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Pacific Pinball Museum May Move into Former Carnegie Library
The museum has signed a Letter of Intent with the City of Alameda to lease and restore the 1903 building on Santa Clara Avenue.

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The museum has signed a Letter of Intent with the City of Alameda to lease and restore the 1903 building on Santa Clara Avenue.

Similar crimes, different descriptions of suspects, police said.
Part of Piedmont's license plate reader system is up and running, adding a new layer of activity patrol officers' jobs.
Many cooks are willing to pay a premium for a fresh, free-range bird for Thanksgiving.
Many cooks are willing to pay a premium for a fresh, free-range bird for Thanksgiving.
The Alameda County coroner's office this afternoon identified the driver of the BMW involved in the crash as Thomas Howard, 30, of Alameda. Zeng Long Lu, 64, of Hayward also died in the accident.
Assemblymember Nancy Skinner will hold a press conference at the Alameda distillery Tuesday.
Plus a book reading on Alameda's literary history, Thanksgiving music for kids and an extended run for the current Altarena Playhouse production.
The California Highway Patrol believes the driver of the BMW involved in the accident was a 30-year-old Alameda man.
Also, this week's Recreation Commission meeting has bee cancelled.
It's finally going to rain in the Bay Area, after quite a dry spell.
It's finally going to rain in the Bay Area, after quite a dry spell.
Plus a stolen license plate, an auto burglary and a case of identity theft.
Plus plenty of stolen bikes and cars — and television sets.
In the past, the assessment as been used to fund brush removal, inspections, outreach and grazing by goats.
Shanika Latham, 20, was killed and her boyfriend wounded in an Oakland shooting last year.
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And a recent wave of auto thefts continued.