Caring Alameda Act needs 51 percent of the vote to pass

Five out of the 45 presidents of the United States have come into office without winning the popular vote: John Quincy Adams in 1824; Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876; Benjamin Harrison in 1888; George W. Bush in 2000; and, of course, Donald Trump in 2016. 

Next Tuesday, June 7, California voters will decide how their delegates are pledged at both the Democratic and Republican conventions. The media and the candidates themselves are sharpening the voters’ focus on these important outcomes. 

A free film screening to bring attention to Sexual Assault Awareness Month has been set for Wednesday, April 27, at the College of Alameda. The film titled It Happened Here will be screened at noon in Building F at the college. 

The League of Women Voters Alameda (LWVA) invites all Alamedans to meet their public officials at its annual social mixer and fundraiser Thursday, March 31, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Community Center of Harbor Bay Isle, 3195 Mecartney Road.