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Oakland Locals: El Huarache Azteca brings a new dimension to Mexican fare

Article by Irene.

Last updated at Sun, 28 Nov at 10:44pm.

The New York Times called the restaurant among the most authentic destinations for Mexican food in the Bay Area.

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Small Business Resources for Oakland, CA and surroundings

Article by Irene.

Last updated at Tue, 23 Feb at 3:19pm.

What are the small business resources available to Lantina and others--here's OL's list-please add in the comments.

Editor's Note: This list is linked to our Latina Small Business story.

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East Oakland neighbors prove it takes a village to fall in love

Article by Irene.

Last updated at Tue, 23 Feb at 12:17pm.

Leelo en Español

Forget couplings, Valentine’s Day is a community affair in San Antonio, East Oakland. 250 adults and children celebrated the day at St. Anthony’s Parish yesterday. Community and parish members assembled to dance and celebrate the holiday with a generous twist.

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En Oakland este, celebran el día de San Valentín de una manera diferente.

Article by Irene.

Last updated at Tue, 23 Feb at 8:27am.

Read it in English. Traducido por Michael Galpin. Revisado por Jaime Flórez.

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Oakland Latina startups booming, but face sustainability challenges

Article by Irene.

Last updated at Mon, 25 Jan at 6:50pm.

Lealo en Español.

Despite Oakland's 17% unemployment rate, women and low-income people's business support centers are seeing a surge in business startup interest. In particular, more and more new Latina-owned businesses are likely to launch.

However, many Latina-owned businesses don't survive long, since they face several long-term challenges.

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