Alameda’s Board of Education has directed Superintendent Kirsten Vital to begin planning for the potential closure of one or more schools at the end of the 2010-2011 school year – and to look into putting …

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Monday, June 21
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VEHICLE THEFT ARREST: Alameda police arrested William Morris Haskins, 18, an Alameda resident, on charges of vehicle theft. Morris allegedly stole a Maroon 1986 Nissan, police said, and was found pushing the stolen …

The 2010 World Cup is down to the wire, and if you’re looking for a place to hang out and catch the final games with fellow soccer fans, you can head on down to Speisekammer.
The …

After four hours of deliberations Monday, a jury voted to find Quochuy “Tony” Tran guilty of the Halloween 2007 slaying of Ichinkhorloo “Iko” Bayarsaikhan.
The jury voted to convict Tran, who was 16 when the killing …

Management at Alameda Hospital has inked a three-year deal with the hospital’s 160 nurses. The contract, which was ratified by local members of the California Nurses Association on June 22 and approved by the Alameda …

Alameda firefighters are investigating the cause of a one-alarm fire on the 3200 block of Central Avenue on Monday.
No one was injured in the fire, which caused $50,000 worth of structural damage and $1,500 in …

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The Island signs on to work with The Bay Citizen
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The Island is now partnering with The Bay Citizen, a new, online news source for the San Francisco Bay Area, to provide Alameda news for the …

In the wake of Measure E’s defeat at the polls last week, the Board of Education is moving forward with plans to increase class sizes and shorten the school year for 2010-2011 – and beginning …

Officials at Alameda Municipal Power are seeking to raise electricity rates for the first time in several years in order to meet rising power and transmission costs and help close an anticipated gap in next …

By Heather Lyn Wood
On Saturday, 120 East Bay residents gathered at Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach to send a strong message to policymakers in the wake of the BP oil disaster: “No to …

On June 26, Alameda Firefighters Local 689 will be participating in the Alameda Relay for Life in support of one of their own members who is currently battling cancer. The member, a captain and 14-year …

By Janelle Bitker
AC Transit Lines 51A and 51B will likely remain separate lines, despite rumors to the contrary, Alameda’s representative on the AC Transit Board says.
A former AC Transit staffer promised Rockridge residents that they …