Yesterday in Downtown Oakland, you could hear birds chirping. Bike bells rang and gears cranked along Broadway, while cops kept cars at bay. From 22nd Street to Seventh and Brush, road blocks cut off motorized traffic so Oaklanders could get a sense for Oaklavia.

City Hall survived the Loma Pieta Earthquake in 1989…but how will it emerge from the city's earth-shaking fiscal crisis?

City Hall survived the Loma Pieta Earthquake in 1989…but how will it emerge from the city's earth-shaking fiscal crisis?

Chinese New Year is a time of fireworks, red envelopes and lots of food. In case you missed the party in Oakland's Chinatown this month, you can still get a taste of Chinese culture.

T.S. Eliot once wrote, “I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.”

His poem, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” flows as a stream of consciousness. Yet, for most Glenviewers who stumble into the local coffeehouse every morning, caffeine is what they seek to quiet those inner monologues of dreamland.

Last week, the Glenview Neighborhood Association held a meeting despite the rain. More than thirty residents braved Park Boulevard’s rush hour traffic and raging water run-off to attend. Reps from the Woodruffians, a network of neighborhood watch teams with origins in the Glenview, also showed up for the latest news.