In addition to Living in the O's round-up, summarized by Emilie Raguso here, here's my pick of Oakland happenings this week.

Lies, Damned Lies, and History Books: Yes, your teachers lied to you.  Or at the very least the content that got through was highly selective and biased--mostly because that's how the teachers themselves were taught and that's how the dominant history books are written.  James Loewen, author of  Lies my Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong and Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong, is one of our most valuable popular historians who has long sought to rectify such educational gaps.  He is speaking Thursday night at 7:00 pm at the First Unitarian Church on 14th.  I've already got my tickets!