The Kiwanis Club of Alameda hosted the 24th Annual Hope of America Awards on May 4 at the Alameda Elks Lodge, 2255 Santa Clara Ave.

On April 12, Anna Rossi, president of Shelter in Peace, Inc, and chair of the Alameda Deanery Welcome the Stranger Refugee Resettlement Committee (WTS) spoke at the Rotary Club of Alameda (RCA) about the work both organizations do in helping to resettle refugees, immigrants, and low-income famili

We got the money! Last month I reported that Alameda applied for a $12.3 million Homekey grant from California’s Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). Good news: Our application was successful!

It was a chilly 39 degrees outside when I left my house before 5 a.m. on Feb. 23. I was helping count the number of people living unsheltered in Alameda.

We learned a new Greek letter last month: Omicron, which is also the World Health Organization’s designation for a new COVID-19 variant.

City addresses recent gun violence, pandemic fatigue, early voting results

The City of Alameda and the Alameda Police Department (APD) put out a joint press release responding to recent violent crime that has plagued the city since early summer.

* Get your flu shot. It’s especially important to get your flu shot this year, to minimize complications if you were to contract COVID-19, and to ease the burden on our healthcare system.