Oakland Planning Commission votes against Lakeview Dog Park proposal
Article by Lauren Soldano.
Last updated at Fri, 4 May at 7:57am.

The Lakeview Dog Park Proposal was denied Wednesday night by the Oakland City Planning Commission members in a vote of 3 against, 1 abstaining. 

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Against the dog park (Community Voices)
Blog entry by Wendy Winter.
Last updated at Wed, 2 May at 8:36am.

Thank you for Martin Witfield's article on the proposed dog park. It may seem like a silly little NIMBY issue, but what is transpiring, stinks of back-room promises from an unpopular Mayor to a well connected and monied constituent.

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Is Oakland going to the dogs? (Community Voices)
Blog entry by Martin Whitfield.
Last updated at Mon, 30 Apr at 10:08pm.

More and more, I hear Oakland’s natives and long time citizens (ONLTC) complain about losing the city to gentrification.  These ONLTC are both African American and white.  Dogs are one of the main issues of contention.

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Lake Merritt Dog Park moves forward, despite protests by some residents (Community Voices)
Article by Todd Muller.
Last updated at Tue, 29 Mar at 8:29am.

Two hours of discussions, PowerPoint presentations and testimony by dozens of community members at a recent meeting at Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church's Barnett Hall, revealed the following about the proposed Lake Merritt Dog Park:

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Oakland Local's top stories: Week of March 20-27
Article by Tehea Robie.
Last updated at Mon, 28 Mar at 7:22am.

If I had to summarize this week’s top content into one word, it would be: furious.

Furious runners, furious politicians and Lady Gaga fans and dog park debaters owned Oakland Local’s pages this week.

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Pups vote new Oakland dog park a big success
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Fri, 11 Feb at 9:19am.

This  past Saturday the Longfellow Community Association, along with Dist.

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Woof! New dog park opening at West Oakland's Grove-Shafter Park Jan. 15
Blog entry by Kevin Cartwright.
Last updated at Sat, 15 Jan at 8:02pm.

This Saturday, Jan. 15, the Longfellow Community Association, along with Dist. 1 Councilwoman Jane Brunner and the Oakland Dog Owners Group - ODOG - will host the grand opening of the Grove Shafter Dog Park. 

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MacArthur Boulevard between Seminary Avenue and High Street: Community plans street improvements
Article by Alan Lopez.
Last updated at Mon, 16 Aug at 7:56am.

More than 40 residents attended a meeting last week to see two preliminary design concepts for a long-term road improvement project that would increase the safety on MacArthur Boulevard between Seminary Avenue and High Street.

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