Preliminary APD Investigation Shows Driver Lost Control, Tying Up Traffic For Hours A sleek, dark, new model four door sedan’s front passenger wheel and axle hung limply at a queasy 45 degree angle as its front end faced directlly into two oncoming lanes of snarled traffic competing to merge into the one lane and get to the main island of Alameda on Thursday May 23rd. The mess, involving hundreds of vehicles, only took one driver to create. According to… [READ MORE].
Monthly Archives: May 2024
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Local Campus Largely Individualized And Introspective In Expression of Views A tale of two tree settings and campus open space: COA to left, SF State to right Interviews and story lead-in by Ben Rubin (SF State photo by Ben Rubin) The College Of Alameda, a typically tranquil and understated fixture of higher education in Alameda, hasn’t seen protests like those at nearby four year universities such as San Francisco State or UC Berkeley that have boiled over in vociferous turbulence capped… [READ MORE].
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DA’s Office Keeps Mum On Circumstances Leading To Last Minute Decision To Charge; Defense Attorney For One Officer Calls Decision “A Blatantly Political Prosecution” By Larry Freeman The Alameda County District Attorney’s Communications Bureau (ACDACB ) said in an email that “the three (Alameda Police Officer) defendants are scheduled to be arraigned on May 30, 2024, at 9 AM, Wiley Manuel Courthouse Dept 112, Oakland,” adding that all are currently out of custody. Allison Berry Wilkinson, Defense Counsel for Officer… [READ MORE].
Local, Homegrown Organization To Wrap Up Year In Championship Showdown on May 31 By Larry Freeman What will become the last hurrah, and championship games for the inaugural season of Alameda’s middle school flag football league, became a settled matter in two playoff games held on Sunday and Wednesday May 19 and 22. In the Co-Ed League, the Wood Beavers ranked #1 and the West Alameda Hellcats ranked #2. The Girls’ League finished with the Lincoln Lions at #1 and… [READ MORE].
Top Tier Jets, Hornets and SJND Squads Hit The Wall Against Peak Performing Opponents Story and Photos By Ben Wiley, ANN Student Journalism Intern & Youth Writer Across the island, Alameda, Encinal, and Saint Joseph Notre Dame (SJND) High Schools’ baseball and softball teams came up short this past week in their respective quest for North Coast Section (NCS) playoff glory. Alameda High School (AHS) Hornets Softball Fights Hard To The End The Hornets’ varsity softball team, captained by standout… [READ MORE].
SJND Grad, Cooper Teare On Track In Life Pursuit To Qualify For U.S. Olympic Team Tryouts In June By Ben Wiley, ANN Youth Writer Since bursting onto the elite running scene at Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School (SJND) in Alameda and then at the University of Oregon, 24-year-old Cooper Teare has rattled off countless impressive achievements, yet is now preparing for his biggest challenge so far–vying to make his first US Olympic track and field team this summer. Teare’s… [READ MORE].
Pedestrians Have More ‘Dominion Of The Road’ Than Vehicles, But Ultimately Hold Their Fate In Their Feet and Heads TO HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEW, CLICK ON SOUNDBAR AT END OF STORY Text and Photos preceding full audio interview by Larry Freeman The flip side of “bad driving” in and around Alameda, (covered in our previous audio interview with Chief Joshi) is “bad walking” when it comes to those of us who trade wheels for our feet during transit. In this… [READ MORE].
City Council Approves Staff Study Of Adding Two Drones And Other Measures To Sideline Or Shutdown Sideshows In Alameda PREFACE TO FULL AUDIO INTERVIEW WITH APD CHIEF NISHANT JOSHI By Larry Freeman (photos from public domain sources) Sideshow promoters, participants and observers, which can pack upwards of 300 to 400 or more at a given event scene, may soon be under APD aerial surveillance to allow police to better identify those involved for later consequences, involving fines, bills, vehicle confiscation… [READ MORE].
By Ben Wiley Youth Writer For ANN Photos by Ben Wiley Already the 2024 regular-season league champions, the Encinal High School Jets’ softball team (19-4) booked their spot in the West Alameda-County Shoreline postseason tournament final with their sixth straight home win, a resounding 14-to-4 mercy rule victory against the San Leandro High School Pirates (15-10). The semi-final encounter, which took place on May 8 at Alameda’s Washington Park softball field, got off to a fast start as Encinal’s senior… [READ MORE].