On the first day of Hanukkah, the public menorah in front of Alameda City Hall was found torn down and smashed.
Next to it, the city’s Christmas tree had had its lights ripped away.
Alameda Police responded to a Friday morning call and found the menorah “had been knocked over and light bulbs broken,” according to Lt. Eric Klaus, public information officer with the Alameda Police Department. “We don’t have any suspects or leads on who is responsible, but currently we’re doing the best we can,” he said.
By early afternoon, the menorah had been repaired and placed back on the plaza outside City Hall.