April 20 - Stepping Up for Peace Town Hall meeting

Blog entry by Maria McMath.
Last updated at Tue, 17 Apr at 5:26pm.

 

“Stepping Up 4 Peace: No Time 4 Silence” presented by Oakland Police Activities League (PAL) & Merritt College Criminal Justice Club on Friday April 20th from 9:00am-1:00pm at Merritt College .  

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Day of Service draws hundreds to East Oakland
Article by howard dyckoff.
Last updated at Thu, 26 Jan at 1:50pm.

 

This year in Oakland, there were an expanded list of community Day of Service projects to honor Dr. Martin Luther Kind and many of those took place in Deep East Oakland.

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Why Abatement Sucks: New Mural Buffed in Ghost Town (Community Voices)
Blog entry by Community Rejuven....
Last updated at Wed, 26 Oct at 11:03am.

Photos by Eric Arnold

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City issues preliminary response to Alameda County Grand Jury report
Article by Barbara Grady.
Last updated at Tue, 16 Aug at 1:24am.

Over the weekend, the city of Oakland released its preliminary response to the 2010-2011 Alameda County Grand Jury Report about problems in the city's Building Services Division, as well as about Oakl

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Innovative East Oakland Public Art Project Concludes with 101 Community Stories and 65 feet of Art Glass

Blog entry by Our Oakland - Eas....
Last updated at Sat, 25 Jun at 1:19pm.

Our Oakland: Eastside Stories is proud to announce it has reached the benchmark of 101 East Oakland stories on the web portal

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Community groups make connection in West Oakland (Slideshow)
Article by Jennifer Inez Ward.
Last updated at Sun, 12 Jun at 8:55pm.

Residents, community organizations and business owners gathered at the Acorn Town Center and Courtyards late last week to discuss better ways of networking and communicating as part of the Solutions Salon for West Oakland Leaders.

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What's Up Oakland? - Wednesday, April 20
Article by Meg Bertoni.
Last updated at Wed, 20 Apr at 11:47pm.

Here are some of the things Oaklanders are doing on this busy day. Visit the Oakland Local calendar for details.

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Walking Oakland streets for blight - Join the tour, TODAY, Feb. 17
Article by Irene.
Last updated at Thu, 17 Feb at 10:20am.

Which neighborhoods are hardest hit by foreclosures? How many foreclosed homes have become a vacant public nuisance?

Bank-owned blighted foreclosures will be on display Thursday during a two-hour public tour aimed at increasing blight enforcement and big bank accountability.

City Councilwomen Desley Brooks and Jane Brunner will join, ACCE - Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment -  and local residents to view three currently undisclosed locations where blight plagues city blocks.

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