Sh*t People Say Meme comes to Oakland (VIDEO)
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Sat, 11 Feb at 5:08am.

How Oakland are you? The folks who did the Sh*t Oakland Says video last week probably think they are hella Oakland, and the video is pretty funny, you have to check it out.

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'Stand for Oakland' community event called for downtown - Monday, Feb. 6

Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Sat, 4 Feb at 6:41am.

This note is making the rounds of Oakland neighborhood lists: 

"Come take a "Stand for Oakland" with Residents, Merchants and Downtown Businesses who have been the silent majority.

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Economic crisis changes role of Oakland libraries, librarians

Article by Steve Fisher.
Last updated at Wed, 18 Jan at 7:08am.

Libraries have always been a hub for a wide spectrum of the public, but the economic crisis has many librarians working as social service agents supporting patrons with everything from home foreclosure documents to job applications to young mothers seeking advice on pre-natal healthcare.

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Where to get free food, a Thanksgiving meal in Oakland - Thursday, Nov. 24
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Wed, 23 Nov at 1:27am.

By D. Jean Collins


Times tough? Money tight? Wondering where the fixings and food for your Thanksgiving dinner are coming from this year?

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6th Annual Jingletown Holiday ArtWalk Announced
Blog entry by Mariah Carle.
Last updated at Tue, 15 Nov at 5:30pm.

 

6th Annual Jingletown Holiday ArtWalk Announced

www.jingletown.org

The Jingletown Arts & Business Community announces the 6th Annual Holiday Art Walk, Saturday

and Sunday, December 3 & 4, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

 

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Local people helping themselves when system fails - Learn how at 'Community Hacks' Tuesday, Oct. 25

Article by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Mon, 24 Oct at 2:08am.

As the recent CareNowUSA volunteer-run free health fair for the uninsured in Los Angeles demonstrated, many people are "hacking the system" by coming together to meet the needs of their communities with whatever resources they have available.

How such "community hacks" are working in the Bay Area is the focus of a free public discussion from 6 to 8 p.m. this Tuesday, Oct. 25, at the cafe Local 123, 2049 San Pablo Ave. (between University Avenue and Addison Street), Berkeley.

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Childhood friends join forces to 'Vamp' it up in Oakland (Community Voices)
Article by Todd Muller.
Last updated at Sun, 3 Jul at 11:59pm.

Fernando Carpenter and Sean Sullivan - long-time record collectors and friends since they were Bay Area scooter kids back in the early '80s - are opening Vamp, a record store and music and art gallery on the corner of Cleveland and Athol avenues in Oakland.

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Community invited to opening of new East Oakland Sports Complex TONIGHT
Article by Juan Antonio Mart....
Last updated at Wed, 29 Jun at 10:04pm.

City of Oakland Council President Larry Reid, in conjunction with the Office of Parks and Recreation, are inviting children, families, seniors and residents to the grand opening of a new East Oakland Sports Complex, located at 9161 Edes Ave.

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