Sunday review: Oakland’s top stories, October 20-27, 2013

 TOP STORY

Oakland’s backyard gardens could be poisoning local bees. Pesticide linked to bee die-off found in local nursery plants — what you can do to protect your garden.

PUBLIC SAFETY

• Police Militarization Makes Us Less Safe: Why I Oppose Urban Shield (Community Voices)
• Private patrols aren’t perfect, but might still be good (Community Voices)
• Private patrols not the answer for Oakland crime (Community Voices) 
• Private patrols in the Temescal (Community Voices)

We’ve got some intense discussion going on–what are your views?

IDENTITY/FOOD

Beyond Obesity: Reframing Food Justice with Body Love: “…as someone who has also been involved in body acceptance movement, I find myself increasingly uncomfortable with the frame of obesity prevention as a justification some use to enter this great work.”

EDUCATION

• Too much soda! Alameda County children and teens consuming their way to health problems
• Suddenly everyone is interested in school attendance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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