Alameda

Alamedans Hold Protest Opposing Proposed Middle School Closure

Jan 24,2023

On Monday, Jan. 23, Alameda students organized a student-led protest to voice their displeasure with Alameda Unified School District’s (AUSD) proposal to close Bay Farm Middle School.

Girls Inc of the Island City -- The 2023 Women Who Dare awardees were announced on Jan. 5. Denyven will receive a lifetime achievement award.

Women Who Dare Awardees Designated

Jan 11,2023

On Jan. 5, Girls Inc. Of the Island City (GIIC) announced its 2023 Women Who Dare awardees.

City of Alameda -- City Council approved the Active Transportation Plan, which took almost four years to create.

City Council Approves Active Transportation Plan

Dec 27,2022

At its Dec. 20 meeting, the City Council voted to adopt the Active Transportation Plan (ATP). The ATP provides a roadmap for making walking and biking safe and desirable everyday transportation options in Alameda.

Ben Wiley -- Chabad of Alameda lit a Hanukkah menorah made entirely of cans of food, a Can-Orah, which was then donated to Alameda Food Bank.

Alamedans Come Together to Celebrate the Start of Chanukah

Dec 19,2022

For the sixth straight year, the Alameda community came together to celebrate the beginning of Chanukah by attending Chabad of Alameda’s Menorah-Lighting ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 18.

Council OK’s Guaranteed Basic Income Program

Nov 23,2022

At its Nov. 15 meeting, the City Council authorized the City Manager to execute two contracts to administer the Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) Pilot Program, which will distribute some of the city’s federally allocated American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to selected low-income households.

City of Alameda -- City Council approved the Housing Element with a 3-2 vote at the Nov. 15 council meeting.

Council Approves Housing Element

Nov 22,2022

At its Nov. 15 meeting, the City Council adopted the 2023-2031 Housing Element update with a 3-2 vote. In doing so, Alameda becomes the first city in the Bay Area to adopt their Housing Element for the 2023-2031 cycle.

Mandie Cline -- Ruby Bridges with Ruby Bridges Elementary School's Student Council at the Walk to School Day event on Monday, Nov. 14.

Ruby Bridges Attends School Event in Her Honor

Nov 15,2022

Civil Rights activist Ruby Bridges visited the Ruby Bridges Elementary (RBE) School Monday, Nov. 14, on the 62nd anniversary of her courageous walk to help desegregate public schools in America.

File Photo -- Former Alameda County Board of Supervisor was fatally struck by a motorist on Nov. 3, 2021, at the intersection of Shore Line Drive and Grand Street.

Motorist in Chan’s Death Will Not Face Charges

Nov 03,2022

The Alameda County District Attorney announced on Wednesday, Nov. 2, that no charges will be filed against the driver who fatally struck Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan in Alameda last year.

Elaborate Display of Haunted Humor Appears

Oct 24,2022

The family known for creating the hilarious and somewhat exhaustive send up of former presidents’, their inner circles’, and associated political figures’ transgressions for the past five Halloweens has chosen a decidedly less controversial topic for this year's display: Haunted Broadway.

Alameda Police Department -- Alameda resident Donald Stanifer's body was discovered in the Oakland hills in July 2020 after he had been fatally stabbed.

One of Two Suspects in Alameda Man’s Killing Freed

Oct 19,2022

One of the two men arrested in connection with the murder of Alameda resident Donald Stanifer was freed from jail last month after an Alameda County Superior Court judge withdrew the suspect's murder charge.

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