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Get to know the city better in this ongoing series by Patch.

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Candidates must file in person between Oct. 14 and Nov. 8 for the Feb. 4, 2014 election. Voters will choose three city council members and two school board members.
Lots on alcohol-fueled incidents on the police blotter.
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The top articles on Piedmont Patch during the past week.
Chief operating officer Barry Mainz has been named to success Klein as president at the software company, a subsidiary of Intel Corporation.
State Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) held a press conference in Oakland Friday to recognize two gun-control measures she authored that were signed Friday by California Gov. Jerry Brown.
The carjackers were driving a blue Ford Escape taken in another carjacking shortly after midnight today in Oakland.
Police are waiting for results of an autopsy by the Alameda County Coroner's Office.
Bring in last year's costume (in relatively good condition) by 4 p.m. Saturday, then return between 6 and 8 p.m. to choose a new one.
Andrew Ball has been named chair of the "Celebrate with Heart" winter gala.
Auditions are this weekend for the first production planned by the newly formed Piedmont Avenue Repertory Theatre.
Off the Grid brings a caravan of food trucks to South Shore Center every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Unlicensed businesses in Alameda will be required to obtain business licenses.
Here’s what’s playing in theaters around town this weekend, plus showtimes.
Here’s what’s playing in theaters around town this weekend.
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