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Alameda Kaiser Pharmacy Reopens After 18-Month Closure

As of Wednesday, October 30, Alameda Kaiser Permanente members no longer have to leave the island to get their prescriptions filled. Jean Chen visits the newly reopened Alameda Kasier pharmacy on Central Avenue, which was formerly closed due to water damage.

Alameda News

›› Karin K. Jensen,
November 1, 2024
In 1999, the Planning Board approved a master plan and use permit for the St. Joseph Basilica site at 1109 Chestnut Street. Karin K. Jensen gives an update from the Planning Board meeting on October 28, 2024, as the Board approved a resolution to indefinitely extend the permit.
›› Jean Chen,
November 1, 2024
As of Wednesday, October 30, Alameda Kaiser Permanente members no longer have to leave the island to get their prescriptions filled. Jean Chen visits the newly reopened Alameda Kasier pharmacy on Central Avenue, which was formerly closed due to water damage.
›› Adam Gillitt,
November 1, 2024
After hitting a high of 106 in July 2024, reports of vehicle thefts in Alameda remained low for September, coming in at 56. Adam Gillitt presents vehicle crime data for the last six months and covers other notable events for September.
›› Kelsey Goeres,
October 31, 2024
Bodycam footage from the Long Beach Police Department shows Alameda City Councilmember Trish Herrera Spencer appearing intoxicated as she interacts with first responders outside the League of Cities Conference before she was hospitalized.
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Alameda Features

›› Post Staff Reporting,
November 1, 2024
Jeff Smith's Math Puzzle for November 1, 2024 - Was Heron actually a hero, and did he perform algebra?
›› Jeff Cambra,
October 31, 2024
In a special holiday report of Bear's-Eye View, Mouf shares his Sherlock Bones costume and wishes Alameda a Happy Halloween! Plus, he gives an important reminder: xylitol, a sugar substitute found in many hard candies, is deadly to dogs. Be safe and have fun!
›› Amanda Laird,
October 31, 2024
This week in Alameda, get started on your holiday shopping lists at the Alameda Holiday Boutique and the Jewelry & More Sale benefitting FAAS! Plus, get moving with the Day of the Dead 5k, celebrate at the Diwali Festival of Lights, and get crafting with Make It: A Fiber Arts Craft Circle.
›› Post Staff Reporting,
October 30, 2024
Last week, the Alameda Fire Department teamed up with the Alameda Police Department to host their annual Safety Town event, teaching more than 700 kindergarteners from AUSD and local private schools about what the fire and police departments do, and how to be safe during a fire. 

Alameda Opinions

›› 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."
›› Brice,
October 31, 2024
Seagull and Goose send their spooky salutations in this week's installment of our strip drawn by Alameda cartoonist, Brice.
›› Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft,
October 30, 2024
Alameda Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft highlights news on Alameda's reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and encourages further improvement. She also shares that a free Alameda Community Thanksgiving Meal will be held at Christ Episcopal Church.
›› Susan Davis,
October 25, 2024
AUSD Senior Manager of Community Affairs Susan Davis suggests other ways community members could stay up-to-date with AUSD news other than independent information from the Alameda Post.

Alameda History

›› 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.
›› 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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