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Up and at 'em, Alameda! Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started off right.
Up and at 'em, Alameda! Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started off right. (Shutterstock)

Up and at 'em, Alameda! Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started off right.

First, today's weather:

A little morning rain; cloudy. High: 55 Low: 44.

Here are the top stories in Alameda today:

  1. Five Cozy, Comforting SF Restaurants to Return to This Winter (SFist)
  2. Ex-S.F. Public Works head Nuru officially pleads guilty to fraud charge. Here's when he'll be sentenced (San Francisco Chronicle)
  3. Omicron, mask mandate jeopardize S.F.'s fragile office recovery (San Francisco Chronicle)
  4. Is Wells Fargo's San Francisco headquarters now a C-suite ghost town? (San Francisco Business Times)
  5. Rain Washes Away Problem for Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Cyclists (Streetsblog San Francisco)

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Today in Alameda:

  • Shang at the Alameda Comedy Club (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • USTA Northern California: "It's that time of year again - New Year resolutions 🤔 Want to improve your skills? Bump up your rating? Go to Nationals? We asked some of our Adult League captains and players about lessons learned in 2021, and what tennis goals and res..." (Facebook)
  • Alameda Free Library: "Every First Friday of the month, join us for an hour of relaxing and fun crafts. Drop-In, no experience required, supplies provided. Masks are required! Find us in the Stafford Room at the Main Library on Friday, January 7 from 11am-12pm." (Facebook)
  • West Alameda Business Association: "Join us January 14-23, 2022 to enjoy West Alameda's establishments. Alameda Restaurant Week is a celebration of our island's dining scene. During what can be a slow season, the City of Alameda actively promotes participating bars and res..." (Facebook)
  • Alameda Health Consortium: "Tune in tomorrow! Join Congresswoman Barbara Lee and CEO of our member #CHC Native American Health Center Martin Waukazoo, for a discussion about the repercussions of the January 6 insurrection, protecting our democracy from future attac..." (Facebook)
  • Nextdoor Neighbor, Harbor Bay Isle: "Is someone missing this domestic rooster? - 2257 Harbor Bay Parkway" (Nextdoor)
  • Nextdoor Neighbor, Alameda: "Meet us for the first Alameda beach cleanup of 2022 at 11am tomorrow! - Join us tomorrow in the parking lot just east of McDonalds on Shore Line Drive to brighten up the beach! We bring our own supplies and clean up for usually about 45 ..." (Nextdoor)
  • Nextdoor Neighbor, Bronze Coast: "New project; - an Eastlake style East End Victorian porch built by incompetent craftsman, is being brought back to it's original look. Shown here, are the beginnings of the peel away demolition process. The original handrails and corbels..." (Nextdoor)

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