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Folsom Times
4 hours agoFrom college project to Blues Hall of Fame; Delta Wires rolls into Folsom Sunday
More than five decades after an Oakland classroom project became a working band, the horn-powered blues veterans return to Powerhouse of Blues What began as a college project tracing the journey of the blues from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago and eventually the West Coast has…
Creatives & Arts
Alameda Post
15 hours agoHuncho is Smart and Independent
"Huncho needs an experienced Chow Chow home willing to give him structure, consistency, and room to settle in at his own pace... Huncho is waiting for someone who will see his potential and give him the chance to show it."
Community Groups & Organizations
Richmondside
October 2New art show immerses viewers in Dorothea Lange photos of 1940s Japanese internment
New art show immerses viewers in Dorothea Lange photos of 1940s Japanese internment Thousands Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from East Bay cities to camps in 1942. In a new exhibit, artist Masaki Fujihata explores iconic images of those events through augmented reality.
Creatives & Arts
Alameda Post
October 1AMP Awards Alameda Point Collaborative $50K Through Electrification Grant Program
Alameda Municipal Power announced that it has awarded Alameda Point Collaborative (APC) a $50,000 grant for electrifying its permanent supportive housing through the installation of heat pump water heaters.
Community Groups & Organizations
Alameda Post
October 1Today’s Alameda Treasure – 1620 Fourth Street, A Return to ‘Down Home,’ Part 2
New information on 1620 Fourth Street, the oldest home on the West End, has come to light after Steve Gorman tracked down two relatives. "These descendants, keepers of the family flame, have shared priceless photos, documents, and stories that have never been published," writes…
Creatives & Arts
Alameda Post
October 1Two Birds from Alameda – October 1, 2026
The local birds continue their hard-hitting questions for candidates in the latest installment of our weekly strip drawn by Alameda cartoonist, Brice.
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Castro Valley by the numbers
- Area
- 16.85 sq mi (43.64 km²), 0.22 sq mi water
- Median age
- 42.9
- Households
- 22,021
- Persons per household
- 2.9
- Median household income
- $142,779
- Median house value
- $1,104,600