A shuttered Alameda newsroom becomes part of a national photo project
Also on today's calendar: Alameda Record Swap - Sun 5/17 - 50 Vendors! 40,000 Records! and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: How do you measure a snake? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
Monday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 52 degrees.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 67, low: 55.
Wednesday: Sprinkles; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 71 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Disappearing before our eyes: Brooklyn photographer's passion project of capturing local newsrooms (brooklyneagle.com) — One of the local newspapers featured in Brooklyn photographer Ann Hermes’ nationwide project documenting struggling newsrooms was based in Alameda and has already shut down. Her work captures the cluttered, improvised spaces and dedicated people behind local journalism, aiming to remind communities why these fading institutions still matter and to eventually exhibit the photos in the towns she’s visited.
📸 Around Alameda
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
LONG READ, BUT I REALLY NEED ADVICE: Since moving to Alameda a year ago, one neighbor has called the police on my family repeatedly, at least once a month. I have 6 children ranging from… (Nextdoor Woodstock)
Please share & repost to help reunite this lost dog! Roxy was LOST on May 6, 2026 in Oakland, CA 94619 near Oakland Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the owner, view… (Nextdoor East End Zone)
Target posted a job opening for On-Demand: Guest Advocate (Cashier), General Merchandise, Fulfillment, Food and Beverage, Style (T2829) in Alameda. Apply here.
City of Oakland, CA posted a job opening for Police Communications Dispatcher - Lateral (Continuous) in Oakland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Alameda here.
🗞 Nearby News
Oakland
Photos: Comic Con Oakland draws artists and fans for the first time in decade (eastbaytimes.com)
Oakland revealed as joint worst housing market in America (nypost.com)
Ferry good news: How a floating commute became the Bay Area's unlikely transit success story (sfstandard.com)
Piedmont
Piedmont rowers power Oakland Strokes to historic weekend at Southwest Regionals (piedmontexedra.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: In inches. Snakes don't have feet! (Thank you Kay L. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!