Alameda News

File photo -- Birds take refuge in the Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary as oil booms help corral an oil spill on San Francisco Bay in this 2010 photograph.

Refuge, Retreat: Elsie Roemer’s Legacy

Feb 19,2015

In 1965, the Golden Gate Audubon Society began working with Alameda conservationist Elsie Roemer to stop the Utah Construction and Mining Company from filling in salt marshes on Bay Farm Island.

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Retirement Community Model Homes Open

Feb 19,2015

Oakmont of Mariner Point, a luxury senior living community, invites the community to view model homes specifically designed to serve Alameda County’s aging population.

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Mystery Goo Identified

Feb 19,2015

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that the mysterious gray goo that killed 170 seabirds along the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay last month contained a mixture of non-petroleum-based fats and synthetic oils.

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Board Makes Interim Supe’s Job Permanent

Feb 19,2015

McPhetridge appointed on his birthday

Alameda Unified School District’s (AUSD) board of education voted on Tuesday, Feb. 10, to give Interim Superintendent Sean McPhetridge some birthday presents: a new contract and a shorter title.

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