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One of the many informative interpretive signs at the John Muir National Historic site. This one features a look at the once vast fruit orchards that surrounded the historic circa 1882 Italianate ...

Seagulls fight for position over a dead whale found on Alameda’s Crown Beach, Sunday April 20, 2025. A kayaker is visible behind the whale. Photo Stephanie Penn. A dead whale washed up in Alameda ...

April is National Poetry Month, and the Post is celebrating by featuring poems about Alameda penned by local writers. This week’s featured poet is Shanti Lair-Croom. She shares a poem titled The ...

The Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) will host four informational open houses in April and a virtual presentation in May to give the public a chance to learn about the Oakland ...

The Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District (ACMAD) found a dead bird that tested positive for West Nile virus. The dead bird, which was the County’s first indication of West Nile virus this year, ...

Maya Lin School Principal Karen Ringewald received the Mentor of the Year award from GeoVisions, with whom AUSD partners to hire educators from the Philippines. “Ms. Karen, school staff, personnel, ...

Unhoused disabled veterans who are 62 or older now have an opportunity to live in a furnished studio or one-bedroom apartment in Linnet Corner, a newly built housing community in a great location in ...

Alameda Fire Department (AFD) responded to three serious emergencies in just over 13 hours, starting Tuesday, March 25, at 2:18 p.m. to just past 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, March 26. Photos ...

The City of Alameda has published the Final Draft 2025 Climate Action and Resiliency Plan (CARP), which serves as a mid-cycle update to the original plan published in 2019. This iteration is intended ...

If you like the Thrifty Kitty, you’re going to love the Diggity Dogg. Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter (FAAS) has announced that their new thrift store, a light-filled 3,000-square-foot space at ...

Construction of the Central Avenue Safety Improvement Project is underway. The project is expected to improve safety for all street users and reduce vehicle delays. Closures and detour route for Phase ...