Tag: Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft

On a beautiful fall evening in Alameda, 110 years after a Japanese immigrant community first formed here around 1912, a crowd gathered to pay homage…

Jensen wins open Council seat, Measure E passes. Final Alameda election results have arrived after eleven days of counting. The Alameda County Registrar of Voters…

Update: 5:53 p.m. Thu. Nov. 17 New numbers today from the Alameda County Registrar of Voters—Unofficial Post Election Update #5—show the tallies moving closer to…

Urgent need for pet fosters, new public art, Veterans Day celebration, Thrifty Kitty’s sale a success, ‘Radium Girls’ opens, and a memorial. Foster homes needed…

Bear’s-Eye View of Alameda for November 6, 2022. With five Sundays in the month of October, I had five opportunities to really show off what…

Votes to approve APD auditor and Grand Street plan, give names to three new parks. At its November 1 meeting, City Council took care of…

Urge to consider Alameda’s future, praise for biking infrastructure, concern for Active Transportation Plan, and support for moderate leadership. Let your vote be a statement…

Nearly 100 attendees filled the Social Hall at Mastick Senior Center on Saturday afternoon, October 15, for in-person Mayoral and City Council candidate forums for…

Don’t turn Grand St. into Shoreline Dr.; Consider the funding for mayoral campaigns; Inclusion of AUSD SDC students makes a difference Don’t flip on Grand…

Bike Walk Alameda (BWA) and Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda (CASA) teamed up to host a mayoral candidate forum on Thursday, October 6, focusing…

Council approves Grand Street improvement plan with reduced protected bike lanes. On October 4, City Council authorized Interim City Manager Nancy Bronstein to proceed with…

We’re showing our Pride Join Alameda’s LGBTQ+ community, friends, and allies as we celebrate our inaugural “Pride in the Park” this weekend. Enjoy family-friendly activities…

Sounds from Portola Music Festival reverberate across the Bay to Alameda. A portion of Alameda’s population was disturbed by the loud noise that carried across…

In its Mayor Candidate Forum on Wednesday night, the League of Women Voters of Alameda (LWVA) hosted incumbent Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, former Mayor and…

Alameda’s new affordable housing development, Rosefield Village, ticks all the boxes for a welcome addition to its West End neighborhood. For starters, it looks great.…

City Candidates for Mayor and Council have submitted statements that will appear in the guide that will be mailed to every registered voter in the city.…

These are the candidates on the ballot for the November 8, 2022 General Election. The nomination period for offices in the November 8, 2022 General…

Mayor Ashcraft on new suicide hotline, Alameda’s CARE Team, drought tolerant plants at City Hall, and free at-home COVID tests. 988 is the new National…

Mayor Ashcraft awarded twenty four winners at the pavilion in Jean Sweeney Open Space. On Thursday evening, over 100 people gathered to watch Mayor Marilyn…

Public art feedback sought, candidates pull papers, APD makes theft arrests, and National Night Out 2022. Shape the future of public art The City’s Public…

Proposed rent control for floating homes will not include liveaboards at recreational marinas. City Council voted on an emergency ordinance in April to protect the…

Representative Barbara Lee hosted a press conference last Friday, June 3, at the Veterans Court Seawall on Bay Farm Island. She was joined by a…

Volunteer to be on one of a dozen boards and commissions to support your city. Attention Alameda Residents: Your city needs you! There are a…

On April 7, the Alameda Chamber and Economic Alliance will host the 2022 Alameda State of the City. It’s the first time the event will…