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#Alameda

Alameda Post
1 day ago

Publisher Adam Gillitt is heading to LA on December 5 to testify on behalf of the Alameda Post in front of a CA Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on ‘The Importance of Journalism in the Digital Age.’

https://alamedapost.com/op-ed/the-importance-of-journalism-in-the-digital-age/

#alameda #AlamedaPost #LocalNews

Alameda Post
2 days ago

WETA has now secured roughly $117 million in funding from local, state, and federal agencies to implement its REEF Ferry Program, which aims to transition the fleet to zero-emission propulsion technology.

https://alamedapost.com/news/sf-bay-ferry-lands-16-million-grant-for-fleet-electrification/

#alameda #electrification #SfBayFerry

Alameda Post
2 days ago

For Episode 80, Scott Piehler's topics include: SF Bay Ferry gets grant for electrification, Barnhill rent control is upheld, APD releases Oct. statistics, AUSD parcel tax set for March ballot, the Post will testify before a CA Senate Committee in LA, and more, inlcuding upcoming events.

https://alamedapost.com/features/podcast/alameda-postcast-for-december-1-2023/

#alameda #news #podcast

Alameda Post
3 days ago

AHS graduate Anika Jensen captures childhood nostalgia and the struggle to find one's way in the world with her short film, "Missing You." The film took second prize in the Young Directors category at the Inner City Short Film Festival, among other accolades.

https://alamedapost.com/features/arts/alameda-teens-mental-health-journey-leads-to-successful-film/

#alameda #MissingYou

Alameda Post
3 days ago

Steve Gorman highlights 922 Lafayette Street, a Queen Anne style residence built by Joseph A. Leonard in 1890 that has been thoughtfully and expertly restored. The home was honored with a preservation award from the AAPS in 2021.

https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-922-lafayette-street/

#alameda #AlamedaTreasures #JosephALeonard

Alameda Post
3 days ago

Goose gets some ruffled feathers while stuck in traffic in this installment of our weekly cartoon drawn by Alameda native, Brice.

https://alamedapost.com/op-ed/two-birds-11-30-2023/

#alameda #TwoBirdsFromAlameda

Johannes Reetz
3 days ago

Sorry Henry, Dein 9/11 wirkt in mir, vorallem den Chileninnen & Chilenen und in der Welt noch nach: der von der #Nixon-Administration maßgeblich unterstützte Angriff #Pinochet's auf die #Alameda am 11.Sep 1973 und die tausenden fürchterlich Getöteten der Besten, die #Chile zu dieser Zeit hatte.
#Putin und #Lawrow beziehen sich noch heute auf diese anachronistische Politik der #USA, wenn sie ihren Angriffskrieg gegen die freie #Ukraine rechtfertigen.
R.I.P. #HenryKissinger
https://www.n-tv.de/politik/Brillanter-Stratege-und-knallharter-Machtpolitiker-article24567888.html

Alameda Post
4 days ago

In a landmark ruling, the U.S. District Court has confirmed the City of Alameda's Rent Control protections for houseboats and liveaboard vessels at floating home marinas.

https://alamedapost.com/news/u-s-district-court-upholds-rent-control-for-barnhill-marina/

#alameda #BarnhillMarina #RentControl

Alameda Post
4 days ago

APD's October statistics reveal that vehicle thefts are up by nearly 8%. Adam Gillitt notes a silver lining in the data—APD has increased vehicle recovery by more than 45%.

https://alamedapost.com/news/apd-releases-october-statistics/

#alameda #apd

Alameda Post
4 days ago

Susan Davis announces the Board of Education voted unanimously to place a renewal parcel tax measure for the AUSD on the March 5, 2024 primary ballot and elected a new Vice President, and the Wood construction project is open for comment.

https://alamedapost.com/op-ed/ausd-board-votes-to-place-parcel-tax-renewal-on-ballot/

#alameda #ausd #ParcelTax

Alameda Post
5 days ago

Jerry Thompson answers five questions with Gene Kahane about life in the arts, "I live my life as a theater presentation."

https://alamedapost.com/features/arts/5q4-jerry-thompson/

#5Q4 #alameda

Alameda Post
5 days ago

On Sunday, Nov. 26, more than 100 people gathered for a vigil at City Hall organized by Alameda Friends and Families for a Ceasefire. Kelsey Goeres reports that Mayor Ashcraft spoke as a citizen, as City Council has yet to take an official stance.

https://alamedapost.com/news/alamedans-hold-peaceful-vigil-for-gaza-ceasefire/

#alameda #CityHall #gaza #vigil

Alameda Post
5 days ago

Alameda mourns the passing of Nancy Seamons Crookston, a designated Oil Painters of America Master and one of the most widely recognized artists in the nation.

https://alamedapost.com/news/obituaries/nancy-seamons-crookston-1948-2023/

#alameda

Alameda Post
6 days ago

Squirrel invites Alameda to shop for one-of-a-kind jewelry, holiday decor, art, crafts, plenty of cute cat-themed items, and more at the Pawliday Boutique, with proceeds benefiting Island Cat Resources and Adoption.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/find-a-purrfect-gift-at-the-annual-icra-pawliday-boutique/

#adoption #alameda #cats #holidays

Alameda Post
6 days ago

A sell-out crowd of over 250 gathered at Mastick Senior Center to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Hālau Makana, Alameda’s only Polynesian Cultural Center.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/alamedas-halau-makana-celebrates-25-years-of-bringing-aloha-to-the-island/

#alameda #MastickSeniorCenter

Alameda Post
6 days ago

Alameda Education Foundation has announced the addition of three new artists to their popular Art Changes program: poet Shanti Lair-Croom and painters Alex D. da Silva and Bill Jeng.

https://alamedapost.com/features/arts/aefs-art-changes-program-welcomes-three-more-artists/

#alameda #AlamedaEducationFoundation #ArtChanges

Alameda Post
6 days ago

Mouf enjoys a blended Thanksgiving with all the trimmings, both traditional and plant-based, and starts to get ready for the holiday season in this week's Bear's-Eye View of Alameda.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/my-blended-thanksgiving/

#alameda #BearsEyeView #sundogday #thanksgiving

Alameda Post
1 week ago

Help shape our future on the Island by providing input on Phase 2 of Estuary Park and the Fernside Boulevard Traffic Calming Project.

https://alamedapost.com/news/city-asks-for-input-on-estuary-park-fernside-boulevard-project/

#alameda #arpd #parks

Alameda Post
1 week ago

City Council voted to add commercial kitchen and hardwood floor renovations to its Veterans’ Memorial Building Facility Improvement Plan. Karin K. Jensen notes that while many are in favor of the renovations, others doubt the cost recovery of the extensive projects.

https://alamedapost.com/news/council-approves-veterans-memorial-building-renovations/

#alameda #CityCouncil

Alameda Post
1 week ago

The City of Alameda announced that public comment will only be accepted from in-person attendees at City Council meetings for non-agenda oral communications, Agenda Items 4 and 9. Ken Der reports that the change comes after anti-Semitic Zoom bombings at the November 7 meeting.

https://alamedapost.com/news/council-restricts-remote-non-agenda-public-comments/

#alameda #CityCouncil #PublicComments

Alameda Post
1 week ago

Gil Michaels recalls his fishiest Thanksgiving to date, when his serial entrepreneur friend engaged him to transport a whole tuna for resale using a Toyota Camry.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/in-search-of-a-perfect-thanksgiving-tuna/

#alameda #thanksgiving

Alameda Post
1 week ago

Seagull makes a faux pas this Turkey Day in this installment of our weekly cartoon drawn by Alameda native, Brice.

https://alamedapost.com/op-ed/two-birds-11-23-2023/

#alameda #thanksgiving #TwoBirdsFromAlameda

Alameda Post
1 week ago

Adam Gillitt gives a warm "Thank you!" to Alameda on behalf of the Alameda Post for the generous support of our mission to serve the community with reliable and unbiased local news.

https://alamedapost.com/op-ed/giving-thanks-to-alameda/

#alameda #AlamedaPost #thanksgiving

John Gordon ⚡️
1 week ago

These have seen better days. Abandoned along the breezeway of the former administration building at the #Alameda NAS.

Took these while sheltering from the rain during my daughter’s last football (soccer) game.

#photography #shotOnIphone

Apple lightning plug on a concrete floor. The connector is lightly covered in dirt, but looks otherwise OK.
The volume controls and fork in the cable of a pair of Apple ear buds. Laying on top of a brown, dry leaf. These are also covered in dirt from the ground, and show signs of damage.
The right ear bud, covered in dirt too, but looking otherwise undamaged.
Alameda Post
2 weeks ago

Pajamas are just the beginning. This year, the Jammie Drive and Building Futures hope to raise $10,000 to help support 200 families as they transition out of local shelters and into stable housing.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/jammie-drive-seeks-donations-for-cozy-clothes-and-beyond/

#alameda #holidays #JammieDrive

Alameda Post
2 weeks ago

José G. González is stepping into the new role of EBRPD Equity Officer to lead initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion for the park system.

https://alamedapost.com/news/ebrpd-announces-new-equity-officer/

#alameda #ebrpd

Alameda Post
2 weeks ago

The proposed bicycle and pedestrian bridge from Oakland to Alameda continues to spark debate amongst residents. Ken Der also provides an update on the continued discussions for AC Transit's "Realign" efforts to optimize the city's bus routes.

https://alamedapost.com/news/transportation-commission-discusses-ac-transits-realign-plans-estuary-bridge-proposals/

#alameda #PublicTransit

Alameda Post
2 weeks ago

The Rotary Club of Alameda will award $20k to 19 Alameda charities and nonprofits as part of its annual community grants program. As a grateful recipient of one of the grants, the Alameda Post thanks The Rotary Club of Alameda for their invaluable contributions to our community!

https://alamedapost.com/news/rotary-club-to-award-20k-in-community-grants/

#alameda #grants

Tracy Rosenberg
2 weeks ago

On November 28, the #Alameda County Board of Supes will be considering use policies for one of CA's largest arsenals of #military equipment. Please join us in continuing to advocate for a ban on scattershot munitions and to call for #drone use regulations. More info here. https://bit.ly/demilitarizeACSO

Sign with meeting date announcement for Tuesday November 28 at 9:30 and a slogan "Ban Scattershots and Regulate Drones".
Picture of a line of riot cops with scattershot munitions, assault rifles and other military equipment
Oakland Privacy
2 weeks ago

On November 28, the #Alameda County Board of Supes will be considering use policies for one of CA's largest arsenals of #military equipment. Please join us in continuing to advocate for a ban on scattershot munitions and to call for #drone use regulations. More info here. https://bit.ly/demilitarizeACSO

Sign announcing Tuesday November 28 9:30 am meeting date with "Ban Scattershots and Regulate Drones" slogan
Picture of a line of cops in riot gears carrying scattershot munitions, assault rifles and other military style weapons
Alameda Post
2 weeks ago

Free at-home COVID-19 test kits are again available by mail as of Monday, November 20. This is the second round of free COVID tests offered by the U.S. government this season.

https://alamedapost.com/news/free-at-home-covid-test-kits-available-again/

#alameda #CovidTests

Alameda Post
2 weeks ago

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Crystal Heath urges City Council to permanently ban animal testing companies from leasing public land.

https://alamedapost.com/op-ed/letter-no-animal-testing-on-city-owned-land/

#alameda #AlamedaPoint #AnimalTesting

Alameda Post
2 weeks ago

Running enthusiast Lena Jones invites readers to embrace wellness as the days get shorter, "Taking this season to slow down and make crock-pot stocks, bake all the pumpkin things, and can jars of apple butter does actually restore and rebuild an otherwise taxed body."

https://alamedapost.com/features/health-fitness/rainy-season-recovery/

#alameda #running

Alameda Post
2 weeks ago

The Power Up for Learning program, a partnership between AEF and AMP, provides an ongoing funding source for technology needs for AUSD students and teachers.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/amp-aef-help-ausd-schools-power-up-for-learning/

#alameda #PowerUpForLearning

Alameda Post
2 weeks ago

Assemblymember Mia Bonta is presenting a virtual Legislative Town Hall for constituents of California Assembly District 18 on Tuesday, November 28 at 6 p.m. via Zoom.

https://alamedapost.com/news/mia-bonta-to-host-virtual-town-hall-on-november-28/

#alameda #MiaBonta

Alameda Post
2 weeks ago

Health Coach Denise Lum gives encouragement for making sustainable, realistic, and goal-oriented changes rather than all-or-nothing resolutions.

https://alamedapost.com/features/health-fitness/why-wait-until-january/

#alameda #NewYearsResolutions

Alameda Post
2 weeks ago

Two-month-old Saddleback is just one of many furry friends looking for a home for the holidays! Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter is celebrating by extending their hours and lowering adoption fees for dogs, cats, and rabbits.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/fall-in-love-at-faas-affordable-holiday-special-adoption-fees/

#alameda #PetAdoption

Alameda Post
2 weeks ago

Alameda loves to decorate for every occasion, so Mouf celebrates the brief appearance of Thanksgiving decorations between Halloween and Christmas.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/autumnal-alameda/

#alameda #BearsEyeView #decorations #sundogday

Todd Nelson
2 weeks ago

@SafeStreetRebel tagging @BikeEastBay for their work against expanding freeways in #ContraCosta and #Alameda counties.

John Gordon ⚡️
2 weeks ago

Even when you find yourself in an unlikely place for a photo, there is usually something. After dinner last night, we stopped by a Petco store in #Alameda and I got a few shots of this little guy.

#photography #shotOnIPhone #reptile

A green reptile with pink legs, climbing down a small branch.
Alameda Post
2 weeks ago

On November 13, the Planning Board gave a green light to the Alameda Food Bank to develop a permanent community food market at Alameda Point serving the city’s most vulnerable households. Karin K. Jensen covers next steps before the new facility can open to clients.

https://alamedapost.com/news/food-banks-community-market-development-plan-approved/

#alameda #AlamedaFoodBank #IslandCommunityMarket

Alameda Post
2 weeks ago

Thanks to the hardworking Alameda Scouts and generous donations by local households, the Scouting for Food program donated almost 6.5 tons of food to the Alameda Food Bank this year.

https://alamedapost.com/news/alameda-scouts-collect-almost-13000-pounds-of-food/

#alameda #AlamedaFoodBank #AlamedaScouts #FoodDrive

Alameda Post
2 weeks ago

Get your tickets now! SF Bay Ferry tickets are on sale for passengers who wish to take a ride during the 2023 Lighted Yacht Parade.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/tickets-available-to-ride-ferry-in-lighted-yacht-parade/

#alameda #holidays

Alameda Post
2 weeks ago

City officials and police officers shared updates and answered questions at a community meeting about Dignity Village on Monday, November 13. Kelsey Goeres relays that since the supportive housing project opened in May, there has not been an increase in crime in the area.

https://alamedapost.com/news/dignity-village-six-month-update/

#AffordableHousing #alameda #DignityVillage

Chris Henrick
2 weeks ago

Found out recently that the Alameda County Sheriff issues parking citations on neighborhood streets. Seriously? A neighbor got one for parking the wrong way on a two way street. Looked up the California vehicle code and sure enough it states that your vehicles two right wheels must be 18" or less from the curb when parallel parked. Tried paying the $65 ticket and both their online and phone system can't even find it by citation number. Yay!
https://california.public.law/codes/ca_veh_code_section_22502
#alameda #sfbayarea #oakland

San Francisco Baykeeper
3 weeks ago

Check out our latest enews, filled with updates about the #Oakland #coal terminal, the coming rain storms, restored #wetlands in #Alameda, and so much more! https://baykeeper.org/news/enews/enewsletter-november-2023 #sfbay #sanfranciscobay #waterpollution #rain #rainstorms #cawater

Bronwyn Harris
3 weeks ago

Hey if anyone in alameda or nearby is looking for dog-friendly one-bedroom for rent, come by my neighbor. It is market rate, boo, but a great location, an off-street parking lot, and a good landlord which is very valuable. #alamtg #alameda #eastbay

Zac Bowling 🥑
3 weeks ago

I’m throwing my name in for consideration to be on Alameda Planning Board #alamtg #alameda

Peter Butler
3 weeks ago

Help me out, Oakland/East Bay bike tooters

I’m looking for the best route from South Berkeley to Oyster Bay Park in San Leandro

I took the northern route Google suggested (screenshot) and it wasn’t great. I didn’t mind the traffic, but very poor pavement and lots of debris

Is it worth going down to Jack London and following the waterfront?

Is there anyway to cut through Alameda?

#Oakland #EastBay #SanLeandro #Alameda #Routes #Bicycling #BikeTooter

a screenshot of Google Maps showing two suggested routes from Berkeley, CA to Oyster Bay Disc Golf Course in San Leandro, CA
John Gordon ⚡️
3 weeks ago

The last four photos from my walk around the breezeway at the abandoned administration building on the #Alameda Naval Air Station. The three interior shots were taken through broken, boarded up windows, in some cases with metal screens over them. The iPhone 15 Pro did an amazing job of pulling out color and detail in very dark spaces.

The sticker was on a window. Seemed kind of redundant on a navy base.

#photography #urbex #UrbanExploration #shotOnIphone #HalideApp

Another small room, this one with what looks like ceiling tiles on the walls. Not sure what it would have been used for. Now the walls have graffiti all over them, but just messy tagging. Nothing impressive.
We are a Navy family sticker in the window.
Another of the wood paneled spaces. This one has a single wooden chair under the air conditioning unit, some random debris on the floor and a metal framed glass door on the left side (there is another doorway visible on the right, but can’t see the door in this shot).
A stairwell, covered in debris from the walls and ceiling and with graffiti on the walls. Both the colorful tag on the upper section of the stairs here and the comic book style piece under the stairs show some artistic skill. Under the stairs reads “Smoke Blunts. Bust nuts”. There is also the remains of a swivel chair there.
John Gordon ⚡️
4 weeks ago

The next four shots from my walk around the breezeway of the abandoned administration building on the #Alameda Naval Air Station.

These are from the other side of the building. Two along the breezeway itself, and two through broken, boarded up windows into what were relatively dark rooms. The #iPhone15pro did a great job of pulling out the color and details in the rooms.

#photography #urbex #UrbanExploration #shotOnIphone #HalideApp

Looking around the second curve in the breezeway, with the blue columns on the left, and the blue bench built into the curving wall on the right.
View straight down the breezeway, showing the angled doorways, the leaves, blue columns and blue benches.
View into an abandoned office with wood panel walls, and a single piece of remaining furniture.
Another small room,  wood panels on two sides. This one with graffiti on both walls. The left side says “Poorboy” in a stylized font that was done with some skill. The right side are just amateur tags, though one, in red and black, shows some skill.
John Gordon ⚡️
4 weeks ago

Put this up a few weeks ago now, but this is the Fall Preview for 2023 from the Academy of Alameda's middle school music program.

https://youtu.be/Ai9nrhWyEG4

#music #band #Alameda #AcademyOfAlameda #orchestra #MiddleSchool

John Gordon ⚡️
4 weeks ago

As I walked around the breezeway of the abandoned administration building on the #Alameda Naval Air Station, I found partially hidden little areas and also the main entrance with its painted signs still mostly intact.

Interesting to see “Welcome Aboard” used - makes me wonder whether the US Navy considers postings to a NAS as equivalent to postings to a ship (the UK Royal Navy does something similar).

#photography #urbex #UrbanExploration #shotOnIphone #HalideApp

Hidden behind the curves of the breezeway are these two small areas with a mix of grass and concrete covering them. Behind the camera are trees hiding it from the street beyond. In front. The stairs up to the breezeway (and beyond that the large grass area now used for football/soccer games).
The stairs and opening from the small courtyard area to the breezeway, and behind it a tree on the edge of the grass area.
The triangular painted emblem of the Pacific Fleet Naval Air Force. Proudly still visible on the right side of the main doorway into the building.
The main doorway with “Welcome Aboard N.A.S. Alameda” painted above it, and the triangular emblem from the last photo visible on the right side of the door.
John Gordon ⚡️
4 weeks ago

More of the photos from my walk around the breezeway of the abandoned #Alameda NAS administration building.

#photography #urbex #UrbanExploration #shotOnIphone #HalideApp

A view into what looks like an abandoned office with broken furniture and some graffiti (though not as well done as in some of the other rooms) on the wall.
At the very end of the breezeway is a view across what used to the the runways (now those hangers are used by businesses, including Hangar 1, St Georges and Faction Brewing). In the distance is the San Francisco city skyline, with the Salesforce Tower in the center.
A boarded up door into Wing 11 of the building.
The area outside the western section of the building. Behind those trees are the hangars and runways, and beyond that the bay and SF city.
John Gordon ⚡️
1 month ago

Four more shots from around the abandoned administration building on the Alameda Naval Air Station.

#photography #urbex #Alameda #shotOnIphone #HalideApp

The six square holes in the wall looking out over what is now the football (soccer) pitches are above a bench built into the wall. These benches are all along the breezeway suggesting people sat out here regularly for some reason. Waiting for appointments maybe.
A bundle of colorful wires pulled down from the ceiling and left hanging.
Another peek inside the air station showing another room that has been tagged with graffiti and left full of their debris (old paint spray cans on the floor).
The building is a sort of “H” shape, with the lower halves being longer and curving into the cross section. This is a view towards that curve, with the breezeway curving to the left and more of the angled doorways and blue columns visible, along with some random debris here too.
John Gordon ⚡️
1 month ago

Some urban exploration this morning while waiting for my daughter’s football (aka soccer) game to start. The gate into the breezeway around the NAS admin buildings was open, so I walked the whole thing, taking photos along the way. In places, windows were broken allowing a peek inside, and the iPhone camera did a great job of pulling color from the darkness.

#Alameda #AlamedaNAS #Urbex #photography #shotOnIphone #HalideApp

A view down the breezeway. Blue columns on the left, the slanted doorways (the floor is angled away from the building) and the boarded up windows on the right side.
A view into a stairway through a broken boarded up window. Lots of graffiti tags can be seen on the inside if the building. Some more artistic than others.
Six square holes in the wall. Behind them the football pitches and a tree.
“This is not a passageway. MAG-4G DET B Personnel Only”

Stenciled sign from the building’s days as an active Naval Air Station admin building.
Bronwyn Harris
1 month ago

Hey #alameda #oakland and nearby! I’m selling my #books at the 43rd annual Alameda Holiday Boutique!

Please come by and say hi (and buy a book so I don’t have to carry them all home because they are HEAVY 😂)

The O club, 641 w red line in alameda.

Saturday and Sunday, Nov 4-5, 10-4 both days.

#indieauthors #indiebooks #holidaygifts #bookstodon

Alameda Post
1 month ago

City Council voted to revise the City’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) policy by barring properties with five or more units from qualifying for a CIP application. Ken Der explains the outcome of the the months-long debate, sparked by outrage from tenants of South Shore Apartments as the property owners attempted to recover $24M in construction costs through rent increases.

https://alamedapost.com/news/council-limits-properties-that-can-qualify-for-cip-application/

#alameda #CapitalImprovementPlan #CityCouncil #rent

Alameda Post
1 month ago

Mouf toured all of Alameda to find the finest and scariest decorations of the 2023 Halloween season to compile this video for your enjoyment.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/happy-halloween-alameda/

#alameda #BearsEyeView #halloween

Ismeidy
1 month ago

🚨🚨🚨 #AHORA 🚨🚨🚨
La Fiscal General de Nueva York demanda a #Gemini, #Genesis y #DCG por presunta #estafa a los inversores

La demanda alega que #Gemini sabía que los préstamos de #Genesis estaban infragarantizados y, en un momento dado, muy concentrados en una entidad, #Alameda, de Sam Bankman-Fried, pero no reveló esta información a los inversores.
https://x.com/ismeidy/status/1714988343681806771?s=20

Don Marti
1 month ago

@dangoodin @ryansingel I'm in #Alameda, got the alert, felt no earthquake

John Gordon ⚡️
2 months ago

One of those rare mornings here in #Alameda where the famous San Francisco fog actually descends over our little island community too.

#photography #fog #shotOnIphone

Horse chestnut (aka conker) trees in the light morning mist.
A view down our quiet residential street with the fog obscuring the distant areas. Normally, we can make out other buildings and even the top of the Salesforce tower in downtown SF. Not today.
Bicycling Monterey
2 months ago

Would love to see some bike shops in the #MontereyBay Tri-County Region (#Monterey County, #SanBenito County, #SantaCruz County) do what #Alameda Bicycle is doing: organizing a #BikeBus for school children.
https://www.alamedabicycle.com/events/bike-bus-to-maya-lin-pg257.htm

Thanks to @BikeWalkAlameda, our fellow #CalBike partner https://www.calbike.org/about_us/who_we_are/local_partners/, for the heads up!

#BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #BikeToSchool #ClimateChange #transportation #CarbonEmissions #PublicHealth #schools

Alameda Post
2 months ago

"Misleading the public is not right." Landscaping projects at Alameda Landing feature signs declaring the property is "Irrigated with Recycled Water." Richard Bangert points out that this is a logistical impossibility.

https://alamedapost.com/features/nature/bogus-recycled-water-signs-at-bohol-park-and-pulte-homes/

#alameda #ebmud #landscaping #RecycledWater

Alameda Post
2 months ago

SB 345 is a comprehensive shield law that grants legal protections for California health care professionals who provide or dispense medication abortion, contraception, or gender-affirming care to their patients who live in states where such essential care is illegal.

https://alamedapost.com/news/sb-345-lifeline-for-medication-abortion-gender-affirming-care/

#alameda #healthcare #legislation #sb_345

FeralRobots
2 months ago

Wait, #Alameda was using Google Sheets to document their financial criming?
https://newsletter.mollywhite.net/p/the-ftx-trial-day-six#footnote-1-137885431

1 l am loath to describe these spreadsheets, which were little more than napkin math that just happened to occur in Google Sheets, as true “balance sheets”.
John Gordon ⚡️
2 months ago

It has been a long day. A friend of my daughter’s wanted to go on a bike ride. Their mother ended up making it about 12 miles round trip instead of the short ride around the air station here I was initially told.

Got some good photos on the way though. This one, from the edge of Crown Beach in #Alameda is my favourite I think.

#photography #shotOnIphone #HalideApp #beach

A huge grass plant on the top edge of the beach with the San Francisco Bay in the background (and a clear, blue October sky).
John Gordon ⚡️
2 months ago

Alameda sunset. Looking over towards San Francisco from beach (right down Shoreline & Park).

#photography #sunset #shotOnIphone #Alameda #SanFrancisco #SF

Gradient of colour from almost blue to deep orange over the skyline of San Francisco, the bay and then the beach in Alameda.
John Gordon ⚡️
2 months ago

My son said they heard them shouting threats again at the front the school. Quick reaction from the PE teacher to get them from an open space to a room they can lock. Hoping this doesn't escalate into something more (and that #Alameda PD are on it and do something about it quickly too).

Devin
2 months ago

I tend to forget this, but for the price of about four bucks and twenty minutes you can be on the other side of all that water and poke around a totally different bunch of interesting things, none of which involve trying to ride a bike through the southern edges of Oakland.

#Alameda #Ferry #NuclearWessels

The wake of a ferry beneath the SF waterfront skyline.  The sky is cloudy.  Coit Tower is just visible on the right.
John Gordon ⚡️
2 months ago

First tournament of the fall season for my daughter’s #softball team and we took third place. Had some really big hits this weekend from a lot of the players who have struggled to hit out of the infield before, including my little girl getting her first “out of the park” home run (also her first ever home run in travel softball). She was over the moon!

#alameda #blaze

Adrianna Tan
3 months ago

As a person who grew up in a city-state, I have no concept of how large a country, or a county is.

I used to have to leave my country for any change of scene. Now I can just take the ferry and spend the day somewhere completely different, like, say, Alameda!

https://micro.popagandhi.com/2023/09/17/alameda-americana.html

(Nikonos V, Kodak 5222, self-dev in Rodinal)

#California #Alameda #NorCal #BelieveInFilm #FilmIsNotDead #FilmPhotography #Photography #BlackandWhite #Kodak5222 #Nikonos

a scan of a black and white photo showing a retro house and a retro car. the car is covered with a sheet but has the clear shape of a retro car. overhead, power lines, and trees.
John Gordon ⚡️
3 months ago

Also in the report for August was this more gruesome story… again, #Alameda PD doing a great job investigating and solving crimes, even when the evidence is limited.

There were also a few brandishing events. Some they have arrested people for already, others still being investigated.

Investigation Update: On 7/20 at 3:24 pm, officers located human remains inside of a bag along the shoreline near the Bay Farm Island Bridge. Due to limited identifying factors, the victim’s identity was unknown. Based on DNA evidence, on 8/30, the victim was identified. Additional evidence led investigators to a primary suspect. On 9/6, a 42-year-old Pleasanton man was arrested. The investigation remains ongoing. #23-04843
Adrianna Tan
3 months ago

This Forster’s tern is so happy it got a fish!

(Shot at Elsie Roemer's bird sanctuary in Alameda, California in early Sept 2023.

Nikon D810, 200-500mm lens)

#BirdPhotography #Birds #Birding #Birders #Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #California #NorthernCalifornia #Alameda #Terns #BirdsOfMastodon

a Forsters tern holding a fish in its month while other shorebirds look on
Adrianna Tan
3 months ago

Whimbrels as seen at the Elsie Roemer bird sanctuary in Alameda this morning

#Birds #Birding #Birder #BirdPhotography #Alameda #BayArea #Whimbrels #California #WestCoast #BirdsOfMastodon

(Nikon D810, 200-500mm lens)

a color photo of 3 whimbrel birds
Adrianna Tan
3 months ago

The first Singaporean restaurant in the Bay Area that I’m super excited about: Mama Judy’s! They just had soft launch, and will be opening at the end of the month. They’re in Alameda. Here’s the menu for September

(Oops their website isn’t working. Will link when it works again)

#BayAreaEats #BAE #Alameda #Food #Singapore #TootSea

FediFollows ☃️
4 months ago

#USNews picks of the day (continued):

#Alaska

➡️ @AK_OK - Statehouse reporter for the Alaska Beacon

#Arizona

➡️ @TucsonSentinel - Award-winning non-profit online newspaper covering Arizona & USA

➡️ @azpm - PBS & NPR affiliate in Southern Arizona

#California

➡️ @alamedapost - Online news service for #Alameda, California

#Colorado

➡️ @coloradosun - Reader-supported independent local news service for Colorado

➡️ @TheAuroraSentinel - Newspaper covering #Aurora, Colorado and rest of the USA

2/5

Alfred Twu
5 months ago

Excited to support Victor Flores for BART Board D7! Victor's an expert on housing & transportation, rides transit, helps lead young Democrats, and more!

BART D7 includes the great city of #Emeryville, #Alameda, #Piedmont, and parts of San Francisco & #Oakland. It is the only seat of any kind to include both sides of the bay, as is fitting for the heart of the Bay Area's transit system, and contains many of BART's busiest stations.

https://victorfloresforbart.com

Tasha Sounart 🎮🏰
5 months ago

Blackberry Manhattan from Speisekammer Alameda tonight. So good! 😋
#cocktails #alameda #bayareaeats

John Gordon ⚡️
7 months ago

Low tide at #CrabCove in #Alameda this morning. Took the kids over early for a half mile “donut run” and grabbed some photos while we were waiting for the run to start.

#photography

View out over the water of the SF bay at low tide.
View out over the water of the SF bay at low tide.
Diane Patterson
8 months ago

This thread on the financial fuckery at #FTX/ #Alameda is amazing. And people were just handing over their money as fast as they could. https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff/110171298698153770

San Francisco Baykeeper
9 months ago

After a pair of kayakers discovered thousands of metal coils in the #Alameda shoreline, we investigated--and uncovered a long-forgotten toxic legacy hiding in plain sight.

Now our legal team is compelling the polluters & landowners to clean it up! https://baykeeper.org/blog/hiding-plain-sight

#waterpollution #pollution #metalpollution #alamedaca #alamedacalifornia #sfbay #sanfranciscobay

Marc Hedlund
9 months ago

Another outstanding post from @drewda about #Alameda #RoadSafety, which highlights problems with CalTrans having responsibility for a State Route that also acts as a regular street. In Berkeley, the two streets that are State Routes—Ashby, Rt 13, and San Pablo, Rt 123—are the location of the most crashes in the city, and the worst intersection is where they cross, Ashby & San Pablo. https://www.themorningbun.com/please-dont-hit-anymore-babies-in-strollers/

Mike D
10 months ago

There were multiple attacks against bicyclists in the East Bay this weekend.

I've seen reporting on KTVU and NBA Bay Area on the events but no info from the PD in any of the locations.

Why?

#oakland #berkeley #alameda #biking

https://www.ktvu.com/news/group-of-drivers-allegedly-dooring-east-bay-bicyclists-leaves-2-hospitalized

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/east-bay/east-bay-cyclists-injured/3156401/

Sara Gaiser
10 months ago

Near the end of a five-hour meeting in mid-November, the Alameda City Council did something bold: It became the first Bay Area city to adopt an ambitious plan to build more than 5,000 homes and apartments.

It's a surprising achievement, given the city's long history of denying development. @kqed #BayArea #SFBayArea #alameda #housing #development

https://www.kqed.org/news/11938267/to-meet-state-housing-goals-one-bay-area-city-had-to-overcome-its-nimby-past

bethanye :queen_bee:
11 months ago

Excellent post from @drewda -

“The good intentions of the California Vehicle Code can't stop what a straight four-lane road like Otis Drive is encouraging a driver to do: speed, change lanes around slower cars, ignore pedestrians on the wayside...

It's well past due that this stretch of street be made safer for pedestrians using the best practices of today: a ‘road diet.’”

https://www.themorningbun.com/otis-street-needs-t/

#alameda

Andy Murdock
11 months ago

9 out of 10 turkeys surveyed prefer hatchbacks #alameda #turkeys

Wild Turkey hanging out on top of a car in Alameda, CA
Mike D
11 months ago

Oakland’s only open-admission animal shelter is in danger of euthanizing for space.

"If you or a friend knows anyone that would like a companion, we have SO MANY over-25 lb dogs that there is a good chance you’ll find the right fit. We also spay/neuter and microchip the animal for you, no cost."

#oakland #alameda #sanleandro #eastbay #dogs #euthanise #OAS

https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/2023/01/homes-for-50-dogs-in-five-days/

Oakland Animal Services. Help us adopt out 50 big dogs in 5 days.
Andy Murdock
11 months ago

I'm always amazed by how quickly you can get around #Alameda on a bike. For fun, I made a transit map of Alameda to show the cycling times between common destinations around town. #alamtg

Matthew Cassinelli
11 months ago

I still haven’t gone back to a movie theater & have been very cautious about being indoors for long periods, but I’m trying to process my thoughts because I want to go soon.

I might start with one that’s been out for a while for lower crowds. Are 3D glasses annoying with masks? Is everyone unmasked?

What is your experience? I’m curious regardless of where you live.

#movies #bayarea #alameda #oakland #COVID19

Marcel Waldvogel
11 months ago

Vor 10 Tagen habe ich versucht, den aktuellen Stand rund um das #Konkurs- und #Betrug|sverfahren um #FTX und #Alameda übersichtlich zu erläutern. Ein paar Tage später ergänzte ich den Artikel um Indizien und die Vermutung, Ex-#AlamedaResearch-CEO #CarolineEllison arbeite mit den Strafverfolgungsbehörden zusammen. https://dnip.ch/2022/12/14/das-spinnennetz-der-kryptoboerse-ftx/

David Golumbia
11 months ago

"One theory among critics was that all cryptocurrency exchanges are broke because they are over-leveraged & full of unsaleable cryptocurrency assets that have no market demand, but are still accounted for at full mark-to-market value–& not at what a seller could actually get for them. If that is true, then the future of #cryptocurrencies may involve even more #cryptocurrency firms filing for bankruptcy in the near future." Amy Castor https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/12/22/what-is-the-post-ftx-future-of-crypto #bitcoin #FTX #Alameda

Marcel Waldvogel
1 year ago

#AlamedaResearch CEO #CarolineEllison was only a front, according to the allegiations. The real decisions were done by #SBF himself. He also did not really differentiate between #FTX, #Alameda funds or his personal piggy bank, the #SEC claims.

More insight here (and the German version at #DNIP): https://netfuture.ch/2022/12/the-spider-web-around-the-ftx-crypto-exchange/

Caroline Ellison
Marcel Waldvogel
1 year ago

So soll insbesondere Caroline Ellison, die 2021 26-jährig zur Co-CEO des milliardenschweren Vehikels #Alameda Research wurde und seit August CEO war, nur Staffage gewesen zu sein. Die eigentlichen Entscheidungen wurden vom zwei Jahre älteren #SBF getroffen, der zwischen Geldern von #FTX, Alameda und seinem eigenen milliardenschweren Sparschwein keinen Unterschied gemacht habe. https://dnip.ch/2022/12/14/das-spinnennetz-der-kryptoboerse-ftx/

Die damals 26-jährige frischgebackene Co-CEO und später CEO von Alameda Research
mk30
1 year ago

peralta colleges are offering free tuition this spring! that's laney, merritt, #berkeley city college, & college of #alameda:
https://home.peralta.edu/enroll

if i was in the bay, i would try to take classes at the merritt landscape horticulture program. it has #permaculture, #arboriculture, & even cannabis. http://www.merritt.edu/lanht/degrees/

#oakland #EastBay #free #BayArea

I’m only 12 hours behind schedule in dropping this episode. Time to celebrate my… oh gods tenth? wind?

But this episode was not what I expected to record less than 24h ago. This is going in a direction that was entirely unexpected when I had the #BadIdeaSaturday idea of trying #TheHundo in #Alameda.

TLDR: I’m actively working on a #Kickstarter in relation to this project for the #Make100 push each January.

On every podcatcher and at:
https://shows.acast.com/almostlive/episodes/the-hundo

More later.