Eighteen years ago, the Tap Dancing Christmas Trees began as a joke that Pamm Drake’s dance students employed as a closer to their holiday show. Now, Drake says, “tree season” is one of the biggest things at her Santa Clara Avenue studio,...

Facing uncertainty at Alameda Point and what they called blight along much of the Island’s waterfront, the City Council has agreed to consider a sweeping, new strategy for attracting business in those areas. Interim City manager Ann Marie Gallant said...

This weekend was chock full o’ holiday cheer, with a whole host of events happening all over the Island. Saturday morning brought Santa to the West Alameda Farmers’ Market, and on Saturday evening, locals were treated to a Mayor’s Tree Lighting...

Photo by Jan Watten So we headed down south for the holiday weekend, stopping in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and then on to Los Angeles.   I’m one of those people who nurtured an anti-Los Angeles prejudice – one built, as prejudices are,...

Now that all the hoopla over the Boys and Girls Club thing has died down, here’s another story from Tuesday night’s City Council meeting: The council voted to okay a package of incentives for developers who create homes for lower-income residents,...