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All Around Alameda - Sweet Heat Relief

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Amanda Laird,
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.
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AUSD October Updates and Events

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Susan Davis,

Today’s Alameda Treasure – 1031 San Antonio Ave., the Tilden Mansion, Part 3

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Steve Gorman,

FAAS Empty the Shelter Event This Saturday

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Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter,

All Around Alameda - Sweet Heat Relief

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Amanda Laird,

Two Birds from Alameda — October 10, 2024

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Brice,

Charges Against Two Officers Involved in Mario Gonzalez Death Dismissed

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AC Transit Expands Automated Camera Enforcement to Bus Stops

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Alameda News

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Charges Against Two Officers Involved in Mario Gonzalez Death Dismissed

›› 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.
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AC Transit Expands Automated Camera Enforcement to Bus Stops

›› 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.
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Alameda Police Union Supports Pamela Price Recall

›› 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.
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AC Transit Changes Course on Proposed West Alameda Service

›› 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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The Yellow-Vested Trash Inspectors are Back

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Post Staff Reporting,

AUSD and the Phone-Free School Act

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Kelsey Goeres,

Council Studies Development Strategies for Alameda Point Enterprise District

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Karin K. Jensen,

Pacific Avenue Pop-Ups Bring Visions of Greenways

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Ken Der,

Great Turnout at the Alameda Economic Forecast & Business Expo

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Vicky Nguyen,

Voters Meet Contenders at City Council Candidate Forum

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Ken Der,

Alameda Health System Receives Grant to Make Patient House Calls

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Plans Unveiled for Otis School Modernization

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Ken Der,
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FAAS Empty the Shelter Event This Saturday

›› 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.
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Alameda Post - a collage of events in Alameda this week

All Around Alameda – Sweet Heat Relief

›› 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.
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Black Skimmers and Their Strange Bills Amaze Us

›› 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.
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Heat Doesn’t Stop the Party at Inaugural Filipino Island Festival

›› 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.
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Roots Tie Memphis 1-1, Earn a Point on the Road

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Post Staff Reporting,

Denise Lum Dances and Walks for Parkinson’s Disease, ALS, and Alzheimer’s

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Denise Lum,

Bear's-Eye View of Alameda for October 6, 2024

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Jeff Cambra,

Senior Gentleman Bordeaux

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Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter,

Math Puzzle for October 4, 2024

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Jeff Smith,

'Somewhere to Land' Draws a Huge Crowd at Alameda Point

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Jean Chen,

All Around Alameda - So Many Festivals!

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Amanda Laird,

Get Ready for Fleet Week!

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Post Staff Reporting,
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Alameda Opinions

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AUSD October Updates and Events

›› 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.
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Two Birds from Alameda — October 10, 2024

›› Brice,
October 10, 2024
Alameda cartoonist, Brice, takes a look at local fall decor choices in this installment of his weekly strip.
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Letters to the Editor for October 4, 2024

›› 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.
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Two Birds from Alameda — October 3, 2024

›› Brice,
October 3, 2024
The local birds enjoy some classic fall fun in this installment of our weekly strip drawn by Alameda cartoonist, Brice.
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Mayor Ashcraft: Keep the Water Flowing! Protect Yourself From COVID!

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Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft,

Books for Bright Futures: A Story of Embezzlement

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Rico Fenix,

AEF Executive Director Vicki Sedlack Retiring

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Vicki Sedlack,

Two Birds from Alameda — September 26, 2024

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Brice,

AUSD Awarded for Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports

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Susan Davis,

FAAS Executive Director John L. Lipp to Retire in June 2025

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John L. Lipp,

Two Birds from Alameda – September 19, 2024

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Brice,

Letter: Support for 50-Meter Pool at Jean Sweeney Open Space

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Drew Swartz,
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Alameda History

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Today’s Alameda Treasure – 1031 San Antonio Ave., the Tilden Mansion, Part 3

›› 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.
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Rifle Range Becomes a Neighborhood

›› 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.
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Today’s Alameda Treasure – 1031 San Antonio Avenue, the Tilden Mansion, Part 2

›› 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.
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German Marksmen Create Unique Alameda Park

›› 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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Today’s Alameda Treasure – 1031 San Antonio Avenue, the Tilden Mansion, Part 1

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Steve Gorman,

Gold Coast is a Microcosm of Early Alameda History

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Dennis Evanosky,

Let’s Go Back in Time

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Dennis Evanosky,

Canner, Ships, Railroad Shaped Alameda’s North Shore

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Dennis Evanosky,

Packing Companies Shaped Alameda’s North Shore

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Dennis Evanosky,

The Navy Builds An Air Station

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Dennis Evanosky,

Alameda Point Before the Navy Arrived

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Dennis Evanosky,

Today’s Alameda Treasure – 2320 Lincoln Ave., the Encinal Saloon, Part 2

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Steve Gorman,
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