Picking up litter year-round, not just on Earth Day, is an ongoing effort for some. On Saturday, April 12, dozens of student volunteers showed up at Seaplane Promenade Park at Alameda Point to pick up ...

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 ...

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 ...

On April 15, City Council unanimously approved design concepts for the Willie Stargell Avenue Complete Street Corridor Project, consisting of safety and transit improvements between Main Street and ...

It’s really happening! The repurposed shipping containers that will become the FAAS Animal Medical Services & Training (FAMST) campus arrived at their home on Bay Farm Island after being trucked down ...

Did you ever know someone who is truly wonderful, but initially comes across as reserved, even aloof? That’s Bernie, FAAS’s handsome two-year-old husky mix. Huskies are not known for being warm and ...

A former Alameda Circle K clerk has agreed to a plea deal for shooting a man in the head for trying to grab a pack of cigarettes at the Webster Street store on July 11, 2020, according to a report in ...

It’s a packed day for Alameda and Bay Farm Island! There are a lot of exciting things happening on Saturday, April 19. For starters, it’s both National Garlic Day and National Cat Lady Day! Here in ...

Bay Farm Island is becoming a pollinator haven, featuring two native plant gardens in public spaces—Bay Farm School and Bay Farm Island Library. These gardens are part of a larger initiative to ...

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 ...

It’s a special treat to travel to the West End of Alameda and explore one of the very oldest still-standing homes in town. Although records from this period can be imprecise, the best information we ...

The City wants to hear your opinions and answer your questions at special pop-up events about planned Neighborhood Greenways for the current Slow Street sections of San Jose Avenue/Morton Street and ...