<![CDATA[Top Alameda Times-Star Headlines]]> en News 15 <![CDATA[Deep-fried peanut butter cups and twisty potatoes on a stick]]> By Larissa Klitzke <![CDATA[No plans to close animal shelter, Alameda police say]]> By Peter Hegarty<br>Staff Writer <![CDATA[Parade will make city shine in 2009]]> By Janet Levaux<br>Correspondent <![CDATA[Worried scientists find sea otter numbers continue to decline]]> By Laith Agha <br>MediaNews staff <![CDATA[IOUs from California are on their way]]> By Mike Zapler<br>MediaNews Sacramento Bureau <![CDATA[Transportation secretary tours port, talks money]]> By Chris Metinko<br>Oakland Tribune <![CDATA[Grocery store will aid Alameda homeless program]]> By Lucinda Ryan<br>Correspondent <![CDATA[Federal judge fast-tracks lawsuit seeking to overturn same-sex marriage ban]]> By Josh Richman<br>Oakland Tribune <![CDATA[Alameda parish welcomes new pastor]]> By Joe Leo<br>Correspondent <![CDATA[Goth dancers swing to their own tunes]]> By Laura Casey<br>Contra Costa Times <![CDATA[State board sets 3.75 percent interest rate on California IOUs]]>   Governor shuts state offices three days per month ]]> <p class="bylinejb">By Mike Zapler<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Mercury News Sacramento Bureau <![CDATA[Man robs bank on Park Street]]> By Peter Hegarty<br>Staff Writer <![CDATA[Adoptable Pets: Don't miss this fundraiser for the Alameda Animal Shelter]]> By Linda Treml Hallam<br>Columnist <![CDATA[Alameda couple identity theft victims, police say]]> Alameda Journal <![CDATA[Letters to the Editor]]> Alameda Journal