DISCOVER ALAMEDA
I live in Alameda, and many of my clients commute to San Francisco. When they couldn’t afford to buy in the City, they decided to look to East Bay. It doesn’t take them long to fall in love with our island that is so private and secure, yet so conveniently located for easy access to other cities. Alameda has great climate, great schools, and believe it or not, great food!
The immediate charm of Alameda is its vast collection of historic and picturesque homes. Beautiful Victorians, Craftsman, Tudors, Mediterranean --- it's a treasure trove for achitecture and history buffs.
We think we’ve “arrived” now that we have our a shopping center by the beach featuring Trader Joe’s, Old Navy, Bed Bath & Beyond, TJMaxx, and soon Border’s bookstore. And in May 2008, the historic and restored Alameda Theater will open its doors to our first 8-cineplex!
As for fine restaurants….the chef of the famous Baywolf Café in Oakland has opened his own restaurant in Alameda called Pappo’s. We also now have a new Cuban restaurant called Havana’s. There’s a really good Vietnamese restaurant called Dragon Rouge, the freshest sushi at Yume, dim sum at East Ocean, and more!
And to find out more about Alameda, here’s what Wikipedia says about our lovely island town CLICK HERE.
We commute to San Francisco via ferry and express bus to SF. Or take the regular bus to Oakland to catch BART. But the express bus and the ferry are the best and most enjoyable ways to go to the City.
CRIME STATISTICS
Incidentally, I found this really good source of info for comparing crime statistics between cities. CLICK HERE . You can see that Alameda truly shines!
ALAMEDA SCHOOLS
Alameda has great schools, and is the school scores are collectively better than Oakland and other surrounding areas.
Check this out: for the API CLICK oHERE
WINE TASTING