The Alameda Naval Air Museum is little-known to Alamedans even though it sits not far from the well-known USS Hornet Museum. Staffed by dedicated volunteers, and begun by the first civilian female engine mechanic, this museum represents a piece of Alameda’s historical involvement with war, military preparedness, civil aviation and the civilian workforce. Our country is in a war right now that few of us support, and this podcast is not a statement of promotion of war. However, we thought it important to present this perspective on a facility and a period that involved and affected many residents.

Podcast host: Laura Thomas

Island City Beat art critic OK Boomer speaks to Halloran Parry, an Alameda painter who brings personal stories onto canvas. She discusses how this approach can be a concrete way for her clients to confront the confounding parts of their lives and how she believes that stories, no matter how small, will form the basis for creating the workable system we all want to live in.

The new medical respite center for homeless elderly on McKay Avenue, is finally open. Bonnie Wolf is the consultant who led the project on behalf of the Alameda Point Collaborative which championed it and fought every bureaucratic and social obstacle to realize it. She salutes Alameda for stepping up to defend it against a spiteful minority that opposed it for years. She also explains how healing the beach setting will be for patients at Arnold's Place.

Podcast host: Laura Thomas

For more about the Wellness Center/Arnold Place's history use this link:
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