League Rookie of the Year Dontrelle Willis, 2007 National League Most Valuable Player Jimmy Rollins, NBA player J.R. Rider, and NFL players Melvin Carver and Junior Tautalatasi all attended Encinal High School. Jason Kidd (NBA player and coach) and Joe Nelson (MLB pitcher) attended St. Joseph Notre Dame High School in Alameda. MLB players Ray French, Johnny Vergez, Andy Carey, Bill Serena, Erik Schullstrom, Dick Bartell, Duffy Lewis and Chris Speier all attended Alameda High School. Many people from naval families, including celebrities such as Ann Curry, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Tom Hanks, and Jim Morrison of The Doors, have lived in Alameda. Sister cities Alameda's relationships with Wuxi and Jiangyin were initiated in 2005, in part, by Stewart Chen, who then served on the City of Alameda Social Service and Human Relations board, and who went on to be elected to Alameda City Council in November 2012. Wuxi, China, is a so-called friendship city, because the diplomacy organization Sister Cities International does not recognize the relationship. Jiangyin, China Arita, Japan Yeongdong-gun, South Korea Lidingö, Sweden. Initiated in 1959 as part of President Eisenhower's people-to-people-movement, whose purpose was to develop better understanding among people from different countries after World War II. Both Alameda and Lidingö are islands with a bridge connecting them to a big city. Dumaguete, Philippines Friendship city Wuxi, China (Friendship city since 2004) See also Alameda Island Bay Farm Island Coast Guard Island List of islands of California List of ships built in Alameda, California References External links 1854 establishments in California Cities in Alameda County, California Incorporated cities and towns in California Populated places established in 1854 Populated coastal places in California