Alameda Journal

Alameda Journal been in business since 1983, thanks to a Alameda High School grad who change the layout, read it from one of the April 2015 article. I have been reading Alameda Journal since I was a kid 1990s, my former classmate regarding his death in the 90s was in the Alameda Journal. There is nothing really to complaint about, yes there is more ads than before. I can’t and won’t compare Alameda Journal to Alameda Sun. We are all getting news about the island city. I don’t know why people review here complaining that oh I get delivery even when I don’t want it, You are giving them a bad review just because of that? This is a newspaper. People these days compare everything, calm down, you won’t die as fast if you are happy and less complaining.

I have had to purchase the Journal at a newsstand in an issue the first part of November there was a flier that I filled out and enclosed a check in the Journals envelope to have the journal delivered to my home, as of today, I still have not received this paper and I have called many times have been told many different reason as to why I did not receive the paper, first delivery was to start the end of November well I received the Berkeley Voice called again and was told they would a new paper delivered never received it; again called the 888 number and was told I they had no record of me being a subscriber and waited on hold as the person I talked to said she would take my credit card information on the phone I was hung up on, I called back and got another person and they said I had to subscribe to the Oakland Tribune then I could get the Alameda Journal, tried several times to call the 925 number in circulation with no luck all I get is a recording saying the line is busy. I feel that the paper is not worth my time or stress, I will just read the free Alameda Sun.

I have repeatedly asked them to stop dropping their paper on my driveway yet it shows up again every few months.

Sadly, a straight-​up mouth piece for the city government; I have occasionly used it as a floor covering, but mostly it’s in the recyling bin within minutes of hitting the porch. It would be nice to have two reasonably good local newspapers, but, of the two current offerings, I much prefer The Sun.

Again another paper that gets delivered even if you don’t want it. I feel like it tries to be the Alameda Sun and the Oakland Trib and misses on both. They don’t really do anything for me but add to my recycling.