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Coffee in hand, Alameda? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Alameda officers pull frightened kitten from 10-foot pipe at Ferry Point
  • What's changing at Alameda schools you and your kids use?
  • What an ex-Alameda firefighter learned about CPR that manuals miss

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

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 61.
  • Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 74 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Kitten Rescued From Rusty Metal Pipe At Abandoned Field In Alameda: Police (patch.com) — Alameda readers will appreciate how local Animal Control officers and police staff teamed up to save a frightened kitten trapped in a 10-foot-deep rusty pipe at Ferry Point. After being pulled to safety, the injured and rust-covered kitten, now named Rusty, was cleaned up and placed in a foster home with the dispatcher who first took the distress call.
   

• AUSD Notes: Alameda school facility projects going forward at full speed (eastbaytimes.com) — Major school construction projects are reshaping campuses across Alameda, with a new Alameda High swim center and tennis courts slated to open this fall and a modern Wood Middle School campus already in use. Work is underway on a new Encinal gym, a rebuilt Otis Elementary at Krusi Park, and a proposed Alameda High athletic field at the former Lum site now undergoing environmental review with active neighborhood input.
   

• 3Q4 Roland Quizon: Making Lifesaving Skills Accessible to All – Elements for Berkeley Lab (lbl.gov) — A former City of Alameda firefighter-paramedic who retired in 2022 is now using his 24 years of field experience to reshape CPR and AED training at Berkeley Lab. He's pushing for scenario-based, confidence-building classes so more people feel ready to respond effectively in real emergencies, potentially saving lives on and off the job.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I had some time before work today and went to Jean Sweeney for a few mins.
    I noticed the first 4 benches were missing their plaques . Is the metal in these plaques worth money and people are stealing them ? Or are they… (Nextdoor Bay37)
  • Is Harbor Bay Landing done?
    There are lots of posts popping up. La Val's shut down, La Penca shut down, China Villa shut down, Angel Fish shut down and today, I see the cleaners… (Nextdoor Harbor Bay Isle)
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🗞 Nearby News

Oakland

  • Meta goes on trial as Silicon Valley faces a growing backlash (richardhartley.com)
  • 8 new and expanded wine bars around the Bay (eastbaytimes.com)
  • From the desk of…Attorney General Bonta excels at self-promotion but buries legal losses that cost California (ukiahdailyjournal.com)

Piedmont

Emeryville

  • 4D Molecular Therapeutics, Inc. $FDMT Stake Boosted by Bank of America Corp DE (marketbeat.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: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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