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This week in All Around Alameda, catch opening weekend for "King Lear," see big trucks at Big Truck Bonanza, experience a sensory-friendly movie at the Main Library, tune into the AUSD Board Candidate forum, and head to Alameda Point for a literary festival.

Alameda News

›› Post Staff Reporting,
October 9, 2024
On Monday October 7, Judge Scott Patton dismissed charges against two of three Alameda police officers charged with the involuntary manslaughter of Mario Gonzalez due to prosecutorial paperwork and a timing technicality.
›› Post Staff Reporting,
October 9, 2024
On August 7, AC Transit began issuing automated camera citations for illegally parked or stopped vehicles at bus stops on all bus lines. For 60 days, only warnings were issued. Starting October 7, warnings are being replaced with a $110 citation.
›› Post Staff Reporting,
October 8, 2024
Police unions in Alameda and Oakland have each contributed $10,000 to the campaign to recall District Attorney Price, according to a report in the East Bay Insiders Newsletter. The newsletter also stated that the Alameda County Prosecutors' Association added another $40,000 to the recall effort.
›› Ken Der,
October 8, 2024
AC Transit has made last-minute changes to service routing in West Alameda slated for implementation in spring 2025. Ken Der explains the implications for Line 19 and Line 20.
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Alameda Features

›› Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter,
October 10, 2024
October 12 is Free Adoption Day at FAAS! The shelter is overflowing with wonderful animals, so all adoption fees for adult cats and dogs are waived.
›› Amanda Laird,
October 10, 2024
This week in All Around Alameda, catch opening weekend for "King Lear," see big trucks at Big Truck Bonanza, experience a sensory-friendly movie at the Main Library, tune into the AUSD Board Candidate forum, and head to Alameda Point for a literary festival.
›› Rick Lewis,
October 9, 2024
Rick Lewis shares photographs of black skimmers at Crab Cove. Also called a scissor-beak, cut-water, or seadog, these striking birds are experts at snagging fish while in non-stop flight.
›› Maurice Ramirez,
October 9, 2024
Despite temperatures in the 90s, people from all over the Bay Area gathered at the inaugural Filipino Island Festival to celebrate Filipino culture with food, dancing, and festivities. Maurice Ramirez shares photos from the lively celebration.

Alameda Opinions

›› Susan Davis,
October 10, 2024
AUSD Senior Manager of Community Affairs Susan Davis shares a number of upcoming events in October, including a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Wood Middle School campus, Math Night, a Wellness Fair, and more.
›› Brice,
October 10, 2024
Alameda cartoonist, Brice, takes a look at local fall decor choices in this installment of his weekly strip.
›› Rev. Dr. Judith Pruess-Mellow,
October 4, 2024
In this week's Letters the Editor, Rev. Dr. Judith Pruess-Mellow writes a letter calling for a permanent ceasefire and arms embargo. Several other community members submitted a similar letter.
›› Brice,
October 3, 2024
The local birds enjoy some classic fall fun in this installment of our weekly strip drawn by Alameda cartoonist, Brice.

Alameda History

›› Steve Gorman,
October 10, 2024
A beautiful house as old as the Tilden Mansion is bound to have a history full of "the good, the bad, and the ugly." Steve Gorman looks into the home's past residents and finds some surprising accounts of public family drama.
›› Dennis Evanosky,
September 27, 2024
Dennis Evanosky continues an historical excavation into the “Burbank-Portola Heritage Area,” originally known as the Bay Park Tract and once home to Schuetzen Park.
›› Steve Gorman,
September 26, 2024
Steve Gorman has just scratched the surface on the history behind the beautiful Tilden Mansion at 1031 San Antonio Avenue. In Part 2, get to know the Tildens as they move into this beautiful home as a family of five in 1902.
›› Dennis Evanosky,
September 20, 2024
An eight-acre tract of land in Alameda was once home to Schuetzen Park, which included a 150-yard outdoor shooting range, restaurant, pavilion, and bowling alley. Dennis Evanosky explores the history of this fascinating bygone park built by a German marksman.
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