On May 20, City Manager Jennifer Ott will present an informational report on the City’s workforce vacancies, recruitment and retention efforts, and any barriers to hiring as required by Assembly Bill ...

Grab your helmets! Thursday, May 15 is Bike to Wherever Day, “the Bay Area’s biggest day for bicycling.” Bike to work, bike to school, or just bike around the island to enjoy Alameda’s growing bike ...

For the past two years, women age 50 and above who live in Alameda and surrounding areas have been coming together to walk with the Alameda 50+ Women’s Walking Group. Born from founder Anna Majors’ ...

Corduroy is a 10-year-old soft-hearted gentleman who’s seen a lot in life and now just wants a peaceful place to rest his paws. He’s calm, kind, and a little aloof—the kind of dog who’s happy to hang ...

When we last left off, the year was 1939. The last members of the Rich family to live at 1620 Fourth Street—Margaret and Rebecca Rich—had died, so there was some uncertainty about who moved into the ...

The Alameda Children’s Business Fair, organized by Ashley Lorden, was designed to fuel the entrepreneurial spirit of kids and to teach them some fundamental basics of business. The Downtown Alameda ...

A double-crested cormorant showing its breeding crests, orange throat, and aquamarine eyes. Photo Rick Lewis. It took many years of birding before I saw a double-crested cormorant with crests. For ...

On May 12, the Planning Board will hold a public workshop on a Research & Development facility proposed by Pacific Fusion, which aims to build a 225,500-square-foot headquarters at Alameda Point to ...

Alameda Health System (AHS) has launched a new Canine Visitation Program at Alameda Hospital and San Leandro Hospital, bringing certified therapy dogs to the facilities to provide comfort and ...

Alameda’s dragon boat racing team, the Alameda DragonFlyers, is getting ready to fly all the way to Venice, Italy. Alameda DragonFlyers at Lake Merced in San Francisco. Photo Alameda DragonFlyers / ...

The Bay Area Walk4Hearing 5K event returns to Alameda for the fourth year on May 18. The beautiful bayside walk to raise awareness about hearing health and hearing differences starts at Crown Memorial ...