Article by Lauren Soldano.
Last updated at Fri, 4 May at 7:57am.

The Lakeview Dog Park Proposal was denied Wednesday night by the Oakland City Planning Commission members in a vote of 3 against, 1 abstaining. 

Blog entry by Ken Katz.
Last updated at Mon, 23 Apr at 7:58am.

Are you reading the Grand Lake Splash Pad?  Here's an excerpt from the April 4, 2012 issue--click here to read the whole thing.

Blog entry by Ken Katz.
Last updated at Tue, 10 Apr at 8:08am.

Does everyone know The Splashpad, Grand Lake's blog newsletter?  Here's some snippets from the April 4 edition, written by OL contributor and Grand Lake resident and booster Ken Katz:

GRAND LAKE MERCHANT NEWS

Article by howard dyckoff.
Last updated at Fri, 9 Mar at 3:22pm.

Want to make a difference in your city? Head out to City Hall this Saturday - March 10 - and learn about the wide range of opportunities for volunteering throughout Oakland's diverse communities.

Article by Eric K Arnold.
Last updated at Thu, 26 Jan at 1:24am.

Despite a near-torrential rainstorm, more than 600 people piled into the venerable Grand Lake Theater on Friday night, for the premiere of the WWII historical drama “Red Tails.” The sold-out crowd - a second screening drew about 400 people, for about 1,000 total - was attempting to send a message to Hollywood: African American movies can be boffo box office hits. 

Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Mon, 2 Jan at 8:43am.

Yeah, we all love food, but at Oakland Local, a lot of what we focus on in our food section are questions and news about food policy, food equity, food access.  This means we write about--okay, are sometimes obsessed with--what's happening wit local efforts to bring fresh, affordable food into a community, community gardens, local markets and

Blog entry by Gene Anderson.
Last updated at Tue, 13 Dec at 8:59pm.

Saturday was the 2nd annual Oakland Urban Paths walk and shop. Ten people (to say nothing of the dog) explored urban walkways between Lakeshore and Piedmont Avenue and back again.

Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Wed, 5 Oct at 8:59am.

Hundreds of revelers celebrated the Centennial of women's suffrage in Lakeside Park on October 2, 2011.