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Alameda's Week: Driver Rams Police Car, Mail Theft, Central Ave. Fire, Halloween, School Lockdown
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Popular stories on Alameda Patch during the past week.

The top articles on Piedmont Patch during the past week.
The victim told police he was walking to his car after leaving the tavern Egbert Souse's when the shooting occurred.
Coffee chain's national rollout started in August. It is expected to take about 18 months to complete.
The driver, a San Francisco man, was arrested on suspicion of a variety of drug offenses and on an outstanding arrest warrant for robbery in Washington state.
One Alameda woman died in the May 4 fire, while another survived.
Police say witnesses may have mistaken a cell phone for a weapon.
BART official says fatal accident helped bring the negotiations to a close
Here’s what’s playing in theaters around town this weekend.
Off the Grid brings a caravan of food trucks to South Shore Center every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Here’s what’s playing in theaters around town this weekend, plus showtimes.
Some of the people with ties to Alameda who passed away recently.
No one was injured in the afternoon fire at the Park Alameda apartments, fire officials said.
Teen Haunted House, Gold Coast decorated house tour by bike, Samhain concert, famiy carnival, over-50 costume contest, Howl-o-Ween ... Halloween in Alameda offers something for just about everyone.
Robert Stern, co-author of the California Political Reform Act of 1974, is the featured speaker.
About one in four fifth graders in the Alameda Unified School District were seriously overweight last school year.
Find homes for sale in the region on this page every week, from our partners at Zillow.
Fewer than one in five fifth graders in the Piedmont Unified School District were overweight last school year.