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IF YOU CAN’T GET TO THE FRUITS AND VEGGIES, THEY CAN GET TO YOU

Dan’s Farmer’s Market Of Alameda Offers Delivery Program For Those With Mobility Or Other Limitations A common refrain when it comes to nutritional health is that we need to get more fruits and vegetables into our diets. But if folks have trouble actually getting to the supplier, or maybe just don’t have the time, they can sign up for a once a week delivery of produce that comes from select, local farms and orchards participating in the Community Supported Agriculture … [READ MORE].

AUTUMN: ‘TIS THE SEASON OF GARDENING OPPORTUNITIES NOT TO BE MISSED

Fall Into Gardening By Kelly, Your Local Nursery Expert The hard right turn into autumn brings unmistakable shifts. It’s not like the stutter-start into false spring or the mild summer that never really felt like it began this year.  The autumn signals are clear: squirrels join the cause to plant a million trees, cross orb weavers tack up perfect webs, brisk mornings are followed by hot afternoon sweater regret, and fresh eyes see long shadows in softening light on the… [READ MORE].

CROOK HAS A MOST EXTRAORDINARY NIGHT ABOARD THE USS HORNET

Burglar Breaks In, Steals Merchandise, Falls Asleep and Leaves In Handcuffs The bungling burglar missed the “Closed” part of the Ship’s Store” sign, but when he left he was very likely “Sorry.” In the wee morning hours aboard a renowned warship, which provides no small measure of stories about ghosts and other haunted things,  strange sounds emanated from a rattling door handle to a stateroom on board Alameda’s USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier. No one should have been there. Not on… [READ MORE].

CITY COUNCIL AUDIO OVERVIEW FOR MONTH OF OCTOBER WITH SARAH HENRY, ALAMEDA’S  PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER

Ms. Henry Recaps Major Policy Decisions Considered or Enacted By Council And Tells How You Can Have Your Voice Heard By The City Council Listen To Her Recap  Here: —————— SUMMARY OF COUNCIL MATTERS COVERED IN THIS AUDIO  SEGMENT (in order of presentation): All members of the public are welcome to speak at Council Meetings, especially Alameda Youth. Procedures On How to Speak before The Council. A brief look at City Council protocols and rules of order. Various Council Proclamations… [READ MORE].

HAPPY HALLOWEEN HAUNTS ARISE AROUND TOWN

Ghosties, Ghoulies, Skeletons, Tombstones And Other Spooky Icons Come Out To Play By Night And Day A Photo Essay by Larry Freeman As All Hallows day nears, all sorts of supernatural and haunting apparitions come to their own special incarnations of half life and reveal above ground. After almost a year of storing up their frights, delights and supernatural sights in the eerie confines of  local basements, garages and attics –where they might spend the better part of the year… [READ MORE].

NEW VIDEO EVIDENCE SHOWS LAST KNOWN WHEREBOUTS OF WOMAN FOUND DEAD UNDER HARBOR BAY BRIDGE

APD Asks Public For Help In Determining Her Full  Path Of Travel Alameda Police Lieutenant, Alan Kuboyama, provided new details, including the last spot Alameda resident Desiree “Lisa” Huey was seen before she was found dead in the waters directly under the Bay Farm Island Bridge on October 17th. In a phone interview with Alameda Neighborhoods News, Kuboyama said that at this time, “We don’t believe there was foul play,” and that the Alameda County Coroner’s office is currently conducting… [READ MORE].

APD AND ALAMEDA COUNTY CORONER CONFIRM DEATH OF MISSING PERSON

Tragic Finding On Death Of Desiree (Lisa) Huey By Larry Freeman, based on APD Social Media Releases An APD missing persons report, published on the Department’s Social Media page and on various online platforms as Facebook on Oct 14, ended with the tragic discovery that the person, Alameda resident Desiree (Lisa) Huey, was dead. A caller, unidentified by Alameda Police, informed them at 12:55 pm on Tuesday, Oct 17th, that a “possible person” had been spotted in the water near… [READ MORE].

CITY RAKES OAKLAND AIRPORT EXPANSION DRAFT EIR

Revised Response Letter Calls Plan Outcome “Not Acceptable” After the city ordered staff to markedly overhaul a fact feeble Draft Response Letter  (DRL) by unanimous Alameda City Council vote in the late hours of Oct 3, City Staff worked feverishly to identify and put under contract a number of scientific and policy experts in the field. Vice Mayor Tony Daysog, in an Alameda City e mail post, referred to the first DRL as embracing too much of an “accommodating stance”… [READ MORE].

POLICE POD AUDIO FIVE: CHIEF JOSHI ON HOW THE UNIVERSE OF VIDEO AND STILL IMAGES HELPS AND HINDERS POLICING IN ALAMEDA

Public Settings Heavily Subject To Image Capture INTERVIEW TOP TAKE: Chief Joshi:  “If you have video evidence, provide it to APD.” If criminals see your post on social media, “they will get rid of the evidence that’s against them” as just occurred with the recent arrest of a car thief suspect. Hear Entire Interview By Clicking Audio Bar At End Of Overview AUDIO OVERVIEW  by Larry Freeman A reporter’s cellphone video of two teen-looking girls toting out two bags stuffed… [READ MORE].

ONE NIGHT PROVIDES WINDOW INTO HOW CAR THIEVES ROLL

Police Respond Quickly, But Criminals Still Manage To Flee Alameda With A Haul, as Locals Fume In Frustration At least two alleged car thieves roving the streets of Alameda from around one to six   a.m. on Saturday, Sept 30, left town in the same stolen vehicle in which they arrived, along with at least one, felony level item of stolen property. Details of that night’s events provide insight into some of the tactics the crooks use as well as their… [READ MORE].