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Oakland's Bike to Work Day breaks new records

Article by Ruth Miller.

Last updated at Fri, 11 May at 6:29am.

For the 19th year in a row, Oakland hit the streets and broke records on Bike to Work Day.

Oakland saw 6 percent more riders than last year, setting a new all-time record. At Broadway and 27th Street, which has seen major improvements with new bikeways and signage, the number of people riding by on bikes this Bike to Work Day increased 40 percent from last year.

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April 18: 5th Annual We Love Old Oakland Community Fundraiser & Mixer

Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....

Last updated at Mon, 23 Apr at 7:58am.

Caffe 817 & Ratto's are co-hosting this year's event and will donate 10% of all food & drink purchases from 5-7pm on Wed April 18, 2012. All ages welcome.

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Oakland officials continue dream of big box stores while smaller merchants tire of pushing to make it happen

Article by Steve Fisher.

Last updated at Thu, 19 Apr at 7:24am.

Many people in Oakland agree that it would be nice not to have to go to Emeryville to shop in a big box store.

Why can't we have Best Buy, Target and H&M right here in downtown Oakland, they ask? Oakland's Urban Economic Coordinator, Aliza Gallo, is one of the people who definitely see that need.

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Come out to 5th Annual We Love Old Oakland Community Fundraiser & Mixer - April 18

Blog entry by Susan Mernit.

Last updated at Mon, 16 Apr at 6:03am.

By Oakland Local Editorial Team

Caffe 817 and Ratto's are co-hosting this year's event and will donate 10 percent of all food and drink purchases from 5 to 7 .p.m Wednesday, April 18. All ages welcome.

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Caffe 817 wows Oakland food bloggers, me included

Blog entry by Gene Anderson.

Last updated at Mon, 13 Feb at 7:29pm.

Sunday morning I joined a number of other Bay Area food bloggers and writers for a special tasting at Caffe 817 in Old Oakland. I'd been there some years back, but I heard new owners had purchased it and it was definitely worth checking out again.

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Oakland walking tour: New Era, New Politics

Blog entry by Gene Anderson.

Last updated at Tue, 7 Feb at 9:58am.

Saturday was a specially scheduled walking tour as part of the celebration of Black History Month in Oakland. It's the "New Era, New Politics" tour, and focuses on the more recent history of Oakland.

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