Mia Bonta Takes Office
Sep 16,2021
Voters in California’s District 18 have elected former Alameda Unified School District President Mia Bonta to serve as their representative in the State Assembly.
Alameda
Healing Gardens Offer Solace
Sep 08,2021
Nestled in the vibrant Arts District of the West End of Alameda is a quaint, quiet garden called the Healing Garden. The Healing Garden is on the corner of Webster and Taylor streets and is part of a neighborhood enrichment project by the West End Arts District (WEAD).
Park Workers, District Reach Agreement
Sep 01,2021
East Bay Regional Park District (EBPRD) workers will receive salary increases that will be on par with the median salary of similar Bay Area public agency employees after reaching an agreement with the EBPRD Board of Directors.
Park District Workers Vote on Strike
Aug 24,2021
East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) workers will decide whether to go on strike after no agreement has been made in ongoing negotiations with the EBRPD’s Board of Directors.
Artists Help Alameda Celebrate Important Moment of Change
Aug 17,2021
Rhythmix Cultural Works and the City of Alameda presented Creating Our Future, a public art installation and virtual reception celebrating the renaming of Alameda’s park formerly known as Jackson Park.
Encinal Jr. & Sr. High Celebrates New Campus
Aug 10,2021
After two years of construction, the renovation of Encinal Junior/Senior High School’s campus is complete. Last Friday, Aug. 6, students, staff, alumni, and community members gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony in front of the school’s new courtyard.
City Hosts Chochenyo Park Celebration
Aug 03,2021
Last Thursday, July 29, the community gathered to honor Chochenyo Park.
On Jan. 19, the City Council directed staff to dename this park due to the atrocities committed by its namesake, President Andrew Jackson,
Sideshows Continue Unabated at Point
Jul 13,2021
Sideshow activity and drag racing at Alameda Point has now become a weekend routine. Despite community outrage and being given a host of ideas on how to curb the activity, the city appears to be
doing nothing about it. Even the private security detail is absent when needed.
Celebrating New Ferry
Jul 06,2021
Last Thursday, July 1, was the launch of the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Service.
DePave Park Funding Denied
Jun 22,2021
Political favoritism may have affected the decision
The San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority has denied the city’s request for a planning grant for DePave Park at Alameda Point (City to Seek Wetland Park Funding, Sept. 24, 2020).
