1. W.W. Chipman and Gideon Aughinbaugh

2. 1853; the name means “grove of poplar trees” and was selected by popular vote.

3. William Knowland

4. 1973; amended in 1991 to require new homes be built on a minimum of 2,000 square feet of land each

5. Alameda is a charter city, which gives Alameda flexibility to determine its own form of government.

6. 14 years (She started in 1998.)

7. Four, three; A

8. Three

9. St Joseph Notre Dame, Encinal High, Alameda High; English, history and civics

10. Katharine Graham, former publisher of The Washington Post