Over time, Alameda's southern shoreline has faced more extreme weather events, causing major erosion and sea level rise. Richard Bangert reports that the City has submitted a grant application for $1.6 million to the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority to pay for designing new adaptation measures. https://alamedapost.com/news/city-applies-adaptation-grant-design-future-southern-shoreline/

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Goose and Seagull ponder the layout choices at South Shore plaza in this installment of our weekly cartoon drawn by Alameda native, Brice.

https://alamedapost.com/op-ed/two-birds-07-13-2023/

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Debate over the Grand Street redesign project continues as new design proposals are brought forward. For a closer look at the stats, Ken Der analyzes Grand Street's injury collision data during a nine-year span.

https://alamedapost.com/news/revamped-grand-street-design-unveiled/

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From escaping child labor on a farm via an egg truck, to an emotional reunion with her mother, to meeting the love of her life while working at a dance hall, Queenie Bobo's story reads like a fairy tale. Gil Michaels tells the story of this remarkable woman who made a home in Alameda—and shares her gumbo recipe.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/queenie-bobos-mardi-gras-gumbo-and-zydeco/

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