Traditional English-style tea ser-vice in officers’ wardroom, served on vintage china. Cost $30 adults, $20 youth. Proceeds to benefit museum restoration projects. USS Hornet Museum, 707 West Hornet Ave. (Info: 521-8448)

n Aug. 19, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Community Volunteer Street Fair & 125th Anniversary Celebration. Food, activities for children and live music by the Sun Kings. Free admis-sion, complimentary bicycle valet. Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1910 Santa Clara Ave. (Info: 523-0659)

n Aug. 19, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Jump-In Jamboree.” Fundraiser for church trip to Sonoma. Kids activities, bounce house and pizza. Free admission, pizza $5. First Presbyterian Church, 2001 Santa Clara Ave. (Info: Bruce Johnson, 522-1477)

n Aug. 19, Noon to 1:30 p.m. Gardening Workshop: “Integrated Pest Management for the Home Gardener.” Instruction by Jeff Bridge.

Free admission. Ploughshares Nursery, 2701 Main St. (Info: jbridge@apcollaborative.org)

n Aug. 19, 2 to 5 p.m. “#Rhythmix10” Gala. Ten-year anniversary celebration, featur-ing wine panel, wine-tasting and musical performances. Tickets $60 advance (purchased by July 19), $75 at door. Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Ave. (Info: Tina Blaine, 865-5060)

n Aug. 21, 9 to 11:40 a.m. Solar Eclipse Viewing. Live video feed in event of unfavorable weather. Free admission, viewing goggles provided, while supplies last. Main Branch of the Alameda Free Library, 1550 Oak St. (Info: 747-7716)

n Aug. 21, 6 p.m. Lawyers in the Library. Licensed attorneys will be on hand to provide free legal assistance. Names will be drawn by lottery at 5:45 p.m. West End Library, 788 Santa Clara Ave. (Info: 747-7767)

n Aug. 25, 9 p.m. Zydeco Dance, Featuring Andre Thierry

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Happy 2015, everybody! We in the Greater Alameda Business Association haven’t made any life-changing resolutions — we’re still not vegans, and GABA is not going to pony up for a gym member-ship — but we are resolved to continue our commitment to serving and strengthening our business community.

And how will we be doing that? Glad you asked.

EventsPractically every month,

we offer members and guests the opportunity to network with business own-ers and neighbors. Often we include the opportunity to hear business experts and

community leaders share valuable information.

The 2015 GABA calen-dar starts with our mixer at Subpar Miniature Golf on Thursday, Jan. 29, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Subpar is located at 1511 Park St.

At the end of February, we’ll be at Alameda Landing to get an update from Catellus on progress at the site, and four weeks later in March we’ll be enjoying a sit-down dinner at Trabocco.

ResourcesWe’ve been making prog-

ress with our website, www.gabaonline.org and with our social media presence. You can now pay your $85 annual dues online (click on the

“Join GABA” link), and when you do, you’ll be automati-cally added to our business directory.

You’ll also be able to join or renew membership by downloading a form from the site and mailing us a check, or pay in per-son by check or credit card at one of our events or by coming to our office hours at the Bank of Marin, South Shore branch, the first and

third Wednesday of every month.

We’re also fine-tuning our Facebook presence. The GABA Facebook Group is changing from an open group to one available only to paid GABA members, and we’ve added a GABA Facebook Page (Like us now!) that we’ll use for official GABA news and postings.

AdvocacyIf GABA does have an

official resolution this year, it’s to speak out louder about issues and ideas that help our community. Specifically, we’ve started working to cre-ate a free shuttle service in Alameda that will not only bring riders to and from BART stations, but also serve all our residential and com-mercial neighborhoods.

We welcome any ideas you may have about a shuttle,

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The dog days of summer may be upon us but our Greater Alameda Business Association (GABA) members are quite active like Sirius the Dog Star rising! To start the dog days, we celebrated the installation of our newest board members. The Installation was held on the outdoor terrace of Giussepe Naccarelli’s Trabocco, the perfect setting for the intimate event. Members and guests were treated to wonder-ful Italian food and hospitality.

Thank you, Giussepe, for making it an evening to remem-ber! To those of you who were

unable to make the event, please extend a warm welcome to our energetic and accomplished new board members: Bob Arzt of Polaris One, Cheri Corfey of Zap Payroll, Kelly Lux of Kelly Lux Insurance and Elizabeth McGovern of McGovern Escrow Services. Their collective busi-ness savvy is sure to inspire our organization and, in addition, our community.

Working Toward an Alameda Shuttle

As we enter our new year I am pleased to report that the GABA board of directors has

committed itself to contin-ued advocacy for an Alameda shuttle. Headlines about parking restrictions near ferry terminals serve as another reminder of some of the transportation chal-lenges our Island City faces.

Let’s remember our historic train stations, the roots of our city’s transportation system that enabled its residents to efficiently crisscross our Island. It moved thousands of people daily. The stations gave rise to small commercial and residen-tial districts along Lincoln and Encinal avenues.

As they say, what’s old is new again, so it befits our group of independent small business owners to take up the cause to bring a modern-day streetcar system back to the Island in the form of the Alameda shuttle.

Foodware SurveyAs stewards of our commu-

nity, GABA welcomes opportuni-ties to partner with the city to make Alameda a better place to live and work. We have been asked for your input on the City Council’s adoption of a revised Alameda Municipal Code section on disposable foodware. This will be an agenda Item at the City Council’s Sept. 19 meeting. The revised ordinance would require food vendors

a) to provide straws to customers only upon the cus-tomer’s request, and

b) to use reusable, recy-clable, or compostable to-go foodware.

Please check your inboxes for a survey on this proposed code revision; your feedback matters! If you are not yet a

GABA member you may take the online city survey at www.peak democracy.com/5251.

Upcoming MixerWe welcome you to join our

organization and attend our next GABA mixer on Thursday, Aug. 31, at AEC Living - The Lodge at 801 Island Dr. from 5:30 to 7 p.m. We look forward to seeing you there!

Dania Alvarez, current GABA president, works with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Drysdale Properties, Harbor Bay Realty and is a former vice president of Alameda’s Planning Board.

Street, care refused; 5:36 p.m. Willow Street; 6:06 p.m. Park Street; 6:18 p.m. Mariner Square Drive; 7:12 p.m. Stardust Place, care refused; 7:51 p.m. Central Avenue, care refused; 8:37 p.m. Santa Clara Avenue; 11:02 p.m. Shore Line Drive, care refused; 11:05 p.m. Buena Vista Avenue, care refused.

Sunday, July 9 Four incidents of nothing

found at dispatch addresses: at 11:07 a.m. and 2:05 p.m. on the 1800 block of Poggi Street; at 1:10 p.m. at the intersection of Fifth Street and Lincoln Avenue; and at 7:27 p.m. on the 2300 block of Lincoln.

Indoor rubbish fire: at 2:10 p.m. on the 1300 block of Marina Village Parkway.

Emergency medical respons-es: 12:01 a.m. Lincoln; 4:30 a.m. Maitland Drive; 7:47 a.m. Atlantic Avenue; 9:55 a.m. West Tower Avenue; 10:26 a.m. Camellia Drive; 12:27 p.m. Encinal Avenue; 12:28 p.m. Central Avenue, care refused; 1:12 p.m. Central; 1:22 p.m. and 2:51 p.m. Park Street; 4:22 p.m. Sheffield Road; 6:04 p.m. Sand Beach Road; 6:16 p.m. Hansen Avenue; 7:27 p.m. Chestnut Street, care refused; 7:33 p.m. Oak Street; 8:02 p.m. Lincoln; 10:57 p.m. Broadway.

Monday, July 10Two calls dispatched and can-

celed en route: at 1:46 a.m. on the 2900 block of Main Street; and at 4:33 p.m. at the intersection of Bette Street and Willie Stargell Avenue.

Nothing found at dispatch address: at 6:37 a.m. on the 700 block of Atlantic Avenue.

Request to assist invalid: at 8:49 a.m. on Pearl Street.

False alarm, maliciously set: at 11:57 p.m. on the 400 block of Pacific Avenue.

Request for assistance from the Alameda Police Department: at 11:02 p.m. on West Oriskany Avenue.

Emergency medical responses: 9:14 a.m. Shore Line Drive; 10:40 a.m. South Shore Center; 12:21 p.m. Buena Vista Avenue; 12:33 p.m. Island Drive; 1:38 p.m. and 3:26 p.m. Santa Clara Avenue; 2:51 p.m. Packet Landing Road, care refused; 4:19 p.m. Lafayette Street; 4:21 p.m. Central Avenue; 5:17 p.m. Brush Street, care refused; 5:29 p.m. Lincoln Avenue; 6:39 p.m. West Oriskany; 6:50 p.m. Barbers Point Road, care refused; 7:03 p.m. Encinal Avenue; 10:28 p.m. Webster Street; 11:56 p.m. Mariner Square Drive.

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and Zydeco Magic. Plus 22-Year Anniversary Celebration. Dance lesson 8:30 p.m. Tickets $19. Eagles Hall, 2305 Alameda Ave. (Info: Dana DeSimone, 415-792-8855)

n Aug. 26, 5 to 7 p.m. Summer Beats. Free live music, face-paint-ing and other family activities. Food and beverage sales to benefit Equipped4Success school supply drive. Center Court, South Shore

Center. (Info: alamedasouthshore center.com)

n Aug. 30, 7 to 8:30 p.m. “The Pulse of Alameda Health Care.” Hosted by League of Women Voters of Alameda. Health care panel plus question-and-answer ses-sion featuring Wilma Chan, James Jackson and Tracy Jensen. Second Floor Conference Room, Alameda Hospital, 2070 Clinton Ave. (Info: lwvalameda.org.calendar.html)

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GABA President Dania Alvarez works with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Drysdale Properties and has served as a vice president of Alameda’s Planning Board.

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Implementing these solutions will keep gardens healthy and look-ing great while saving our precious water. Want more tips and infor-mation? Visit the U.C. California Garden Web at http://cagarden web.ucanr.edu/Drought_/Drought_Gardening_Tips_.

Alameda Backyard Growers (ABG) is a network of gardeners in Alameda that grow food and donate fresh produce to neighbors who face food insecurity. Find the schedule for ABG’s monthly education meetings at www.alamedabackyardgrowers.com. ABG’s Project Pick is always looking for fruit trees to pick and volunteers to help pick and deliver fruit to the Alameda Food Bank.

To sign up email info@alameda backyardgrowers.org or leave a mes-sage at 239-PICK (239-7485)

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Dispatched and canceled en route: 7:01 a.m. 300 block of “A” Avenue.

Request to assist invalid: 11:10 p.m. Corpus Christi Road.

Emergency medical responses: 12:03 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Clinton Avenue; 3:50 a.m. and 8:18 p.m. Mariner Square Drive; 6:21 a.m. Windsor Drive; 6:32 a.m. Brush Street; 10:25 a.m. Pacific Avenue; 11:43 a.m. Marina Drive; 2:56 p.m. Central Avenue; 6:28 p.m. Eagle Avenue, care refused; 8:18 p.m. Webster Street.

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Richard enjoyed working on and fixing cars. He often dropped what he was doing to help his fam-ily and friends with car repairs. He retired as a senior auto mechanic at Broadway Ford Motors.

He loved cooking and his favorite was chicken adobo that he learned from his mother. He created his own special barbe-cue sauce that was enjoyed and requested by his family, friends and co-workers.

Richard was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses on July 15, 1972, and remained faithful to Jehovah until his death.

He will be sorely missed by fam-ily and friends. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, March 17, at 2:30 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 2039 Lincoln Ave., Alameda.

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n March 16, 7:30 p.m. Pitch Perfect: The Musical. Presented by Alameda High School drama depart-ment. Parental discretion recom-mended for young children. Tickets: students, $10; general admis-sion, $15. Alameda High School Little Theater, corner of Central Avenue and Walnut Street. Tickets, info: www.showclix.com/event/ ahs-pitch-perfect-the-musical)

n March 17, 3 p.m. Book Talk with Karen Tei Yamashita, author of Letters to Memory. Free admis-sion. RSVP to https://lettersto memory.eventbrite.com. Buena Vista United Methodist Church, 2311 Buena Vista Ave. (Info: 548-2350, eastwindbooks@gmail.com, www.asiabookcenter.com)

n March 17, 7:30 p.m. Pitch Perfect: The Musical. Presented by Alameda High School drama department. See March 16 listing.

n March 18, 10 a.m. Sunday Morning Fitness Ride. Ride with other cyclists to someplace new each week. Beginner friendly. Bring a street hybrid or road bike, helmet, water and a spare tube. Meet at Alameda Bicycle, 1522 Park St. (Info: 522-0070, info@alamedabicycle.com)

n March 18, 2 p.m. Island City Opera presents: La Sonnambula, opera by Vincenzo Bellini. Pre-opera lecture at 1 p.m. General admission tickets $40, $36.

Purchase tickets at islandcity opera.org. Elks Lodge, 2255 Santa Clara Ave. (Info: 263-8060, boxoffice@islandcityopera.org)

n March 19, 6 p.m. Lawyers in the Library. West End Library, 788 Santa Clara Ave. (Info: Karin Lundstrom, klundstr@alamedaca.gov, 747-7767)

n March 22, 11 a.m. Trinity Seniors Program. Poet Laureate Cathy Dana reads, helps write, poetry. Lunch served noon. Free

admission, $5 donation if eating lunch. Trinity Lutheran Church, 1323 Central Ave. (Info: 522-5220)

n March 22, 2 p.m. Free fair hous-ing training from City of Alameda Housing Authority. (View schedule and register: www.alamedarent program.org/workshops)

n March 22, 6 to 9 p.m. A Taste of West Alameda. Taste offerings from local restaurants, wineries and brew-eries. Featuring DJ Tanoa “Samoa Boy” Stewart. Tickets: $35 in advance; $40 at the door. Otaez Restaurant, 1619 Webster St. (Info: 523-5955, linda@westalamedabusiness.com)

n March 24, 6:30 p.m. Alameda Firefighters, IAFF, Local 689 and Alameda Education Foundation 2018 Crab Feed. Crab by Joe Pucci, $55 per person, benefits Alameda Point Collaborative and Alameda Family Services. Albert H. DeWitt Officer’s Club, 641 W. Red Line Ave. (Info: alamedafirefighers.com)

n March 24, 8 p.m. Aki Kumar’s Bollywood Blues. Musicians pres-ent fusion of Chicago Blues and Bollywood tunes. Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Ave. Tickets: $20 in advance or $25 day of show. (Info: 865-5060 or rhythmix.org)

n March 25, 10 a.m. Sunday

Morning Fitness Ride. See March 18 listing.

n March 25, 5 p.m. Zydeco Music and Dance featuring Andre Thierry and Zydeco Magic. Potluck with dance at 5:45. $15. Alameda Eagles Aerie No. 1076, 2305 Alameda Ave. (Info: 522-7626 or zydecod@msn.com)

n March 27, 6 p.m. Free work-shop on tenant and landlord rights and responsibilities. City of Alameda Housing Authority. 703 Atlantic Ave. (Info, confirm schedule, register: www.alamedarentprogram.org)

n March 28, 3 to 5 p.m. U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee Satellite Office Hours. No appointment necessary. Room 224, Main Branch of the Alameda Free Library, 1550 Oak St. (Info: 747-7777)

n March 29, 11 a.m. Trinity Seniors Program. Wear a hat for the Easter parade. Lunch served noon. Free admission, $5 donation if eat-ing lunch. Trinity Lutheran Church, 1323 Central Ave. (Info: 522-5220)

n March 29, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Fourth annual Career Pathways Youth Job Fair. Presented by City of Alameda and Alameda Unified School District. Young people can meet potential employers. Encinal High School Gym, 210 Central Ave. (Info: tinyurl.com/YouthCareerFair2018)

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March Madness you say? Well the only thing the Greater Alameda Business Association (GABA) Board of Directors is mad about is your busi-ness! In an effort to up our game in support of your business, a Social Media Committee has been formed by our capable Board Member Lorre Zuppan of branes, LLC. This committee is embarking on a social media project that will be an exten-sion of GABA members’ marketing

efforts. Please email info@gaba online.org to advertise an event and GABA’s Social Media Committee Members will make certain the word gets out.

Our Nominating Committee is also getting ready to create the slate for next year’s Board of Directors. To join GABA at the Board level, please email info@gabaonline.org

The GABA Board of Directors is also committed to:

n Keeping members apprised of local business matters. At our mixer last month, we heard from Amanda Gehrke and Lois Butler from the City’s Economic Development Department. We received an update on the City’s Public Art Program (alamedaca.gov/publicart) and the Façade Grant Program (alamedaca.gov/business/façade-grant-program), as well as the upcoming Alameda Unified School District’s Career Pathways Youth Job Fair at the Encinal High School gymnasium on Thursday, March 23.

For more information on beau-tifying your business or offering a paid internship to a local student, contact Gehrke at 747-6896 or

agehrke@alamedaca.gov, or Butler at lbutler@alamedaca.gov. The board has also sponsored a table for the upcoming City Manager’s State of the City Luncheon on Friday, April 20. Write to info@ gabaonline.org if interested in attending this informative event.

n Making a world-class transportation system a real-ity for Alameda. Many thanks to representatives from Bike Walk Alameda, Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda, the West Alameda Business Association, the Alameda Point Merchants, the Chamber of Commerce and Harbor Bay Business Park for joining this committee and attending last week’s shuttle planning meeting. An

update on the committee’s efforts will be shared at our Dinner Mixer on Thursday, March 29. To help make a functional shuttle a reality, please contact Chair Tony Kuttner via info@gabaonline.org.

n Fostering the future business leaders and entrepreneurs of our Community. Many thanks to Vicki Sedlack and Bill Sonneman from the Alameda Education Foundation for joining us at February’s Mixer so we could present them with the proceeds of the GABA Raffles. We understand the monies will be used towards a developing robotics program!

We hope you will join GABA members on March 29 at Otaez Restaurant at 1619 Webster St., where you will have an opportu-nity to meet and ask questions of our Shuttle Committee and Board Members. Looking forward to see-ing you!

— Dania