OUSD on the move to change the way students eat lunch

Article by Irene.
Last updated at Mon, 30 Jan at 8:44am.

Parents and foodies have been given some hope that a dramatically changed school food system can become a reality in the form of a reform feasibility study. 

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Corporations come to the table during edible education course
Article by Irene.
Last updated at Wed, 5 Oct at 5:37pm.

“We’re on the other edge of the sword here,” said Daisy Moreno, a second-year political science student at University of California, Berkeley.

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New 'Edible Education' course whets appetite of participants (Analysis)
Article by Irene.
Last updated at Fri, 2 Sep at 4:39am.

In Italian loafers and a fitted suit, Petrini is not your usual provocateur. And maybe that was why he was picked to be the first speaker.

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Labor Secretary Solis visits Jamba Juice in Oakland, talks jobs
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Mon, 25 Jul at 1:01am.

On July 21, U.S. Secretaty of Labor Hilda Solis visited the corporate headquarters of Jamba Juice in Oakland to talk about the company's commitment of 2,500 summer jobs as part of the Secretary’s Summer Jobs USA: Make the Commitment initiative.

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East Bay workers fear I-9 audits will lead to mass firings (Community Voices)
Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Thu, 21 Jul at 1:07am.

We got this from Elizabeth Ortega-Toro, Community Services Director of the Alameda Labor Council/United Way of the Bay Area:

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New Edna Award honors woman leader under 35 - Who would you nominate from Oakland?
Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Tue, 14 Jun at 1:17am.

The Berger-Marks Foundation has announced a competition for The Edna Award - an award that will honor a young woman leader in the social justice movement who has made an extraordinary contribution early in her career, and whose achievements indicate that her work will continue to significantly improve the liv

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Mayor Jean Quan, East Bay officials push back against plans to eliminate redevelopment funds
Article by Jennifer Inez Ward.
Last updated at Tue, 15 Feb at 9:18am.

Standing in unison in the Uptown District, the epicenter of Oakland's most successful recent redevelopment, Bay Area leaders on Wednesday said they will continue to push back hard against Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to cut redevelopment agencies. Brown is seeking to  close California's large budget gap.

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AC Transit will outsource Oakland call center, eliminate jobs
Article by Reginald James.
Last updated at Sun, 22 Aug at 9:31am.

If you call AC Transit’s Customer Relations department for a question or a complaint this fall, don’t be surprised to hear someone with a New England accent on the other end of the line.

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