Make a Difference this Earth Day and All Year Long
Earth Day is April 22, and this year’s focus is on reducing plastic waste. Joyce Mercado gives helpful and practical tips to reduce the amount of plastic we use, reuse what we already have, and help keep plastic out of the oceans.
Latest Alameda Articles
Alameda News
›› Karin K. Jensen,
April 12, 2024
The Planning Board conditionally approved a development plan and design review for ten new townhomes for sale—the Del Monte Towns—at the corner of Sherman and Clement. Karin K. Jensen reports that the homes are the third and final phase of the Del Monte Warehouse development.
›› Post Staff Reporting,
April 10, 2024
Emily Pieri, a second-grade teacher at Franklin Elementary School, has been named AUSD’s 2024 Teacher of the Year. “I treat each child as I would hope my own children are treated, fostering connection, trust, and respect," says Pieri, who has been an AUSD teacher for 18 years.
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Alameda Features
›› Gabriel Caraballo,
April 16, 2024
The St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots varsity boys volleyball team are on a five-game winning streak going into their final three games of the regular season. Gabriel Caraballo details the April 9 game against the Red Devils. In other Pilots news, the tennis team celebrated Senior Day on April 11.
›› Post Staff Reporting,
April 15, 2024
In honor of the 70th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that outlawed segregation in America’s public schools, 'Words That Made the Difference: Brown vs. the Board of Education' will be returning to Alameda on Friday and Saturday, May 10 and 11 at 7 p.m. at Rhythmix Cultural Works.
Alameda Opinions
›› Irene Dieter,
April 12, 2024
Irene Dieter believes that the City Council has a double standard when considering ranked choice voting (RCV) and the creation of election districts. As the City Council discusses election reform, some believe that the Council is not properly representing their desire for RCV.
Alameda History
›› Steve Gorman,
April 11, 2024
As the 118th anniversary of the great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 approaches, Steve Gorman examines a remarkable firsthand account from Alamedan Emilie Gibbons Cohen. She writes, "The constant boom boom of the dynamite sounded and echoed in our ears; a black pall hung over the city."
›› Dennis Evanosky,
April 10, 2024
A number of early, individual visionaries had grand ideas for what Alameda and Bay Farm Island could become, but land changed hands many times, each dream fizzling out with it. Dennis Evanosky introduces the out-of-state giant, Utah Construction, that ultimately shaped Alameda.
