#yournotfromoakland Twitter meme trending in Bay area
Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Wed, 9 Feb at 8:59am.

Do you tweet? Have you seen this twitter meme trending upward in the Bay area? It's called #yournotfromoakland and it's a hoot. Here's some of what we're reading--

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Dec, 18, Daily Brief: Oakland Twitter Roundup & a discount coupon
Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Fri, 18 Dec at 11:20am.

At Oakland Local, we're focused on much more than our own web site.

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Violence erupts as UC Berkeley protests continue
Article by Amy Gahran.
Last updated at Sat, 21 Nov at 11:12am.

Today students at the University of California, Berkeley barricaded themselves into the Wheeler Building to protest the substantial tuition and fee hike at UC Berkeley. As of this writing, the standoff continues.

In the early afternoon, YouTube user Kurtjimi27 uploaded a video of UC Berkeley policy striking protesters:

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