Handling police reform in Alameda is a journey that started with the May 23 arrest of Mali Watkins for dancing in the streets. First a neighbor posted a video showing the incident, then the Alameda Police Department (APD) released body-camera footage of the confrontation.

John Barton owned the Union Pacific Salt Company that produced 20,000 tons of salt a year. He had this 15,000-square-foot home built on Broadway in 1879 and lived here with his wife Isabella and children William and Grace until his death in 1900.

The Alameda Chamber of Commerce invites visitors to explore its new website, www.alamedachamber.com.

Project thanks, honors Highland’s medical providers during COVID-19

SpeedPro East Bay, an Alameda-based large-size graphics company, will be installing a 23-foot wall mural at Highland Hospital dedicated to nurses’ hard work on July 14. 

Making chive, mustard and cress people

As you walk along Alameda’s many shorelines and mudflats, one of the birds that you can see standing in or near shallow water is a pale brown bird with a long bill that curves upward.

The City of Alameda has released its COVID-19 “Get Around Safe” pledge that encourages pledge-takers to drive, bike, walk, and take transit safely during the coronavirus pandemic.  The pledge responds to how the pandemic is changing how people get around, which adds potential dangers to everyday

A rare, endangered songbird flute-like call echoes through a tropical forest with cacao trees bordering on a high elevation pine “cloud forest” in the Dominican Republic.

The Alameda Police Department (APD) is advising the public to be aware of their surroundings after leaving Alameda banks. APD has received multiple reports of victims being followed home from banks and robbed.

Next Wednesday, July 1, the minimum wage in the City of Alameda will increase from 13.50 to  $15 per hour. The minimum wage applies to all employees who work two hours or more per week within the city and to all businesses in Alameda, regardless of the number of employees.