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Well, we hate to toot our own horn ... OK, that’s not true. Toot toot! A study on social media commissioned by the city of Oakland revealed that Oakland Local is the No. 1 favorite Oakland Facebook page. OL editor/publisher Susan Mernit broke down all the data for you.

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Journalists extraordinaire Barbara Grady and Jennifer Inez Ward are working on investigative pieces in a series called “Oakland Inside.” Their recent story on abuses by the Community Economic Development Agency brings up some interesting questions. Was CEDA systematically abusing property owners? An Alameda County Grand Jury issued a report indicating that this is probably the case. Read the series and decide for yourself.

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Don’t waste your time. You’re still a young man, baby ... Oops! I’m supposed to be writing this top stories list, but I got sucked in by this Tower of Power video. Did you know that they’re playing at the Art & Soul festival this weekend? Eric K. Arnold schooled you on the history of this iconic Oakland group.

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OL contributor Pendarvis Harshaw wrote about the Digital Arts and Culinary Academy - a free program for teens in East Oakland. A state of the art kitchen and classes in musical production may engage the senses of our youth enough to keep them safe. 

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An anonymous group hacked into BART data and issued Tweets indicating that the action was a statement of protest against BART police shootings. Before I say more, let me preface by telling you that my thoughts do not reflect the opinions of everyone here at Oakland Local: Honestly, #opBART, you rock! Mernit brought you the story.