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# Albany Today, Oct. 19
- URL: https://www.albanyscanner.com/2026/10/20/newsletters/albany-today-oct-19-2026/
- Published: 2026-10-20T00:58:11.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-20T00:58:11.000Z
- Description: Are you ready for El Niño?
- Author: Editor's desk
- Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters

Albany emergency response volunteers are encouraging residents to take steps to protect their neighborhoods as officials prepare for a stormy El Niño winter.

[Albany volunteers urge residents to prepare for El NiñoState and local officials are urging property owners in coastal communities across the Bay Area to prepare for strong storms.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b5/b0/b5b0b7ec-798c-4cb6-ab42-472b59c05589/content/images/icon/alb-scanner-orange-81603031-a90b-4e17-b67c-387886f8d9b5.png)Albany ScannerAllyson Aleksey![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b5/b0/b5b0b7ec-798c-4cb6-ab42-472b59c05589/content/images/thumbnail/Screenshot-2026-10-19-at-5.35.24---PM-602ad633-7f4b-416f-9fa3-89d3ffb49f87.jpg)](https://www.albanyscanner.com/2026/10/20/city/albany-el-nino-storm-preparedness/)

## In other news

[Albany Rotary](https://albanycarotary.org/?ref=albanyscanner.com) will give away up to 300 free **Albany United Against Hate** posters from a table set up near the [Solano Avenue peace pole](https://www.albanyscanner.com/2026/09/08/community/albanys-first-peace-pole-carries-message-in-8-languages/) Saturday, Oct. 24, from noon to 3 p.m.

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Up to 300 posters will be distributed. [**Albany Rotary*](https://albanycarotary.org/?ref=albanyscanner.com)

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## In case you missed it

[Suzy Thompson pays tribute to songwriter Paul SiebelA Berkeley-based guitarist and fiddler revisits a songwriter who shaped her musical life. She performs Sunday in Albany.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b5/b0/b5b0b7ec-798c-4cb6-ab42-472b59c05589/content/images/icon/alb-scanner-orange-dc3e54f4-39f9-47a0-946e-fff7c22c0c53.png)Albany ScannerAndrew Gilbert![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b5/b0/b5b0b7ec-798c-4cb6-ab42-472b59c05589/content/images/thumbnail/SuzyThompsonCreditMarthaTure-copy-1-b70c352e-da6e-4502-9bca-9ded8d12b101.jpg)](https://www.albanyscanner.com/2026/10/16/arts-culture/suzy-thompson-paul-siebel-albany-concert/)

[Albany's Measure S would overhaul property transfer taxesFive tax brackets would replace the city's flat 1.5% rate, generating an estimated $1 million more annually.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b5/b0/b5b0b7ec-798c-4cb6-ab42-472b59c05589/content/images/icon/alb-scanner-orange-8b09b241-7c56-49e8-bee6-a0852333f90a.png)Albany ScannerAllyson Aleksey![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b5/b0/b5b0b7ec-798c-4cb6-ab42-472b59c05589/content/images/thumbnail/IMG_2674-4d24f8a2-ca42-4407-80c1-b71f8730ea3b.jpg)](https://www.albanyscanner.com/2026/10/16/elections/albany-measure-s-property-transfer-tax-explainer/)

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