Editorial

Mayor's Advice to New High School Graduates

Jun 28,2022

Congratulations to the Class of 2022! On June 9, I attended commencement ceremonies for Alameda and Encinal high schools. Watching these bright young people cross the stage to accept their diplomas filled me with hope for them, and our future.

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Jim Colburn, Division Chief, C Shift, Retires

Jan 06,2022

Division Chief Colburn joined the Alameda Fire Department (AFD) as a firefighter on May 1, 1990. Prior to that, he had five years of experience as a part-time/volunteer firefighter with the Cotati Fire Protection District in Sonoma County.

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What a Difference a Year Makes!

Jan 06,2022

When we rang in 2021, California’s “Regional Stay at Home Order” was in effect and the Pfizer vaccine was about to be distributed nationwide, having recently received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA.

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Courtesy photo &nbsp&nbsp Students from Alameda meet with a U.S. Border Patrol officer on a special trip this summer to learn about public service.

SJND Students Visit U.S.-Mexico Border

Sep 04,2018

This past summer, 17 students from St. Joseph Notre Dame High School (SJND) traveled to Imperial Beach, just north of the border between the United States and Mexico, for an exercise in service leadership.

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