News Roundup for July 1, 2022
July Fourth parade, no Measure B updates, APD finds body, and more. July Fourth Parade on Monday Alameda’s annual July Fourth celebration will start Monday…
Advice for the Class of 2022
Excerpts from Mayor Ashcraft’s commencement address to Alameda High School’s Class of 2022. Congratulations to the Class of 2022! On June 9, I attended commencement…
Updated Masking Guidelines; OAK Noise; A Conversation About Housing; City Hall Landscaping
News Bites for June 24, 2022. County Masking Order Ends, City Strongly Recommends Masking Indoors Alameda County issued a statement today [PDF] announcing the end…
Indoor Mask Mandate Returns to Alameda County
As of 12:01 a.m. today, June 3, masks are again required in most indoor settings. Yesterday, the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency issued a…
Here’s What We Can Do
Alameda’s Mayor responds to the tragedies in Uvalde and Buffalo with actions we can take. Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York – words can’t capture…
Pre-Pandemic Policies to Return
There has been a lot of progress in the fight against the spread of COVID infections, leading some to start returning to their pre-pandemic policies.…
Indoor Masking Mandates Lifting Feb. 16
In alignment with the State, the Bay Area counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, and…
Alameda City COVID-19 Booster Clinic and Updates
The City of Alameda will be holding a free COVID-19 Booster Clinic on Saturday Jan. 29 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Pfizer and Moderna…
Free At-Home COVID Tests Available, Launch Disrupted by Address Issue
Today, the federal government launched its program to allow all US residents to order at-home COVID-19 tests to be shipped to their homes for no…
Omicron Dictates New Masking Requirements for Alameda
As of 12:00 a.m. today, December 30, 2021, the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency Public Health Department issued updated requirements for masking to prevent…
New CA Mask Guidelines Issued. What Do They Mean for Alameda?
Due to the recent rapid proliferation of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, new masking guidelines went into effect today for the State of California. These…
