We did it, Alameda! The first-ever **Best of Alameda** community vote is in the
books, and the results are in.

Over the course of just three weeks, More than **1000 Alamedans** cast a
combined **29,695 votes** across **129 categories** — from Best Coffee
Shop to Best Pizza to Best Parking Spot. That's hundreds of
people showing up to champion the local spots they love. Not bad for our very
first go at this.

Thank you to every single person who voted, shared the link, and rallied their
neighbors. You made this happen.

## The Winners

Head over to the full results page to see every category winner and runner-up:

**[View the Best of Alameda 2025 Results →](/vote/best-of-alameda-2025/results)**

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees. Every business and perosn on 
that list earned real votes from real neighbors — that means something.

## Introducing alameda.best

Along with the vote, we're launching **[alameda.best](https://alameda.best)** — a
dedicated website for discovering the best businesses in Alameda.

It's a community-powered business directory where you can:

- **Browse businesses by category** — restaurants, shops, services, and more
- **See vote results and award history** — know which spots your neighbors love
- **Find addresses, phone numbers, and websites** — all in one place
- **Explore on a map** — see what's near you

We're building this to be the go-to place for answering the question that gets
asked in our Facebook group every single day: *"What's the best \_\_\_\_\_ in
Alameda?"*

### Business Owners: Claim Your Listing

If you own or manage a local business, you'll soon be able to **claim your
listing** on alameda.best. This will let you update your business information,
respond to the community, and make sure your details are accurate. We'll
announce when claims go live — stay tuned.

## Introducing alameda.city

We're also launching **[alameda.city](https://alameda.city)** — a curated
directory of Alameda community resources, government services, and local
organizations.

If you've been in Alameda Peeps for a while, you might remember the **"Who to
Call Instead of 911" poster** that we put together during the COVID era. It was
one of those things born out of a real community need — people wanted to know
where to turn for non-emergency situations, mental health crises, noise
complaints, and other issues where calling 911 wasn't the right move.

That poster got shared thousands of times and became a genuine resource for
people. **alameda.city** is the spiritual successor to that idea — a
comprehensive, always-up-to-date collection of links and resources for living in
Alameda. Government offices, community organizations, emergency services, local
media, schools, and more — all organized and easy to find.

## A Family of Websites

These new sites join [alamedapeeps.com](https://alamedapeeps.com) as part of a
growing family of community websites:

- **[alamedapeeps.com](https://alamedapeeps.com)** — Our home base. The blog,
  community news, and the hub that ties everything together.
- **[alameda.best](https://alameda.best)** — Business directory and Best of
  Alameda vote results. Find and support local businesses.
- **[alameda.city](https://alameda.city)** — Community resources, government
  links, and local organizations. Your guide to Alameda.

All three are built by me, to be completely free resources, for our community to use.

## More Votes Coming

The Best of Alameda 2025 was our first vote, but it won't be our last. We're
planning to run **more community votes throughout the year** — including smaller,
more focused votes on specific topics. Think best seasonal or holiday picks.

If you have ideas for what we should vote on next, let us know in the
[Facebook group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/alamedapeeps).

## Thank You

None of this works without the community. Fifteen years in, Alameda Peeps
continues to be one of the most engaged and generous community groups anywhere.
Every vote, every share, every recommendation in the group — it all adds up.

Here's to the next vote. Here's to supporting local. Here's to Alameda.

— Zac