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The Alameda Pulse
Sean
October 08, 2026
Happy Thursday, everyone!
It's a big Saturday. Everybody Eats turns 5 at Gold Bar Hangar, kids can climb on fire trucks at the Big Truck Bonanza, and Pride in the Park brings a free all-ages day to Chochenyo Park. Plus Fleet Week brings the Blue Angels back over the Bay.
In the news: the city's plan for the Gibbons Drive sweetgums goes to the Planning Board Monday, the new roundabout at Tilden Way is open, and free sandbags are out earlier than usual. Plus a new pool hall upstairs on Webster that a lot of people walk right past.
Let's dive in!
In this week's email:
Featured Events: Everybody Eats turns 5 and the Big Truck Bonanza
Alameda News: The Gibbons Drive tree plan, the new Tilden Way roundabout and free sandbags
Community Spotlight: Cue Nations, Webster Street's new pool hall
This Week's Events: Pride in the Park, Fleet Week at the Hornet, the Haunted Hornet, mariachi at the library, comedy and more
Houses on the Market: New Alameda listings
Read time: 8 mins
FEATURED EVENTS
Photo: Everybody Eats Festival (2025)
Everybody Eats turns 5 on Saturday, and this year it's in Gold Bar Hangar at Alameda Point.
It started in 2022 as a party for a few local streetwear brands. Now it's a full day of food, music and shopping, and kids 9 and under get in free.
What's there:
60+ food and fashion vendors, 40+ of them food, many with festival-only drops
Live sets all day, headlined by The Big Guy (P-Lo & Auxcord) and Marc E. Bassy, plus Western Conference and GTC Band
Strollers and leashed dogs welcome
Seating is limited, so bring a blanket or chair. No wagons, coolers or outside food.
The Details:
When: Saturday, Oct 10, doors at noon
Where: 📍 Gold Bar Hangar, 2505 Monarch St
Cost: $30.69 with fees; 4-pack $88.24 (online only); VIP $165.45; kids 9 and under free
Photos: Alameda Free Library (2024)
Kids get to climb on real police, fire and Alameda Municipal Power trucks on Saturday, and it's free.
It's the library's touch-a-truck day, and it only comes around every two years.
What's there:
Trucks from Alameda Police, Alameda Fire and Alameda Municipal Power, parked for kids to explore
Made for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and grade schoolers
Right across Oak Street from the Main Library
Pride in the Park is a few blocks away at Chochenyo Park, so you can do both.
The Details:
When: Saturday, Oct 10, 1 to 3 PM
Where: 📍 City Hall parking lot, 2263 Santa Clara Ave
Cost: Free
Images: City of Alameda
The roundabout at Tilden Way, Fernside and Blanding is now open, and Fernside connects to Tilden again. Two-way traffic is back on Tilden Way north of the roundabout. It's part of the Clement Avenue and Tilden Way project, separate from the Central Avenue work.
Blanding Avenue between Broadway and Tilden stays closed through January 2027. To reach Blanding, use Broadway and a new one-way, westbound-only stretch of Clement. The city's roundabout rules: drive counterclockwise, yield to people walking and biking in the crosswalks, signal before you exit and don't stop inside. See the project page →
Source: City of Alameda | City of Alameda
The city released its draft Gibbons Drive Sidewalks and Trees Plan on Oct 2, and the Planning Board holds a public hearing on it Monday, Oct 12, at 7 PM. Of the 112 sweetgums left on Gibbons, an arborist rated 88 in good condition and 24 in fair.
The plan fixes sidewalks one spot at a time, worst first, and caps tree removal at 20% of what's left in any five-year stretch. Before a tree comes out, crews would try shaving concrete or curving the sidewalk around roots first. Residents picked six replacement species, favoring big trees with fall color. The plan goes to City Council in December. See the plan →
The city opened a self-serve sandbag station on Tuesday at Lexington Street and W. Hope Street, earlier than usual, ahead of what's expected to be a wet El Niño winter. Each resident can take up to five, and staff will help load them on Saturday, Nov 7, from 8 AM to noon.
To report flooding or a blocked drain, call 510-747-7900 during business hours or 510-337-8340 nights and weekends. The City Council also had a $275,000 contract on its Tuesday agenda to run the winter warming shelter at Christ Episcopal Church, up to 25 people a night from Dec 1 to Apr 30. Read more →
Source: City of Alameda | City of Alameda
Black Bull Tacos is one step closer. The Scolari's team's taqueria at 1635 Park St got its beer and wine license Sep 25. No opening date yet. CA ABC
Ballots for the Nov 3 election went in the mail Monday, and 24-hour drop boxes are open. Alameda County Registrar
Alameda PD's pink patch is back, $10 for breast cancer. Cash only at the police station front counter all October, while they last. Proceeds go to the HERS Breast Cancer Foundation. Patch
No school Monday, Oct 12. It's AUSD's October break. AUSD
Photo: Cue Nations via Google
Cue Nations is a new pool hall upstairs at 1537 Webster St, and it opened in late September. Walk into the street-level lobby and head up the stairs.
Owners Mueen and Azaam turned an empty 1,500-square-foot mezzanine into a billiards room with 9-foot tables and TVs for live sports. In their words, it's a place where friends, families and pool players can come together.
It's open every day starting at 2 PM. They also clip the best shots off their cameras: tell them what time you hit yours, and they'll check the footage and post your highlight.
Fall Market | Saturday, Oct 10 | Noon to 6 PM | 📍 Faction Brewing. More than 40 vendors with the skyline across the water. Details
D'arby's Pop-Up | Sunday, Oct 11 | 11 AM to 4 PM | Free | 📍 426 Taylor Ave. Vintage clothes, housewares, a DJ and a coloring corner. Details
Pleasure Reading pop-up | Sunday, Oct 11 | 1 to 4 PM | Free | 📍 Dashe Cellars. Alameda's romance bookstore pops up at the winery. Details
Friends of the Library Used Book Sale | Wednesday, Oct 14, 2 to 7 PM; through Saturday, Oct 17, 10 AM to 4 PM | Free entry | 📍 Main Library. Over 10,000 books; School of Rock plays Wednesday at 6. Details
Pride in the Park | Saturday, Oct 10 | Noon to 6 PM; block party 6 to 9 PM | Free | 📍 Chochenyo Park. Local entertainment, food trucks and a Kidz Zone, then a free DJ block party on Alameda Ave. Details
Live music at Cinema Grill | Thursday, Oct 8 to Sunday, Oct 11 | Thu to Sat 7:30 PM; Sun 3:30 PM | 1-drink minimum or $5 cover | 📍 Cinema Grill. Mio Flores SalSazz Thursday, Phree Thinkers Friday, Jon Otis & BluBeatz Saturday, Key Elements Sunday. Lineup
2nd Thursdays with Don Balistreri | Thursday, Oct 8 | 7:30 to 10:30 PM | No cover | 📍 The Fireside Lounge. Rock, jazz and blues guitar. Details
Stonedog + Lucky Busters | Friday, Oct 9 | Doors 7 PM; show 8 PM | $10 | 📍 The Fireside Lounge. Two bands, ten bucks. Details
Who Is Number One? soul DJ day | Sunday, Oct 11 | Noon to 6 PM | 📍 The Fireside Lounge. Six DJs spinning Northern soul and Motown on vinyl. Details
Viento y Marea at Park Station | Tuesday, Oct 13 | 6 to 9 PM | Free | 📍 Park Station. A six-piece Cuban son band playing Buena Vista-style son, Latin jazz and salsa for dancers. Details
Fleet Week at the Hornet | Friday, Oct 9 | 10 AM to 5 PM; sailors and Marines from 1 PM | Regular museum admission | 📍 USS Hornet. Meet the crews in Hangar Bay 3. The Blue Angels fly Friday to Sunday, noon to 4 PM, and extra weekend ferries run from Main Street. Schedule
USS Haunted Hornet: The Devil's Sea | Thursday, Oct 8 to Sunday, Oct 11 | Entry from 6:30 PM; Sun from 5:30 PM | From $30 plus fees; ages 13+ | 📍 USS Hornet. A haunted house on the lower decks; early pricing ends Oct 15. Tickets
Saturday Night Comedy | Saturday, Oct 10 | 8 PM; open mic 10 PM | $10 | 📍 The Fireside Lounge. Bay Area pros, then a free open mic. Tickets
Live Comedy at Cinema Grill | Wednesday, Oct 14 | 7 to 9 PM | $10 | 📍 Cinema Grill. Five Bay Area comics with dinner and drinks. Tickets
New shows + Luxtriplicata | Saturday, Oct 10 | Receptions 3 to 5 PM; light display 5 to 8 PM | Free light display | 📍 Frank Bette Center. Two photo shows open, then a prism light display. Details
California Umeshu Release Day | Friday, Oct 9 | 4 to 7 PM | Free to attend; $15 tasting | 📍 St. George Spirits. Distillery-only release with umeshu highballs. Details
Trivia Tuesday | Tuesday, Oct 13 | 7 to 9 PM | 📍 Alameda Brewing. Weekly taproom trivia. Details
Fireside Trivia | Tuesday, Oct 13 | 8 PM | Free to play | 📍 The Fireside Lounge. Prizes every round. Details
McGee's Trivia | Wednesday, Oct 14 | 6:30 PM | 📍 McGee's. Sunset Trivia's weekly Wednesday game. Details
¡Mariachi en la biblioteca! | Sunday, Oct 11 | 2 PM | Free | 📍 Main Library. Mariachi San Francisco plays live, plus free picture books. Details
Slightly Spooky Storytime | Wednesday, Oct 14 | 3:30 PM | Free | 📍 West End Library. Spooky stories and a craft, ages 5 to 10. Details
E-Bike Safety Workshop | Thursday, Oct 8 | 4 to 5 PM | Free | 📍 Main Library. Battery care and local riding rules from Bike East Bay. Details
Shredding, e-waste and donation drive | Saturday, Oct 10 | 9 AM to noon | Free, some items may have a fee; 5-box limit | 📍 Harbor Bay Community Center. Shred old files, drop dead electronics. Details
Island Cat Resources fall auction | Bidding closes Sunday, Oct 11, 7 PM | Online | 📍 ICRA. 150+ items; proceeds fund spay, neuter and vet care. Bid now
Kindred community runs and walk | Thursday, Oct 8, 6:30 PM; Saturday, Oct 10, 8 AM; Wednesday, Oct 14, walk 9 AM | 📍 Kindred Running. Thursday meets at Park Station; every pace welcome. Details
Weekly Classes at Rhythmix | Most days | 📍 Rhythmix Cultural Works. Bhangra Mondays 6:30 PM, Cuban salsa Tuesdays 7 PM, plus zumba, karate, yoga, barre, Feldenkrais and soul line dance. See the schedule
Recreation and Park Commission | Thursday, Oct 8 | 7 PM | Free; in person or Zoom | 📍 City Hall. A workshop on what rec programs will cost in 2027. Agenda
HOUSES ON THE MARKET
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