🌱 Alameda Speed Racing Slowed + Soaring Gas Prices

Michael Wittner
·4 min read

Hey, Alameda! Here's everything you need to know to get this Wednesday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 64 Low: 47.

Here are the top stories today in Alameda:

  1. Speed Racing Curbed In Alameda, Police Say (Alameda Patch)

  2. Man found shot to death in Oakland’s Fruitvale District (East Bay Times)

  3. Gas prices pushing commuters to public transit (KRON4)

  4. Site of Oakland's Clay Street Garage could see new life as affordable housing - San Francisco Business Times (The Business Journals)

  5. PGIM Files Application to Increase Density of Planned Tower in Berkeley to 326 Units (The Registry)

  6. S.F. Police Commissioner John Hamasaki, a fierce critic of law enforcement, will step down next month (San Francisco Chronicle)

  7. San Francisco's environmental pioneers had one thing in common: They were all women (San Francisco Examiner)

  8. San Francisco street 'renamed' in protest of Russia (SF Gate)

  9. CAs 2022 Gender Pay Gap: What To Know (Patch)

  10. Coronavirus Bay Area live updates: COVID testing center opens at Moscone Center in SF (KGO-TV)

  11. VIDEO: Brazen Burglars Hit Bernal Heights Home Garage Twice Stealing $32K Worth Of Gear (CBS San Francisco)

  12. Police seeking armed robbers of cannabis grow (KRON4)

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Today in Alameda:

From my notebook:

  • Alameda Fire Department: "Please join the Alameda Fire Department in front of the USS Hornet on March 16, 2022, at 10:30 AM. At the Hornet, we will announce the Alameda Fire Department makes its Dive Rescue Team available as a Regional Mutual Aid Resource. Shortl..." (Facebook)

  • County of Alameda, CA - Government: "Attention students. Our Information Technology Department has this excellent opportunity for you. This is your chance to get valuable work experience in the technology industry." (Facebook)

  • Alameda Health Consortium: "We’re celebrating Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day by showcasing the inspirational women that are helping to lead both AHC and CHCN. #WomenInLeadership #Equity #WomensHistoryMonth #InternationalWomensDay" (Facebook)

  • Alameda Chamber & Economic Alliance: "International Women's Day Every year, March 8th is the day that recognizes women's incredible achievements, raises awareness and encourages others to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women around th..." (Facebook)

  • Golden State German Shepherd Rescue: "This is for all our adopters, friends, supporters, and followers especially who live in/around the SF/Bay Area. " (Facebook)

  • Girls Inc. of the Island City: "Happy International Women's Day! Let's counter gender bias and the limiting messages girls receive with positive and affirming messages that showcase women and girls’ ability to break past these stereotypes and thrive! #Breakthebias #str..." (Facebook)

  • Girls Inc. of the Island City: "Big thanks to our new sponsor, Penumbra. We are honored that they have chosen to support our mission both through sponsorship and with an upcoming partnership that will introduce teens to careers in the biomedical field. Headquartered in..." (Facebook)

  • Alameda Free Library: "Storytelling & Drumming Festival Saturday, March 19, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Location: Social Hall (Mastick Senior Center 1155 Santa Clara Ave, Alameda, CA) FREE ~ no registration required Join us for the 1st Annual Storytelling & Drumming..." (Facebook)

  • Nextdoor Neighbor, The Willows: "Are you wondering how you can support people in Ukraine, and do you have some spare non-perishable food in your pantry or first aid supplies? - If so, please drop off items at: 341 Lincoln Ave1833 Fremont DrMedical items: first aid k..." (Nextdoor)

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You're officially in the loop for today. I'll see you around!

— Michael Wittner

About me: I am excited to be returning to Patch as a Roving Editor, a job that will allow me to find out what's going on in communities all over the country. I worked as a Patch Field Editor from April 2020 to June 2021, covering Agoura Hills, Beverly Hills, Calabasas, Malibu, and Northridge-Chatsworth. Before then I was the Associate Editor of the Jewish Journal, a biweekly paper covering the Jewish community north of Boston. I grew up in Marblehead, Massachusetts, a small, seaside town north of Boston, and graduated from Bard College in New York, and then got my masters in teaching from New York University. Feel free to send any story ideas to michael.wittner@patch.com.

This article originally appeared on the Alameda Patch