Alameda’s guaranteed income pilot program, Rise Up Alameda, will begin accepting applications for eligible households at 9 a.m. on Friday, September 8. The new program will provide 150 randomly selected low-income households with $1,000 per month for 24 months.

https://alamedapost.com/news/guaranteed-income-pilot-program-applications-open-sept-8/

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Congratulations to Jane Chisaki, who has retired from the Alameda Free Library after 39 years. She started as Children's Librarian in 1984 and became Director in 2006.

https://alamedapost.com/news/library-celebrates-chisakis-39-years/

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Mayor Ashcraft shares remarks from her address at the recent Memorial Day commemoration and encourages Alamedans to visit the 'Overflowing With Hope' exhibit at the Main Library about Alameda's Japanese community and their forced internment during World War II. Photo Maurice Ramirez.

https://alamedapost.com/op-ed/mayor-ashcraft-time-to-remember/

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There was standing room only for the opening of the “Overflowing with Hope: The Hidden History of Japanese Americans in Alameda” exhibit at Alameda Free Library. The important exhibit documenting the removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II will be open through July 15.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/overflowing-with-hope-opening-overflows/

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A new exhibit opens at the Alameda Free Library 81 years after Japanese immigrants in Alameda were forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated in internment camps as "enemy aliens."

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/overflowing-with-hope/

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It's time to play with your food! The Alameda Free Library is once again hosting its annual Peeps Diorama Contest, and all ages are invited to participate. Submissions are due April 16, and voting for the Peep-le's Choice Award will take place April 19-25.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/build-a-peeps-terpiece-librarys-contest-returns/

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The bright morning sun reflecting off windshield grime can quickly turn a minor inconvenience into a major traffic safety hazard with deadly consequences. Keep these safety tips in mind to protect our fellow Alamedans, and visit the Traffic Safety Open House for more info.

https://alamedapost.com/news/the-dangers-of-a-dirty-windshield/

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It's time to play with your food! The Alameda Free Library is once again hosting its annual Peeps Diorama Contest, and all ages are invited to participate. Submissions are due April 16, and voting for the Peep-le's Choice Award will take place April 19-25.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/build-a-peeps-terpiece-librarys-contest-returns/

#Peeps #Alameda #Contest #Diorama #EasterCandy #AlamedaFreeLibrary #PeepsDioramaContest #Peep-le'sChoiceAward