Alameda in the News: Schools Master Plan, Jim Morrison, Murder Trial, Neptune Pointe

Here's a look a some recent reports on Alameda:

A convicted Oakland felon and drug dealer is on trial for the 2012 murder of Alameda resident Shanika Latham, 20, and the attempted murder of her boyfriend, Lawrence Nero. Read the complete story on the San Jose Mercury News website here.


Richard Bangert, a frequent blogger on Alameda Patch, has written about the Neptune Pointe-Crab Cove development dispute — in which the federal government is threatening to take land owned by the State of California — for the Sierra Club Yodeler. See his article here.

Jim Morrison — yes, THAT Jim Morrison, from The Doors — lived in an Alameda Victorian for part of his growing-up years. Local writer Ken Layne reports on Morrison's Island years in "The Lizard King Next Door" on gawker.com here.

Alameda's school board is looking at a master plan for school district facilities, with a special board meeting Tuesday night, Sept. 17. Michele Ellson looks at what goes into a long-range master plan in this article on The Alamedan website.

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