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Oakland City Council Tonight: What you should pay attention to on this week's agenda
Article by Ruth Miller.
Last updated at Wed, 2 Feb at 9:28am.

The Oakland City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. TONIGHT, Feb. 1, on the third floor of City Hall, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza.

If you’re puzzling over what’s going to be covered, here are our top five to watch for tonight.

1. Cannabis cultivation

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Jan 31-Feb 5: Where in the world is Jean? The Mayor's datebook
Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Mon, 31 Jan at 11:24am.

Isn't Jean Quan the going-est Mayor around?  Here's a list of the appearances  planned for this week:

Monday, January 31, 2011, 7:30-8:30 pm
Piedmont Pines Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting, Chabot Space & Science Center, 10000 Skyline Blvd., Oakland

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Oakland Food Policy Council Recommends new Rules for Food System
Blog entry by Rebecca McCurdy.
Last updated at Thu, 13 Jan at 9:19am.

Aprons showed up in City Hall yesterday when representatives from the Oakland Food Policy Council presented the group’s initial proposals for strengthening the city’s food system. The independent advocacy group called on City Council’s Life Enrichment Committee to take ten ‘first-steps’ toward reaching a series of food system goals.

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Nov 2: Who is running for what? A reference list for Oakland and Alameda County
Article by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Mon, 1 Nov at 10:40pm.

Mayoral Race

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Public Safety Committee recommends awarding $116,000 contract without competitive bids for online crime mapping
Article by Alan Lopez.
Last updated at Thu, 21 Oct at 4:55am.

The nonprofit Oakland-based Urban Strategies Council will likely do crime analysis for the Oakland Police Department, the city’s public safety committee decided this past week.

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Who Will Be Your Choice for City Council Representing District 4? (Opinion)
Blog entry by Kelly Felkins.
Last updated at Mon, 18 Oct at 8:53pm.

For almost 2 years I've been attending community meetings all over Oakland to promote and explain the neighborhood mailing list system JustMyNeighbors. In the process I've met many people that have stepped up to make a difference in their communities.

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Should Krogers grab land to open a supermarket in West Oakland? What do you think?
Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Sat, 16 Oct at 8:46am.

City Council members agreed on Tuesday to support eminent domain as a tool to ensure the Kroger's chain that is considering  building two supermarkets in East Oakland can also have the ability to secure a lot for a third store in West Oakland via eminent domain (forced sale of the property at market rate) should private negotiations break

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City Council District 2 candidates square off during public forum - TONIGHT, Oct. 6
Article by Patsy K. Eagan.
Last updated at Tue, 5 Oct at 5:20am.

The Grand Lake Neighbors invite you to a debate between Oakland City Council candidates Pat Kernighan and Jennifer Pae tonight, Oct. 6.

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