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Lincoln Middle School Marching Band’s drum major Emily Tran leads the way at this year’s Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco. This marks the eighth year that the band has participated in the parade. Photo by Brian Ho

LMS Band Shines in Lunar New Year Parade

Feb 27,2014

The Lincoln Middle School (LMS) Marching Band, directed by Tyra Ingram Cable and led by drum major Emily Tran, made its eighth appearance in San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday, Feb. 15.

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The San Francisco skyline serves as backdrop for a network of wells that the Navy installed at Site 1. US Navy photo

Navy Issues Cleanup Plan for Point Waste Dump

Feb 27,2014

The U.S. Navy recently published a draft of its work plan for 37-acre industrial waste dump on the northwest corner of Alameda Point. Installation Restoration Site 1 operated from 1943 to 1956 and contains tons of waste.

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Classics Return to Alameda Theatre

Feb 20,2014

The classics are back at the Alameda Theatre & Cineplex. The theater will present a lineup of classic films on Tuesdays and Wednesdays through May 14. Show times vary by film and movie-goers can catch either a matinee or evening show.

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School District under Fire

Feb 20,2014

The Alameda Sun received reports last week from parents and teachers about a pair of incidents that involved the Alameda Unified School District (AUSD). The first involved a memorandum sent to teachers on the heels of the Feb. 11 gas leak at Encinal High School (EHS).

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Stewart Chen was elected to council in 2012. File photo

Councilman’s Fraud Conviction Surfaces

Feb 20,2014

City Councilman Stewart Chen’s official biography offers the storybook journey of a man who emigrated from the Philippines as a teen and made his way onto the Alameda City Council, dedicating his time to a long list of Alameda and Oakland community organizations over more than a decade and, for a

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