component of the...

If you have Medicare and want to be tested for COVID-19, you should be aware that Medicare covers tests with no out-of-pocket costs. You can get tested in your home, doctor’s office, a local...

At Medicare, we understand people may have concerns about going to a doctor’s office during the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Like so many Americans, Medicare beneficiaries are...

In the 1970s, James Robb, MD FCAP — renowned pathologist, microbiologist and former professor of pathology at the University of California San Diego — became one of the first molecular virologists...

Nearly 1 in 3 deaths in America are related to heart disease. More than 50 years ago President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaimed as February American Heart Month. Cardiovascular disease many attribute...

After nearly a year-long suspension, Alameda Unified School District’s (AUSD) high school sports have been coming back on line as of March 1. Swimming and diving, track and field, girls tennis,...

“It wasn’t the best and it wasn’t the worst, just felt good to strap up and go against a different team.”
— Cordell Reed
Encinal Journalism
Island Bowl Scrimmage for Pride...

Sun Staff Reports
Art and pet lovers can log on now to take part in the first-ever “Paw Prints,” a collaborative fundraiser for the Frank Bette Center for the Arts and Friends of the...

Sun Staff Reports
Alameda Junior Golf Association (AJGA) and Youth on Course is busy getting ready for the 2021 junior golf season. AJGA boardmember and volunteer Lynn Perata is giving out...

Sun Staff Reports
Explore the magic and science of bubbles this Sunday, Feb. 21, at 1:30 p.m. with Louis Pearl, otherwise known as “The Amazing Bubble Man.” Pearl combines comedy, science...