Help decide future of Lake Merritt West this Saturday - March 5
Article by Ruth Miller.
Last updated at Thu, 10 Mar at 8:15am.

Are you one of the 5,000 people who exits Lake Merritt BART station every day? Do you regularly live, work, or travel through one of the following areas:

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Future of Lake Merritt BART area? Speak up at community planning meetings
Article by Ruth Miller.
Last updated at Fri, 25 Feb at 6:37am.

Do you live, work, visit or attend school within a half mile of the Lake Merritt BART station? Do you want to help shape the area's land use, building types, traffic, BART station, landscaping or public space?

Your chance is fast approaching.

Read more from a city of Oakland announcement:

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Healthy Food for All? OFPC discussion in Fruitvale identifies issues, solutions
Article by Irene.
Last updated at Thu, 28 Oct at 6:36am.

By Irene Florez and Cynthia Joseph

Rosaura Marin’s son isn’t obese, but his weight is going up.

Marin noticed the tell-tale love handles about a year ago and says that his weight is increasing.

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East Oakland Zoning Meetings Offer Hope to Economically Depressed Areas
Article by Alan Lopez.
Last updated at Thu, 17 Jun at 2:18am.

About 40 people attended a recent meeting to study how new city zoning would affect East Oakland, though some residents wanted more immediate solutions for the economically depressed area.

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