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Alameda in the News: Target Opening, Video Gamers, License Plate Readers, New Housing
Recent articles about Alameda issues and events.

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Recent articles about Alameda issues and events.

Also a stolen laptop at Alameda High School and several auto break-ins.
Find homes for sale in the region on this page every week, from our partners at Zillow.
Find homes for sale in the region on this page every week, from our partners at Zillow.
Members of the public are invited to share their thoughts on the traits and background they would like to see when Piedmont hires a new city administrator. Speak at the Oct. 7 Piedmont City Council meeting or write or email your ideas.
The victim remains hospitalized with injuries suffered during the robbery.
How to build a beach: take 82,600 cubic yards of sand, add water ...
Some of the job postings online for the Alameda area this week.
Some of the job postings online for the Piedmont area this week.
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Post offices remain open, air traffic controllers on the job.
Post offices remain open, air traffic controllers on the job.
A complaint to the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service office in Alameda, sparked by a television report, is leading to a major investigation of food handling practices.
Plus a stolen stroller later listed for sale on Craigslist and a thief who smashed a car window on Grand Avenue and stole a purse.
Interim Police Chief Paul Rolleri says an automated system would modernize the current "tedious and distracting" practice of checking license plates against a written list.