Lincoln Middle School teacher Veronica Rylander was named one of 18 Alameda County District Teachers of the Year for the 2021-2022 school year.
The Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE...
Lincoln Middle School teacher Veronica Rylander was named one of 18 Alameda County District Teachers of the Year for the 2021-2022 school year.
The Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE...
The Alameda City Council approved an agreement to appoint Dirk Brazil as the city’s Interim City Manager at its May 17 meeting. Brazil will oversee city operations while the City Council searches...
The Alameda Chamber & Economic Alliance in partnership with the San Leandro Chamber is hosting a candidate forum for the Alameda County Supervisor District 3 seat on zoom Wednesday, May 25....
On May 2, the City Planning, Building and Transportation Department received an application to amend the General Plan and Zoning Code to allow for redevelopment of the Harbor Bay Club site.
...The population of people experiencing homelessness in the City of Alameda increased by more than 14% since 2019, according to a preview of the Alameda County “Point in Time” (PIT) count report...
The Alameda Women’s Golf Club wrapped up the 92nd Annual Fry Tournament Thursday, May 19. The Fry Tournament is in a three-week match-play format competition with golfers divided into flights...
The St. Joseph Notre Dame (SJND) baseball team advanced to the North Coast Section (NCS) Div. IV baseball semifinals after scoring three runs in the final inning to overtake Piedmont High on...
It looked like the Jets would finally overcome the rival Highlanders.
Encinal High School (EHS) sophomore Hudson Taylor stroked a two-out double in the top of the seventh inning and pinch...
The Encinal High School (EHS) softball team lost the West Alameda County Conference (WACC) Shoreline League title game, 8-5, to Piedmont High School Thursday, May 12.
The Highlanders (17-6...
Both Alameda High and Encinal High baseball teams will compete for their league championships Friday, May 13.
Encinal High School (13-12) will face Piedmont High School (17-8) May 13 at...
I continue to be surprised at how many parents do not teach their children to participate in responsibilities around the house. We set a model for how our children will be as they grow, and we...
I saw an interview with Merry Clayton. She was a back ground singer in the 60’s. The documentary Twenty Feet From Stardom included much of the work she did. She was a Raylette, when she worked...
Sun Staff Reports
The fall season has begun, and bone-dry drought conditions have made the western United States a tinderbox prime for wildfires. That, combined with the threat of...
Karin Kim Jensen
At the September 21st City Council meeting, the Council authorized the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Alameda Family Services (AFS) to provide...
A few years ago, the font on my email became very tiny. I explored trying to figure out how to change it, and I was unsuccessful. I called my daughter and asked her to help me. She told me to go...
Encinal High School (EHS) hosted their annual “Extravaganza of Bands” on Saturday, May 21. However, due to increasing COVID numbers, only Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) bands competed this...
Five Alameda high school teens have been awarded college scholarships through their participation in Girls Inc. of the Island City (GIIC).
Elvira Lu, Annie Liu, and Iris Phillips have been...
Students at Alameda High School (AHS) are in the early stages of a pilot program they hope will lower the amount of single-use plastics used by students during lunchtime.
Fed up with the...
The Alameda Education Foundation (AEF) will showcase artwork from Alameda public school students at the Virtual Salute to Education 2022 on May 19th. Despite another challenging year, Alameda...
The Kiwanis Club of Alameda hosted the 24th Annual Hope of America Awards on May 4 at the Alameda Elks Lodge, 2255 Santa Clara Ave.
The evening dinner event honored nine eighth grade...
San Juan Capistrano has its swallows, celebrated when they return to nest every year.
On May 20-22 at Alameda Point, about 2,100 people experienced the talents of Uprooted, the third in the “Island City Waterways” series of free public cultural productions by Alameda’s Rhythmix Cult
The nationally acclaimed theatrical production company, We Players, will premiere its newest play, The Keeper, Friday, May 27 at Alameda Point in the courtyard of Building 16 at the corner of West
The St. Joseph Notre Dame (SJND) baseball team advanced to the North Coast Section (NCS) Div.
Naval Air Station-Alameda gained notoriety as a refuge for the endangered California Least Tern when the base closed in 1997.
The USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum is displaying several exhibits celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage. The three special exhibits are in the Hangar Bay for guests to...
The USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum, in partnership with the Bataan Legacy Historical Society, the Philippine Scouts Heritage Society and the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor...
The USS Hornet Museum is partnering with the Walking Ghosts of Black History to present a special exhibit for Black History Month.
The African American Medal of Honor Winners, Significant...
Smoke still pours from a fire neighborhood east of Park that destroyed much of the Street along Santa Clara and Webb avenues on Jan. 7, 1920. This is a detail of a panorama taken from Webb by an...
A close look at this painting reveals the fence that now defines the entrance to Lincoln Park. The home pictured here was once the residence of R. R. Thompson, who supplied the city with its...
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