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Oakland Local Blog Posts

Raphael Saadiq's Amazing Homecoming
By Niema Jordan

38th Notes Thu, 3 Dec at 12:59pm

Daily Brief: Dec, 3: Welcome new bloggers, Temescal makes the WSJ, new coffee shops coming up
It's Thursday! One day closer to the weekend, and just in time for all the Oakland holiday events, art programs and shopping specials planned for this weekend (and the Art Murmur). Oakland Local is now 7 weeks old (what might that be in dog years?) and we're delighted to introduce three new...

Susan Mernit Thu, 3 Dec at 10:37am

Community Views: MOBN! Public Safety Committee Leaders Propose New And Stronger Police / Community Connections
     Make Oakland Better Now! is starting its roll-out of proposed positions, beginning with public safety.  The Public Safety Committee leadership will be proposing five goals, rationales for those goals, and criteria for achieving the goals.  The committee will...

Make Oakland Bett... Thu, 3 Dec at 9:54am

You've Got Your Reusable Bottle. Now What?
Bottled water is bad for the environment and bad for our wallets.  From the energy used to extract and ship the water to the depletion of local water resources and the waste from plastic bottles, the bottled water industry is an eco disaster.  So many of us have opted for reusable bottles...

Beth Terry Thu, 3 Dec at 5:04am

Community Voices: EBASE photos of Oakland Workers Rising March, Nov 19, 2009

Brooke Anderson Wed, 2 Dec at 7:11pm

Daily Brief, December 2: Message to Al Davis, Michael Vick misses dogs, and so on
Alameda Food Bank: will popular choice for giving spur competitive frenzy?

Susan Mernit Wed, 2 Dec at 8:56am

Community Voices: Make Oakland Better Now! To Post Public Safety Goals and Criteria
Make Oakland Better Now! is pleased to be blogging at Oakland Local.  We hope to appear at other Oakland blogs in the near future;  the East Bay blogosphere is proving to be a vibrant and vital avenue for information, opinions, and news about Oakland that isn’t found anywhere else.

Make Oakland Bett... Tue, 1 Dec at 5:51pm

Dec 1, Daily Brief: Full day of meetings for City Council committees, City Slicker Farms grows more gardens & more
Well, first of all, this is one of those marathon meetings days for the City Council folks, and we're doing the dirty deed (would that it truly were) of picking through hours of agenda items so you can know what's being discussed even if you're not sitting there.

Susan Mernit Tue, 1 Dec at 12:40pm

Dec 1: A full day of city council meetings in Oakland, CA
Today's a full docket of City of Oakland meetings.

Susan Mernit Tue, 1 Dec at 11:03am

What is 4 Square? Here's some video
Some of the East Bay 4Squared foks make videos, so here are some to share:

Emilie Raguso Tue, 1 Dec at 8:13am