Wildflowers in Alameda!

Wildflowers in Alameda!

Thanks to the winter rains and the seed planting of Alameda's Public Works, the island is covered in a rainbow of beautiful blooms. Linda Carloni shares details about some of our native plants including gorgeous photos by Leora Feeney and Rick Lewis.

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Alameda Post - a child with a cochlear implant adjusts the cochlear implant transmitter on a teddy bear designed by Fab Lab
›› Post Staff Reporting,
June 6, 2023
Thanks to continued efforts by hardworking students at the Island High Fab Lab, more children from the Deaf/Hard of Hearing Program have received personalized teddy bears with cochlear implant transmitters.
›› Adam Gillitt,
June 2, 2023
Alameda Police Chief Nishant Joshi aims for Alameda to be the "safest city in Alameda County” and is using data-driven policing to get there. Adam Gillitt interviews Chief Joshi to learn more about this shift in preventing and solving crime.
›› Ken Der,
May 26, 2023
The Estuary Water Shuttle summertime pilot between West Alameda and Jack London Square has been cancelled after "a lack of clear communication," but the program will run in 2024. Ken Der also reports on proposed upgrades to Park and Webster streets following COVID-19 reorganizations.
›› Karin K. Jensen,
May 26, 2023
The Planning Board approved the West Midway Development Plan, which includes 478 housing units to help Alameda meet requirements for affordable housing. Karin K. Jensen reports that the project will include 40 units for moderate income households at Alameda Point.

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    ›› Post Staff Reporting,
    June 7, 2023
    See dazzling sea creatures, medieval castles, and whatever else our local sculptors can imagine—all made of sand—at the 55th Annual Sand Castle and Sculpture Contest this Saturday at Crown Beach.
    ›› Linda Carloni,
    June 7, 2023
    Thanks to the winter rains and the seed planting of Alameda's Public Works, the island is covered in a rainbow of beautiful blooms. Linda Carloni shares details about some of our native plants including gorgeous photos by Leora Feeney and Rick Lewis.
    ›› Post Staff Reporting,
    June 6, 2023
    The Alameda Wolves opened their Women’s Premier Basketball Association season in style, with a 79-55 win over the Berkeley Royals. Catch a game this season right on the island at Alameda Point Gymnasium!
    ›› Jeff Cambra,
    June 5, 2023
    Mouf visits Alameda's Upper Washington park to check out the facilities, recreation structures, and all the people exercising and playing in this week's Bear's-Eye View of Alameda.

    Alameda Opinions

    ›› Anne McKereghan,
    June 5, 2023
    LWVA President Anne McKereghan writes to the Editor to urge Alamedans to get ranked choice voting (RCV) on the November, 2024 ballot.
    ›› Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft,
    June 2, 2023
    Mayor Ashcraft shares remarks from her address at the recent Memorial Day commemoration and encourages Alamedans to visit the 'Overflowing With Hope' exhibit at the Main Library about Alameda's Japanese community and their forced internment during World War II.
    ›› Brice,
    June 1, 2023
    Goose and Seagull debate which one is right in this installment of our weekly cartoon drawn by Alameda native, Brice.
    ›› Srikant Subramaniam,
    May 31, 2023
    Srikant Subramaniam writes in with concerns about the debris, litter, and blackened walls of Alameda's Webster and Posey Tubes.

    Alameda History

    ›› Dennis Evanosky,
    May 24, 2023
    What happened to the historic event space called Harmonie Hall on Paru Street? Join award-winning historian Dennis Evanosky to learn about Determining Architectural Styles and The Mystery of Harmonie Hall.
    ›› Steve Gorman,
    May 18, 2023
    In this installment of Today's Alameda Treasure, Steve Gorman discusses how the Bruton Sisters contributed greatly to the arts of Alameda and the Bay Area, including works on the campus of UC Berkeley.
    ›› Steve Gorman,
    May 11, 2023
    Steve Gorman follows the the Bruton sisters to the Golden Gate International Exposition, where they were commissioned to make a giant 144 feet long by 57 feet high mural. The sisters worked for 9 long months and earned $430,000 in today's dollars for the project.
    ›› Steve Gorman,
    May 4, 2023
    Today's Alameda Treasure highlights the home of Irish immigrants Daniel and Helen Bruton. Steve Gorman tells the story of the family including the renowned artistic careers of all three daughters known collectively as the Bruton sisters.

    Alameda Automotive

    ›› John Berg,
    May 29, 2023
    Automotive Editor John Berg gets behind the wheel of a 2023 Chevrolet Malibu LT for a road trip and deems it an excellent choice for value-conscious buyers.
    ›› John Berg,
    May 26, 2023
    John Berg shares photos of this magnificent 1931 Duesenberg Model J Beverly Sedan, which is part of the amazing Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum in Indiana.
    ›› John Berg,
    April 21, 2023
    April 17 marked the 59th anniversary of the Ford Mustang's unveiling in the Ford Pavilion at the New York World’s Fair. John Berg highlights the historic day and what came to follow.
    ›› John Berg,
    April 21, 2023
    April's car of the month is the 1991 Chevrolet Camaro Z28. John Berg takes a look under the hood.
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