Bear’s-Eye View of Alameda for May 3, 2026
I am not sure how I missed this, but I want to thank Tracy Jensen for bringing an important topic to my attention. Last October, the City’s independent consultant alerted City Council that the animal shelter building where the Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter (FAAS) takes care of all kinds of animals was a failed building.
CA gubernatorial candidates rally in Bay Area as vote-by-mail ballots arrive ahead of June...
Multiple candidates in the California governor's race are in the Bay Area this weekend trying to make an impression on voters just one month away from the June primary. Meanwhile, ballots are already arriving in mailboxes for registered voters.
Calls for help issued as search for missing Bay Area teen continues
A Bay Area high schooler has been missing for nearly a week.
Teen fatally ejected, driver arrested after three-vehicle East Bay crash
A driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI and other offenses early Sunday after a crash involving two sedans and a box truck killed a teenage girl and injured two other people.
Inside Arnold’s Place, Alameda’s New 50-Bed Lifeline For Sick Neighbors On The Street
On Thursday, Alameda quietly flipped the sign to "open" on Arnold's Place, a 50‑bed medical respite center on McKay Avenue that is designed to give unhoused neighbors a dignified place to heal after illness, surgery or a hospital stay. The new facility sits on the footprint of the long‑planned Alameda Wellness Campus and is named for Arnold Perkins, a longtime local public...
E-bike battery catches fire inside San Francisco room, 1 hospitalized
One person was taken to a hospital after an e-bike caught on fire inside a room in San Francisco on Saturday night, firefighters said.
Daly City and South SF Food Festivals to Mark on Your Calendar, May Through...
AAPI Fest 2026 (8th Annual) - Where: Classic Bowling Center, 900 King Drive, Daly City. - Cost: FREE admission; free bowling with pre-registration. Family-friendly, indoor, and run by Daly City nonprofit Over the Fog for AAPI Heritage Month — perfect Mother's Day weekend move.
Oakland motorist flees after driving onto sidewalk, injuring seven pedestrians
The seven victims, including a child, were in stable condition after being struck in the Uptown neighborhood early Saturday, Oakland police said.
Oakland’s Mosswood Recreation Center reopens with new state-of-the-art facility 10 years after fire
Oakland officially reopened the Mosswood Community Recreation Center: a new, state-of-the-art facility in the same park where the original building once stood. For the surrounding neighborhoods, the moment was less about a new structure and more about closure, renewal, and the promise of what comes next.
A rare experimental Eichler in the Bay Area lists for $4.5M
The historic home has been restored to its original glory.
