Alameda’s first-ever mini Maker Faire brought crowds of creators, do-it-yourself enthusiasts, businesses, artists and crafters to Ranger Avenue on Alameda Point for a gathering of creative people of all sorts. The event primarly focused on making things that exist in the physical environment through technology or more traditional methods. 

A group named “Families Belong Together” held a rally and protest on Park Street at Santa Clara Avenue last Saturday, raising their voices and speaking out for immigrant mothers who cannot comfort their children. Alameda families are joining others across the country to demand that the Trump administration reunite families and end family separation and detention for people who enter the United States illegally. The administration’s “no-tolerance” policy at the border with Mexico has sparked renewed interest in passing immigration reform nationally.