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🌱 Patch AM: Could your Alameda neighborhood lose power in this weekend’s PG&E shutoffs?
Be sure to catch Grin & Bear It Featuring Daniel Franzese on the Alameda Patch calendar
Good morning Alameda! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Could your Alameda neighborhood lose power in this weekend's PG&E shutoffs?
Also on today's calendar: Grin & Bear It Featuring Daniel Franzese and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 71 and low of 53 degrees.
- Monday: Partly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 73, low: 53.
- Tuesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 74 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• PG&E power shutoffs spare local counties, limited so far in Northern California. More could be coming (pressdemocrat.com) — Alameda County is under a Public Safety Power Shutoff warning this weekend as PG&E monitors high winds and dry conditions, though only a few customers had lost power by Saturday afternoon. Residents in Alameda should stay alert for potential shutoffs through Monday and check PG&E's website or alerts to see if their address is at risk. 
📸 Around Alameda
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Alameda
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★ Featured events ★
- Grin & Bear It Featuring Daniel Franzese →
SF Eagle, 398 12th St, SF
7:00 pm
Friday October 16
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Other local events
- Morning Awakening Flow →
Svastha Yoga, Wellness and Community Hub, 647 Pacific Ave, Alameda
9:00 am - Sunday Slow(er) Flow →
Svastha Yoga, Wellness and Community Hub, 647 Pacific Ave, Alameda
10:30 am - Sama-Sama Fest →
Union Landing, I-880, Union City
11:00 am - Project Pet →
2210d S Shore Center, Alameda
12:00 pm - Cultivating Inner Peace: Sound Bath →
Breathing Room Alameda, 1708 Lincoln Ave, Alameda
3:00 pm - Jamie Davis →
Piedmont Piano Company 1728 San Pablo Ave Oakland, CA 94612
5:00 pm - Yin Yoga w/Sound Bath Healing →
Breathing Room Alameda, 1708 Lincoln Ave, Alameda
6:00 pm - Andrea Prichett & Friends →
The Back Room, 1984 Bonita Ave, Berkeley
7:00 pm - Toddler Plus Storytime →
Main | Alameda Free Library, 1550 Oak St, Alameda
10:30 am - Music in the Parks →
Jean Sweeney Open Space Park, 1925 Sherman Street, Alameda
10:30 am - Toddler Plus Storytime →
Main | Alameda Free Library, 1550 Oak St, Alameda
10:30 am
Sunday October 11
Monday October 12
Tuesday October 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Yin and Yang were adopted then returned.
They are very energetic and too much for the family . They are really sweet. They are currently at Southshore animal shelter in Alameda. (Nextdoor Whale's Eye) - AIRLINES FLYING LOW OVER PARK ST (ALAMEDA) AREA
Starting two days ago, I started hearing repeated airline noise (large jets) flying low over my area - 2 and 3 an hour. This may or may not have… (Nextdoor Midtown)
- Abbott Laboratories posted a job opening for USA Go-To-Market Manager in Alameda. Apply here.
- Alameda Unified School District posted a job opening for SPED Preschool Teacher - ACDC (1.0 FTE) - 2026/27 SY in Alameda. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Alameda here.
🗞 Nearby News
Oakland
- Hundreds protest in Oakland to demand FedEx stop shipping arms to Israel (oaklandside.org)
- Four Oakland Boys, One Just 12, Arrested After Beating and Carjacking Man, 61 (newsbreak.com)
- Trial exhibits detail extensive bribery, fraud, corruption allegations against ex-Oakland mayor (abc7news.com)
Ok Alameda! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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