11 for 11: Oakland Local celebrates Oakland's Locals
Article by CB Smith-Dahl.
Last updated at Wed, 11 May at 12:10am.

(Editor's note: This is the final piece in our series that looks at Oakland Local's picks for people/organizations to watch in 2011. See all profiles in this series.)

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11 for 11: New East Bay Bicycle Coalition brings experience, enthusiasm to local cycling
Article by Laura McCamy.
Last updated at Thu, 28 Apr at 1:27am.

(Editor's note: Our continuing series returns; looks at Oakland Local's picks for people/organizations to watch in 2011. See all profiles in this series.)

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11 for 11: Oakland's ARISE H.S. prepares students to do more than get into college
Article by Niema Jordan.
Last updated at Thu, 10 Mar at 3:00pm.

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11 for 11: Special profile series of Oakland luminaries
Article by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Tue, 22 Feb at 8:13am.

As the new year dawns, Oakland Local is producing a special series of profiles of extraordinary Oakland people and organizations to watch in 2011.

This series so far:

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11 for 11: Keith "K Dub" Williams brings together skateboarding, art and music in Oakland
Article by Venus.
Last updated at Fri, 11 Feb at 9:18am.

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11 for 11: Jason Harvey dreams big at Oakland Food Connection

Article by Jess Watson.
Last updated at Fri, 28 Jan at 3:42pm.

(Editor's note: The following is part of our continuing series that looks at Oakland Local's picks for people/organizations to watch in 2011. See all profiles in this series.)

Jason Harvey is a jack-of-all trades: chef, Farmer's Market manager, youth educator, garden builder, as well as the executive director of a vibrant East Oakland food justice organization, Oakland Food Connection. Harvey's many skills are all focused on one goal: “To educate youth and adults about the process of food from seed to table.”

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11 for 11: dj fflood pours forth cleansing house beats

Article by Tehea Robie.
Last updated at Fri, 14 Jan at 12:36pm.

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In the club, in the streets, in corporate towers … the steady burn of corruption eats our world. Flames of shame and disrespect climb higher.

But wait, what’s that? Bursting through cerebral dams – dj fflood’s sound saturates, washing dancing masses clean of preconceived limits. His musical potions are healing waves of reverb and swirling pools of quick and tender tempo.

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11 for 11: Former teacher, counselor Elaine Brooks fought for student rights to learn (Community Voices)
Article by Pamela Drake.
Last updated at Fri, 14 Jan at 12:35pm.

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Elaine Brooks would be a hero of mine even if she hadn’t traveled the world and lived in places I’ve yet to go like Tunisia, South Africa and Wisconsin; traveling to Pakistan and Iran and Iraq by VW bus.

Yes, and even if Brooks didn’t know a bit about being a single parent and raising a biracial family on her own (like me) and even if she hadn’t taken a chance on a later marriage and becoming grandma to even more kids (unlike me).

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