🌱 Patch AM: After Weeks-Long Halt, Water Shuttle Returns To Offering Free Rides Between Alameda And Oakland

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In today's newsletter:

• Alameda's free Woodstock water shuttle is back in service
• How Alameda officers pulled a kitten from a 10-foot metal pipe

Also on today's calendar: The Prediabetes Wake Up Call and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 60 degrees.
• Friday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, temps: high: 74, low: 59.
• Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 70 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• After Weeks-Long Halt, Water Shuttle Returns To Offering Free Rides Between Alameda And Oakland (patch.com) — Commuters in Alameda can once again hop aboard Woodstock, the free water shuttle linking Alameda Landing with Oakland's Jack London Square, after weeks of engine-related repairs and a cracked bracket delay. City officials say the 45-foot pontoon boat, which has carried over 251,000 passengers and 60,000 bikes since July 2024, resumed service Wednesday morning and has historically operated on 97 percent of scheduled days.
   

• Kitten Rescued From Rusty Metal Pipe At Abandoned Field In Alameda: Police (patch.com) — Alameda Animal Control and police recently teamed up to rescue a frightened kitten trapped deep inside a rusty metal pipe at an abandoned field near Ferry Point. After a careful extraction, officers cleaned up the kitten, nicknamed Rusty, and placed him with a foster parent who happened to be the dispatcher who first took the call.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Alameda

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• The Prediabetes Wake Up Call →
  FREE LIVE WEBINAR on ZOOM,
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday August 27
• Morning Pilates →
  Svastha Yoga, Wellness and Community Hub, 647 Pacific Ave, Alameda
  10:30 am
• Mindful Energetic Flow →
  Svastha Yoga, Wellness and Community Hub, 647 Pacific Ave, Alameda
  5:30 pm
Friday August 28
• Ashtanga Inspired Flow →
  Svastha Yoga, Wellness and Community Hub, 647 Pacific Ave, Alameda
  8:00 am
• Community Yoga →
  Svastha Yoga, Wellness and Community Hub, 647 Pacific Ave, Alameda
  10:30 am
• Vinyasa Flow →
  Svastha Yoga, Wellness and Community Hub, 647 Pacific Ave, Alameda
  12:00 pm
• Pilates and Pinot →
  Svastha Yoga, Wellness and Community Hub, 647 Pacific Ave, Alameda
  5:00 pm
• Groove Is In The Start: '80s End of Summer! →
  Faction Brewing, 2501 Monarch St, Alameda
  6:00 pm
• Starlight Movies In The Park - "The Goonies" - Rated PG →
  City of Alameda 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501
  6:30 pm
• Bill Callahan →
  The UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall, 2036 University Ave, Berkeley
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Sips on the Ship!
  USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum USS Hornet Museum
  5:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Alameda Coin Club - 2026 →
  Alameda Free Library 1550 Oak St. , Alameda, CA 94501
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hey all.
  Found a pup tied to a tree at Franklin Park near Central in alameda. Talked to the groundskeeper there about keeping an eye on it if someone perhaps… (Nextdoor Central Alameda)

• The Salvation Army posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Alameda. Apply here.
• Yogurtland posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Alameda. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Alameda here.

🗞 Nearby News

Oakland

• SOM Transforms Head-Royce School's Expanded Oakland, California, Campus (architecturalrecord.com)
• YouTube and TikTok to implement protections for younger users. (americanonewspaper.com)
• The Power of Performance Audits (governing.com)

Piedmont

• Sign up now for Turkey Trot early bird pricing (piedmontexedra.com)

San Leandro

• Ex-Substitute Teacher Who Mailed Racist Threats To San Leandro School Avoids Prison: Report (patch.com)

Ok Alameda! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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