Alameda News

Congratulations to the Class of 2019!

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Photo courtesy St. Joseph Notre Dame High School

On Saturday, June 1, members of Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School’s Class of 2019 tossed their caps to the heavens to celebrate their graduation. Alameda Science & Technology Institute (ASTI) celebrated its graduation a day earlier. Then, on Thursday, June 6, members of the Class of 2019 at the Adult School and Island High graduated. The celebrations continued the following day for graduates at Alameda and Encinal high schools. The Alameda Sun congratulates all the graduates and will publish their names in an upcoming edition.

Music Programs Receive Reprieve

Thursday, June 6, 2019

Deni Adaniya Student musicians from Encinal and Alameda high schools, Wood and Lincoln middle schools and the Academy of Alameda performed before the May 28 school board meeting as combined bands. The symphonic bands performed a Disco medley and “Crazy Train” while combined orchestras performed “Kojiki” and “Remember Me.” Their efforts drew the board’s attention to the importance of music education.

The Alameda Unified School District Board of Education voted unanimously to maintain the music program at Encinal Junior & Senior High School (EJSHS) at its meeting May 28 at Island High School.

Environmentalist Proposes Safer Discharge Route

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Photos by Richard Bangert Environmental activist Richard Bangert is proposing Nautilus Data Technologies discharge the Bay water it uses to cool the racks of its computer servers into the Oakland Estuary. The company currently plans to run the water through a pipe directly below the seal haul-out (pictured below) that floats in environmentally sensitive waters near Breakwater Beach.

Harbor seal haulout located near data firm’s planned water outlet pipe

Nautilus Data Technologies is proposing to convert Building 530, located at 120 West Oriskany Ave. at Alameda Point, into a data storage facility. This facility would consist of racks of computer servers that heat up and that Nautilus needs to keep cool. Nautilus has chosen to use water from San Francisco Bay to accomplish this because water cooling is a cheaper alternative than traditional air- conditioning.

Project Starts at EHS

Thursday, May 23, 2019

Alameda Unified School District The school district plans a major renovation of the Encinal Junior & Senior High School campus on Central Avenue. The project will get underway with a groundbreaking tomorrow at 3:15 p.m.

The Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) invites the community to a groundbreaking at Encinal Junior & Senior High School, 210 Central Ave., at 3:15 p.m. Friday, May 24. The ceremony will mark the beginning of a $42 million project that will include:

Body Shop Gives Back

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Eric J Kos A Coast Guard family could barely speak in the face of the huge generosity shown as Alameda’s Mike’s Auto Body unveiled their newly refurbished Honda.

Community effort helps servicepeople

Mike’s Auto Body of Alameda helped celebrate the 99th anniversary of the Coast Guard Chiefs by presenting a “new” used car to a deserving Coast Guard family as part of the shop’s Benevolence Program on Coast Guard Island on May 17.