Lidingo, Sweden and Arita, Japan are both listed by Sister City international as being Sister Cities with Alameda. An agreement between Alameda and Lidingo was signed in the past; however, no date is evident on the document. No records of agreement with Arita have been located to date. Establishing whether there is interest in Alameda to pursue reactivation, communication with Arita and Lidingo to determine their interest and update SCI as to status are planned for 2015