MTC offering paid summer internships for high school students: Deadline March 8
Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Wed, 8 Feb at 7:17am.

The 2012 Metropolitan Transportation Commission High School Summer Internship Program is now open and accepting student applications online.

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Have donations? Peralta Elementary seeking goods, services for March 3 fundraiser
Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Sat, 4 Feb at 6:43am.

 Peralta Elementary School is currently seeking donations for its big auction on March 3. Can you help?

Our friends at Peralta write:

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What's at stake when girls drop out of high school

Article by Barbara Grady.
Last updated at Wed, 1 Feb at 12:21am.

The quiet young woman studying alone in a Laney College classroom one recent afternoon is, these days, the quintessential serious student.

She sought out the empty room to read and get ahead in her coursework. When asked, Jocelyn Wallace tells about her goals to complete college and enter law or politics. 

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Art project to light up SF-Oakland Bay Bridge
Article by CB Smith-Dahl.
Last updated at Sun, 29 Jan at 5:47pm.

The next two years are big ones for the waterways and bridges of the San Francisco Bay area.

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The Love Show At The Gray Loft Gallery
Blog entry by Mariah Carle.
Last updated at Sun, 29 Jan at 1:13pm.

The Love Show

At The Gray Loft Gallery

2889 Ford Street, 3rd floor, Jingletown, Oakland 94601

 

Show dates: February 10 – 25, 2012

Reception: Friday, February 10, 6:00 – 9:00 pm

As part of the Estuary Art Attack gallery openings in Alameda and Oakland

Saturday, Feb. 11 and Sunday, Feb. 12, noon to 5:00 pm

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New, favorites to highlight international children's film festival this weekend
Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Fri, 27 Jan at 7:03am.

In an effort to teach kids the art of film making and to celebrate family-friendly films, the Bay Area International Children's Film Festival will kick off its fourth year this Saturda and Sunday, Jan. 28-29, with a full line-up of high-quality films from around the world.

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Oakland's aerosol artists--Ras Terms, Safety First--paint up Oakland Museum
Article by howard dyckoff.
Last updated at Mon, 23 Jan at 1:37pm.

There's a lot more vibrant color outside the Oakland Museum.

Oak Plaza, on Oak between Tenth and Eleventh Streets, is OMCA's main entrance and has a lot of concrete in need of decoration. The Oakland Standard - the museum's project arm for bringing in more contemporary art - commissioned a Grafiti Mural and called the event "Living Cncrete" on Saturday, January 21..

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February 2: Teach Tomorrow in Oakland teacher recruitment fair--come on out! (Community Voices)
Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Sun, 22 Jan at 10:11pm.

Teach Tomorrow in Oakland is recruiting and supporting local and diverse teachers who want to make a commitment to teaching in Oakland for the next five years. Come and hear about this great opportunity!!

What: Teach Tomorrow in Oakland Recruitment

Where: Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room 3

When: Thursday, February 2, 2012, 6-8 P.M.

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