Oakland Unwrapped and California 1 are once again inviting Oaklanders to nominate their favorite home-based businesses, small-businesses, and artists for the 4th Annual Oakland Indie Awards.  There are numerous categories, but the short

From the Measure DD Community Coalition, a local group that promotes access to the Oakland-Alameda waterfront:

Oakland LGBT Roundtable meeting
Monday, March 8, 2010 at Oakland City Hall ,
1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Hearing Room 4 (2nd floor), at 5:30pm.

Topics will include: 
- The Survey Committee will give an update about the status of the needs assessment survey.
- Oakland Pride committee will give an update on the developments of East Bay Pride.

More photos from the middle of the action in Oakland,by photographer Olivia Shavies-

East Oakland native Keyshia Cole and her partner Cleveland Cavaliers player Daniel Gibson had a son Daniel Hiram Gibson Jr this morning.

From Leslie Cleaver Wood of the newly formed Longfellow Community Association:

Please join us for our first ever Longfellow Community Association Planning Meeting! Let’s come together to create an official Community Group and work together to address the needs and concerns of our beautifully diverse community.

A note from City Council President Jane Brunner:

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On Dec. 1, the 27Y and 27X Neighborhood Crime Prevention Councils (NCPC) joined efforts at a Planning Commission meeting to stop La Raza Market, 5001 Bancroft Ave., from selling alcohol.

Though the business operators did not appeal the decision, the property owners did.

Known around the country for his vibrant watercolors and sharp graphic design and art direction, James Gayles has spent most of his artistic career creating a body of work that bridges cultures and disciplines. As a result the Emmy award winning artist has become one of the most well known community artists in Oakland.