Running over three hours long and with well over one hundred floats, the Mayor’s Fourth of July Parade kicked off this morning at 10:00 a.m., running through the core of Alameda. Organizers say that over 30,000 spectators watched the parade last year. Here are some pictures from this year’s parade route. [Show as slideshow] 1234►

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