"After six weeks of Alameda’s businesses and service providers jostling for position, voting in the 2026 Alameda Stars Community Awards competition has ended," announces Alameda Post Publisher Adam Gillitt. Stay tuned—category winners will be announced throughout the week. https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/2026-competition-illuminates-constellation-alameda-stars/

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This week in Alameda, you can bowl for free, celebrate radio legends, grab a beer, shop used books, and play mahjong for a great cause! Check out our Community Events Calendar for more fun, and post your events for free. https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/all-around-alameda-celebrating-old-new/

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Twenty Alameda nonprofit organizations received grants totaling $24,000 from the Rotary Club of Alameda at their meeting on December 9. These grants come from generous donations made by Rotarians to their favorite charities and are matched by the Alameda Rotary Endowment Foundation. https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/rotary-club-of-alameda-awards-24000-to-local-nonprofits/

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In this week's Letters to the Editor, Grace Keenan encourages home winterization, Teale Harden asks for community support for the Alameda Food Bank, and Katharine Untch voices concerns about the traffic circle at Pacific Avenue and Chestnut Street. https://alamedapost.com/op-ed/letters-the-the-editor-for-december-12-2025/

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The Alameda Food Bank invites the community to visit its new state-of-the-art facility at a casual, drop-in open house on Saturday, December 13. Guests can tour the facility, meet staff and volunteers, and learn about the Food Bank’s programs. Photo by Maurice Ramirez. https://alamedapost.com/news/alameda-food-bank-host-community-open-house-new-facility-next-saturday/

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During this season of thankfulness, consider giving back to the local community with your time or financial support. Jean Chen rounds up a list of local nonprofits in need. Whether you have a few hours to pitch in, or are able to make a long-term commitment, your support is invaluable! Photos by Jenn Heflin. https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/volunteer-opportunities-alameda/

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"The warehouse manager said we completed over a month’s worth of work in a little under three hours and the only reason we were stopped was because we ran out of boxes to organize food." The holidays at the Alameda Food Bank will run a little bit smoother thanks to the Alameda Fire Department! https://alamedapost.com/news/alameda-fire-department-pitches-food-bank-warehouse/

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The small food pantry that started in a closet of Twin Towers United Methodist Church in 1977 passed a milestone last week. On November 13, the Alameda Food Bank celebrated the ribbon cutting of their first permanent location. Vicky Nguyen shares the proceedings, with photos by Maurice Ramirez. https://alamedapost.com/news/community-comes-together-ribbon-cutting-new-alameda-food-bank-headquarters/

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Alameda Scouts collected 18,477 pounds of food for the food bank during this year’s Scouting for Food Drive—1.5 tons more than last year. The items donated by residents throughout Alameda will help the 1,400 families who turn to the food bank for help each week. Photos by Maurice Ramirez. https://alamedapost.com/news/alameda-scouts-collect-over-nine-tons-food-island-neighbors/

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Alameda Scouts will fan out across the Island this Saturday, November 15, to pick up donations for the annual Scouting for Food drive. If you didn't get a door hanger and would like to give, please bring donations to a collection site between 9 and 11 a.m. https://alamedapost.com/news/alameda-scouts-collect-donations-alameda-food-bank-saturday/

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