Six teens arrested for Halloween shooting, three youths arrested earlier will not be charged

Six more teenage boys have been arrested in connection to the murder of Ichinkhorloo Bayarsaikhan, the 15-year-old Alameda High School student shot and killed Halloween night in Washington Park.
Alameda Police have identified the suspected shooter among the group, but they will recommend that all of the teens be charged with homicide and attempted robbery.
“Everyone [...]

Police arrest teens connected to Halloween shooting

Lt. Art Fuentes announces arrests made in the Halloween shooting that occured last week in Washington Park.
Alameda Police arrested three 16-year-old boys Nov. 6 in connection to the murder of 15-year-old Ichinkhorloo Bayarsaikhan.
Police are still looking for two more suspects connected with the shooting. Lt. Art Fuentes, spokesperson for the Alameda Police Department, [...]

Halloween on Webster

Police continue to look for shooting suspects

A 15-year-old Alameda High School student was shot Oct. 31 after an attempted robbery incident at Washington Park.
The teen later died from a gunshot wound after being transferred to Highland General Hospital. Meanwhile, the police continue to look for the suspects, described as five to six male juveniles.
The shooting occurred last night at 10:12 p.m. [...]

Ferry follow-up

Two weeks ago, Alameda residents met with representatives from the office of Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata to discuss the consolidation of Bay Area ferry services.
Michael Krueger, member of the Transportation Commission, asked why the consolidation exempted Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District, the largest ferry operator in the region. Kruegger [...]

Parents dispute lottery proposal for kindergarten enrollment

The Alameda Unified School District is proposing to change its kindergarten enrollment policy to a two-week period round up and lottery from a first come, first served rule.
Dave Dierkin, district student affairs and compliance officer, presented the plan on Oct. 23 to the school board, who will then vote on the policy at its next [...]

Enrollment Policy meetings

The Alameda Unified School District will hold enrollment policy meetings starting next week Oct. 8 through Oct. 17. All meetings will go from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and will be held according to schools. The schedule goes as follows:
Monday, Oct. 8, Bayfarm and Earhart, meeting at Earhart
Wednesday, Oct. 10, Haight and Washington, meeting at [...]

School board mull task force proposal

Superintendent Ardella Dailey proposed creating a task force that will address Alameda Unified School District’s equity and capacity issues on Sept. 25.
The group, to be named the Pathway to Excellence & Equity Task Force, will develop recommendations on how to deal with the district’s enrollment imbalance in schools and how close the achievement gap between [...]