"The key to going from a flat, dim picture to a finished image is combining many bad pictures to make one good one," writes Evan Gomez-Shwartz. In the latest installment of his series on ...

There are many opportunities available around our community for those with some extra time and civic spirit. You can get involved by contacting one of the organizations listed below to volunteer your ...

In Episode 192, Scott Piehler’s topics include: City Council addresses police statistics and the homeless issue. A preview of next week’s Planning Board meeting. AUSD averts a strike. Our Naval ...

For hundreds of years, ships and boats of all sizes had plied the waters of the San Antonio Slough, a tidal creek that we know as the Oakland Estuary. The Ohlone used the waterway not solely for ...

Over the past four installments of this series on the unique house at 1724 Santa Clara Avenue, we’ve traced its earliest history back to 1891 when retired dentist and pharmacologist David Greenleaf ...

At the urging of the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water Board) in 2021, Chevron agreed to return to Alameda Point and clean up the tar waste left behind when its refinery ...

According to a KTVU News report, at approximately 10 p.m. on Thursday night, Coast Guard police officers opened fire on a U-Haul truck that had reversed direction and was headed toward the bridge to ...

In Part 1 and Part 2 of this look into 921 Grand Street, the 130-year-old Colonial Revival home that has stood at this corner since 1895, we learned about its noteworthy architect, A.W. Pattiani, and ...

Who are your 2026 Alameda Stars? The 2026 Alameda Stars contest is your chance to make your voice heard and shine a spotlight on the best of the best in Alameda. Beginning today, January 5, this ...

As I start my sixth year as the roving reporter for the Bear’s-Eye View of Alameda and celebrate my fifth Gotcha Day, I am filled with such incredible gratitude for all the things I have in my life. I ...

Sharp-tailed sandpiper, a rare visitor to the East Bay, walking at the edge of the water at Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary. Photo by Jeff Manker. A few days after I moved to Alameda, I set out on an ...

Signs of progress on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) outpatient clinic and cemetery project recently appeared on its Alameda Point property. Steel drums marked “Non-Hazardous ...