Updated 1:23 p.m. Thursday, September 2
Alameda Fire Chief David Kapler has been placed on administrative leave following revelations he used the city’s gas pumps to fuel his personal vehicles and that he had faced similar …

Alameda’s theater lovers suffered a heartbreaking loss when the Alameda Civic Light Opera shut its doors earlier this year. Fortunately for us, though, Kofman Auditorium won’t be dark for long. A San Leandro-based theater company …

Interim City Manager Ann Marie Gallant laid out parameters for a fresh Alameda Point planning process Wednesday night that could have city leaders making some major decisions about who will redevelop the former Navy base …

The Bay Farm branch of the Alameda Free Library closes at 6 p.m. today for renovations. Construction is expected to continue through the rest of this year.
Upgrades for the 30-year-old branch library are slated to …

September brings a host of new beginnings: Fresh season, new school year. And this September brings us something very exciting: A brand-spanking-new Island.
First and foremost, we’ve upgraded the look of the site to make it …

The City Council is set tonight to get a presentation from city staff on next steps for Alameda Point. Sitting as the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority, they’ll meet at 7 p.m. today at City …

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Monday, August 23
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VANDALISM ARREST: Police arrested Dennis Gerard Mix Jr., 45, of Alameda on a vandalism charge after Mix allegedly damaged the window and door frame of a patrol vehicle by kicking it from the …

Parents with students at Washington Elementary School could seek to send their children to higher-performing schools in the district – or anywhere else in California – thanks to a state law put into effect just …

By Steve Gerstle
While Alameda does not have a BART station, it does have a very good bus system. Bus service is a good transportation option for West End residents with many buses serving numerous destinations.
Most …

Alameda Unified’s Green Schools Challenge has earned the California Resource Recovery Association’s “Next Generation” recycler award. The honor was presented to the district’s custodial staff, and faculty and students from Bay Farm Elementary School spoke …

Today marks the first day of school for Alameda’s public schoolkids, and for many families, it could be a bittersweet milestone. Deep state funding cuts and continuing budget uncertainty – and the failure of the …

The Harbor Bay Club is hosting its first-ever Open House Summer Bash from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. this Tuesday, August 31, and it’s a celebration of the club’s more than 30 years in Alameda …