Given the kind of year we've had, celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King's memory and purpose this weekend in Oakland, CA seems like a pretty good idea.  Deep in the middle of a tough economy, city budget cuts,  a disaster in Haiti, and many local folks having a tough time getting by, celebrating King's purpose and spirit--and our own understanding of his work, might be just the thing.  Oakland Local takes a look at what's happening around town and hopes that at least one of these events can rock your world enough to get you out and into the spirit of the day.

Hayward’s Chabot College  was awarded a two year $300,000 FIPSE grant (Fund for Improvement of Post Secondary Education) in January for their exemplary textbook rental program.  They were required to set up their plan so it could be implemented