Alameda Post

Mar 27, 2024 | alamedapost.com | Kelsey Goeres

On Saturday, March 23, as many as 2,000 people walked 22 miles from Berkeley to Alameda—the distance from Gaza City to the Rafah crossing refugee camp—as part of a global initiative of solidarity pilgrimages calling for a sustained ceasefire in Gaza. The daylong event began at 7 a.m. in Berkeley’s Cesar Chavez Park and ended at Maya Lin School in Alameda.

Feb 27, 2024 | alamedapost.com | Serena Chen

Editor’s Note: In last Friday’s newsletter, the Post aired complaints we received about the lack of information available about the March 5, 2024 election, specifically about candidates for the Democratic Central Committee. Ms Chen sent this information in response. The primary mission of the Asian Pacific American Democratic Caucus of Alameda County (APA Caucus) is to elevate candidates for local office who are willing to champion the issues of concern to APA communities throughout the County.

Jan 11, 2024 | alamedapost.com | Margie Siegal

The holidays are over, and you probably spent over budget. Uncle Ernie was even more impossible than usual, and then you had that depressing argument with Cousin Angie about excluding him from the list next year. It’s pouring buckets, and repeating the mantra, “We need the rain” isn’t helping. But if you garden and buy seeds by mail, there is a surefire mood improver waiting in your mailbox—this year’s seed catalogs.

Jan 5, 2024 | alamedapost.com | Kelsey Goeres

Passionate attendees filled the third floor Chambers at City Hall for the City Council meeting on January 2, with overflow seating in the library. The meeting, which lasted almost six hours, focused on agenda item 10-D: Consider Authorizing the Mayor to Send a Letter on Behalf of Council to Federal Officials regarding Gaza Ceasefire. At the start of the meeting, Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft called the large turnout “democracy in action.”Ashcraft said, “This is the Alameda way.

Dec 22, 2023 | alamedapost.com | Jeff Smith

Jeff Smith 7:41 am Puzzles Algebra and Trigonometry Write a Symphony in D Major, or C Minor with Grade InflationAbove is a scalene triangle. The lengths or the sides are expressed as algebraic binomials. The vertex angle, θ, is measured at 165°. Find the perimeter of the triangle. P = _________ unitsFirst correct answer sent to wins a gift card worth a whole lot of Ice Cream at Tucker’s Ice Cream of Alameda. The previous winner was Fred Hoffman, with L = 500 feet and W = 375 feet.