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Staff will report back by March 2027 on charging owners of empty big grocery and pharmacy spaces.
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An airport panel rejected the 8,000-seat Harbor Bay plan. Council can overrule it with a two-thirds vote on Nov. 4.
Read moreA Nov. 4 workshop starts the talk on a wave pool at Enterprise Park, plus a first master plan for the whole 21-acre park.
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Five more Alameda vote centers open Oct. 31, and three 24-hour drop boxes are already taking ballots.
Read moreTwo new self-service stations opened Oct. 19, so you don't have to drive to Lexington Street anymore.
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The California boba chain soft opened October 16 and is pouring milk teas and matcha from noon to 8 every day.
Read moreThe city's business roadmap hasn't been updated since 2018. A $250,000 contract would fix that by summer.
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Peralta's chancellor is running the West End campus herself until a new leader starts January 1, 2027.
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Councilmember Daysog wants the century-old sweetgums treated like Alameda's famous palms and oaks, just as the city drafts a plan to remove some.
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Slurry seal work runs from Versailles Avenue to High Street into early November, then new bike lanes and crosswalks follow.
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The San Francisco gym's first spot outside the city lands on Clement Avenue, with open gym from $110 at the founders rate.
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Staff findings land October 27, and the board vote on the 2027 to 2032 charters is expected November 10.
Read moreThe design fixes most of 239 access barriers in four phases, and a board member wants automatic doors now.
Read moreMost rates hold steady, but summer camps, after-school care and Officers' Club rentals cost more next year.
Read moreSeaplane and Harbor Bay get more weekday boats, and the Short Hop pauses for November.
Read moreAlameda Municipal Power's biggest grant award pays to swap gas water heaters in 20 supportive-housing homes.
Read moreA three-mile street safety overhaul with a new roundabout and bike lanes won't break ground until 2028, and Alameda's own paperwork says the federal…
Read moreAUSD's continuation high school has lost more than a quarter of its students in a year, and the district is looking at schedules, staffing and even…
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A new SF Bay Ferry and Uber partnership knocks $2.85 off rides connecting to the Seaplane Terminal, easing the last mile to the dock.
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The company wants a former Navy gun-testing building for its ground-based launch hardware, pending an October 6 council vote.
Read moreRoot damage has made stretches of sidewalk hard to use for wheelchairs and strollers, and Alameda wants resident input before deciding how many…
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The one-day pop-up fills the marina parking lot with local makers and vintage sellers, right behind The Launch apartments.
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The Alameda accountant and Haas lecturer fills Jennifer Williams' vacated seat through 2028.
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Nightly closures started in April to build a new bike and pedestrian path inside the tube. Caltrans still hasn't said when it opens.
Read moreA one-year bridge deal with the firefighters' union guarantees paid leave now, months before California's own law kicks in.
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Peralta created a new top academic post to fight class cancellations, and Porter got the job.
Read moreThe Bay Farm Island restaurant says it's coming back after building problems, but hasn't set a date yet.
Read moreA self-serve station at Lexington and W. Hope opens Oct. 6, with staff loading help Nov. 7.
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A timed 5K, a donut eating contest and live music take over Alameda Point for the fourth year.
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The DropShip cargo drone dropped supplies from 300 feet and landed them within 50 feet of the target, with nobody flying it.
Read moreThe city's 47-unit homeless housing site opened on COVID-era grants in 2023. Staff bring a sustainability plan to a public board Sept. 24.
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The fest is charging admission for the first time this year, with general tickets at $10.
Read moreThe Oakland roaster is bringing a second Alameda location to the old Del Monte cannery this fall.
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SF Bay Ferry wants feedback by September 23 on new Harbor Bay and Seaplane Lagoon trips, plus dropping the weekday Main Street stop.
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A baptismal certificate Christ Church in Alameda mailed in 1955 came back to the church on August 20, 71 years late, marked insufficient address.
Read moreThe Transportation Commission reviews a safety checklist Sept. 23 for a two-way bikeway between Tilden Way and San Jose Avenue.
Read moreThe city's $4.6 million pilot paid 150 households $1,000 a month. The final report goes to a city board Sept. 24.
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The volunteer-run museum at Alameda Point closed for six months before a fundraiser brought it back this spring.
Read moreState ABC records show the Livermore self-pour taproom holds a full bar license for the shuttered Bank of America building at 1500 Park St.
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The pop culture convention's fourth year filled the WWII-era Navy hangar turned brewery on Aug. 30, with cosplay, comics and a beer brewed just for…
Read moreTwo straight Planning Board cancellations leave a Park and Webster vacancy fix and 16 new South Shore apartments without a hearing date.
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Council gave its negotiators direction on the seven companies chasing Rock Wall's old hangar, then voted unanimously to commit $1 million a year to…
Read moreA summer bond sale let Alameda's school district refinance old debt and keep building its Measure B projects, at a lower cost to local taxpayers.
Read moreAirbnb and Vrbo hosts would have to live in the home they rent out under a proposal that also shuts out ADUs.
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The Alameda Point brewery fell behind during the pandemic and 2023's atmospheric rivers. The city's new deal stretches repayment out to 2031.
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A 12 lane, 30 meter pool for swimmers and water polo players opens to Alameda High students this fall, with Encinal's new gym breaking ground right…
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A half marathon, 10K, 5K and family mile take over Alameda Point on Sept. 20, the same day as Blues, Brews and BBQ.
Read moreAlameda's Planning Board votes Sept. 14 on letting offices, clinics, artist studios and grocery stores open without a permit.
Read moreGrant money and a bigger vendor contract move forward if the council signs off next week.
Read moreThe Planning Board wants to make it easier to split off an ADU and sell it separately, if the City Council agrees.
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Rockhill Management wants to convert office and commercial space into 16 new apartments, and Alameda's Planning Board decides September 14.
Read moreThe new spot at 1231 Park Street is named for the chef-owner's parents and blends Cantonese tradition with Bay Area flavors.
Read moreThe city's Rent Program set the new cap for older buildings, effective September 1 through next August.
Read moreFire Station 1 on Park Street opened its doors for a free celebration of a department that started as a volunteer bucket brigade in 1876.
Read moreAlameda's 2026 count found 242 people without homes, down from 455 two years ago, a drop that outpaces every other city in the county.
Read moreA new ARPD staff report tallies the numbers behind Alameda summer camps, swim lessons and the Fourth of July parade.
Read moreA new partnership between the Alameda Free Library and AUSD gives every student an automatic library account, no card or sign-up needed.
Read moreA new municipal code section takes aim at cars parked in painted, signed and protected bike lanes across the city.
Read moreAUSD wants to build a full track and field complex on the old Lum Elementary campus, and it's asking neighbors to weigh in before the environmental…
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