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Alameda’s General Election Update 2: A Week After

Adam Gillitt reports that Alameda election results are still to be decided a week after the general election, as voters, candidates, and local officials await final tallies from the Alameda County Registrar of Voters.

Alameda News

›› Ken Der,
November 12, 2024
At the meeting on November 6, Ken Der reports City Council expressed concerns that the proposed expansion to the Oakland Airport will lead to additional flights over the city, while the admonishment of Trish Herrera Spencer was dropped without a vote.
›› Jean Chen,
November 12, 2024
Alameda Food Bank staff and supporters gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Food Bank's new permanent facility. Jean Chen reports that despite a current controversial lawsuit surrounding the "historic parking lot" at the new facility, the Food Bank is moving forward with construction.
›› Adam Gillitt,
November 12, 2024
Adam Gillitt reports that Alameda election results are still to be decided a week after the general election, as voters, candidates, and local officials await final tallies from the Alameda County Registrar of Voters.
›› Richard Bangert,
November 8, 2024
The City of Alameda has applied for a grant to advance the level of detail in the De-Pave Park design drawings to support permit applications. Richard Bangert describes the unique ecological design of the park and explains the next steps over the coming years.
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Alameda Features

›› Patricia Bowen,
November 11, 2024
Alameda Kiwanis paid tribute to its member veterans at its November 6 meeting, noting that, “All served honorably, in service to our country.” Patricia Bowen offers thanks and highlights Dave Denyven, who recently passed away at age 98, and was awarded a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star.
›› Gabriel Caraballo,
November 11, 2024
Ouch, the Jets got stung badly in the 2024 Island Bowl. Gabriel Caraballo reports the annual matchup was taken by Alameda High School—who clobbered Encinal by a score of 42 to 7 and now holds the overall lead in the inter-island competition.
›› Jeff Cambra,
November 10, 2024
In this week's report, Mouf is surprised to learn that parts of Alameda used to be underwater and goes to inspect the group of streets named "Isle." Plus an update on the AT&T building being renovated by the CA Historical Radio Society.
›› Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter,
November 9, 2024
Would you like someone to quietly listen to you with all their heart and make you feel loved and understood and maybe even a little taken care of? If so, FAAS has two sweet, shy German shepherds you might want to meet. 

Alameda Opinions

›› Patricia Bowen,
November 8, 2024
In this week's Letters to the Editor, Patricia Bowen thanks everyone who made the Alameda Islanders Special Olympics soccer season a success, including the Oakland Roots, who allowed use of their practice field.
›› Brice,
November 7, 2024
In this week's installment of our strip, Alameda cartoonist Brice reimagines what voting stickers might say.
›› Susan Davis,
November 6, 2024
AUSD Senior Manager of Community Affairs Susan Davis invites the community to fall plays and announces important dates for school information nights before enrollment begins for next year.
›› Post Staff Reporting,
November 1, 2024
In this week's Letters to the Editor, Alamedans offer their support for political candidates, comment on election flyers, and praise the Foodbank Players' production of "King Lear."

Alameda History

›› Steve Gorman,
November 7, 2024
In today's Alameda Treasure, Steve Gorman visits 921 Grand Street, a beautiful Colonial Revival home in Alameda’s Gold Coast neighborhood.
›› Dennis Evanosky,
October 31, 2024
Dennis Evanosky shares the spooky story "Ghost in Bloomers," from an 1896 edition of a New York City newspaper known for “yellow journalism,” which featured melodramatic reporting. The story highlights a ghostly woman on a bicycle crossing a bridge—in a little West Coast area called Alameda.
›› Steve Gorman,
October 17, 2024
In this last installment of the history of the Tilden Mansion, Steve Gorman looks into the grisly murder of Isabella von Schmidt and the suicide of her murderer, Edward von Schmidt, in 1899.
›› 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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