The Alameda County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution Tuesday asking Sheriff Greg Ahern to stop participating in a federal program that has led to the deportation of nearly 2,000 county residents.
Grab your binoculars to catch a glimpse.
Ploughshares staff have two lovable cats to thank for ridding the nursery of rodents these past few years.
Christopher Maffei, accused of kidnapping his two children and sailing away with them on a yacht stolen from Alameda's Ballena Isle Marina, will be sentenced on June 7.
You can check out the City of Alameda's draft proposal for keeping pigs, sheep and other critters i advance of a community meeting on the issues Thursday.
Incidents highlighted here were recorded in the Alameda Police Department log from April 18 to 21. Information was supplied by the police and does not indicate any convictions.
The cutter Waesche returned to its home port at Alameda's Coast Guard Island Sunday.
The bus service planned to raise fares by 15 cents this summer, but AC Transit staff say that could actually cause revenues to drop.
The Alameda City Council has approved new leases to replace expiring leases for the continued use of three Alameda Point buildings by Auctions by the Bay. The tenant has become a "regional public draw," city staff noted.
The Alameda Planning Board will consider proposed changes to two North Park Street projects Monday night, as the lineup of potential tenants shifts.
The city is hosting this community meeting to discuss updates to the City Code and allow for the keeping of certain farm animals in backyards.
Where on the Island can you find these pink plastic birds?
Incidents highlighted here were recorded in the Alameda Police Department log from April 15 to 17. Information was supplied by the police and does not indicate any convictions.
The Saturday festival is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Washington Park (at Central and 8th) and will include a pre-festival beach clean-up at Crab Cove, sustainability information, plenty of activities, food and more.
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Off the Grid brings a caravan of food trucks to the South Shore Center for cream puffs, Filipino food, baos and more every Saturday afternoon.
Three survivors of the devastating San Francisco earthquake and fire are still alive.
During the deployment, the crew of the Waesche took part in an ocean search and rescue mission, the seizure of more than 2,400 pounds of marijuana and a community relations project in Panama.
The Exploratorium welcomed visitors to its new home on the San Francisco waterfront with opening day ceremonies this morning.
There's a surprisingly bucolic stretch of creek sandwiched between I-880 and Oakland International Airport.
