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Hey there, Alameda! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Where to catch every band at Alameda Porchfest this Sunday
  • Are Bayview Drive backyards quietly taking over Alameda's shoreline?
  • How a globe-trotting mystery keeps one foot firmly in Alameda

Also on today's calendar: Join Us in Remembering the Heroes of Flight 93 and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Not as warm, becoming breezy, with a high of 73 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Saturday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 70, low: 54.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 75 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Front Porches Become Live Music Stages for Alameda Porchfest (alamedapost.com) — Alameda neighbors will turn their front porches into live music stages this Sunday, Sept. 13, for the free, family-friendly Alameda Porchfest running noon to 6 p.m. Multiple "stages" across town, including Webster Park, will host local bands, and residents are encouraged to walk or bike, bring chairs and shade, and tip musicians while exploring nearby businesses.
   

• Homeowners Encroach on City Shoreline Property (alamedapost.com) — Bayview Drive homeowners in Alameda are extending their backyards onto city-owned shoreline open space near the Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary, squeezing public access and bird habitat along a popular informal trail. Concerned residents have pressed City Hall and state regulators for enforcement, while regional planners weigh long-term sea level rise protections that could reshape this stretch of Alameda's southern shoreline.
   

• 'Sisters at an Exhibition': A Clever, Witty New Mystery Based in Alameda (alamedapost.com) — A new mystery novel features Zara, an attorney who proudly calls Alameda home, even as the story ranges from San Francisco to New York and France. The review highlights how Alameda's Victorian charm and ferry access shape Zara's life, and points readers to a Park Street bookstore where they can pick up the book locally.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Rescued this 140 year Era: Circa 1880–1890 (Victorian Aesthetic Movement / Japonisme)
    Materials: Scorched Bamboo, Japanned Panels over Paper Substrate, Embossed Gilded Lincrusta, Glass, Brass Hardware Origin: English / Anglo-Japanese… (Nextdoor East End Zone)
  • Can anyone recommend a good service for floor repair?
    I have vinyl flooring at home, and some of the planks are lifting up. I'd really appreciate your suggestions! (Nextdoor Harbor Bay Isle)
  • Bowlero Corporation posted a job opening for Greeter / Counter Desk Attendant in Alameda. Apply here.
  • Abbott Laboratories posted a job opening for USA Go-To-Market Manager in Alameda. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Alameda here.

🗞 Nearby News

Oakland

  • 'Wood Street' was filmed in Oakland but it could have been made in Columbus (matternews.org)
  • From green beans to great coffee: Inside the East Bay's home roasting scene (oaklandside.org)
  • Horton Foote Prize, Champion Playwriting Fellowship, MENA Grants, and More (americantheatre.org)

Berkeley

  • UC Berkeley Law School Deliberately Discriminated Against White, Asian Applicants, Federal Probe Finds (patch.com)
  • Pop Band Train To Play Postgame Show At Cal Football Game (patch.com)
  • Top Dog To Expand With New Downtown Berkeley Location: Report (patch.com)

San Francisco

  • $77K Cash, 2 Kilos Of Cocaine Seized From SF Man In Drug Bust: Police (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: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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