Ingleside SF police find 100 stolen bikes stashed in Oakland, make arrests
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Sat, 26 May at 7:04am.

Update:  SFGate reported this morning that the bikes were found in Oakland storage lockers rented by an SF teen named rving Sanchez. who had two storage lockers full of stolen bikes in Oakland. It's not clear whether the teen stole then, and he has not been charged.

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Have some fun on the rooftop during Sixth Annual Oakland Indie Awards
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Fri, 25 May at 11:38pm.

By Debi Mason

Billed as the place where "the suits meet the tats," the Sixth Annual Oakland Indie Awards takes place this Thursday, May 31, and promises to be a playful and true celebration of the best of Oakland.

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'Harlem's Poetic Rebellion: A Salon for the People' happens this Saturday, May 26
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Thu, 24 May at 11:55pm.

From the Oakland Local Editorial Team

This Saturday, May 26, the Fifth National Queer Arts Festival takes place - promising an intimate evening of art and conversation, which celebrates traditions of dissent and Queer Black Aesthetics!

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Help us keep a good thing going - Donate to Oakland Local, community news coverage
Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Thu, 24 May at 7:40am.

As a local, community news nonprofit, Oakland Local works with local, community contributors to tell stories and share news that's important - whether it's going to interest big business advertisers or not. This means that we rely on you, community members, readers, and local businesses - to help keep us going.

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Warriors move to SF: For real ... or wishful thinking? (Opinion)
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Wed, 23 May at 1:37am.

This afternoon, the Golden State Warriors announced that they had made the decision to leave Oakland for San Francisco.

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City Attorney memo on 'tools of violence' to be voted on by Oakland's public safety committee today
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Tue, 22 May at 7:39am.

If City Attorney Barbara Parker has her way, demonstrators assembling to protest in Oakland are going to have to make sure they leave their "tools of violence" at home before they come out to march and assemble in Oakland. For Parker, this means everything from sticks and shields to paint canisters, bags of paint and wrenches.

The proposed ordinance calls out:

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City of Oakland Social Media Mixer @ ERA Art Bar - Check out photos from July 1 event
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Mon, 21 May at 5:15pm.

ERA Art Bar was the spot on Friday, July 1, when the city of Oakland marketing department held a gathering for Oakland bloggers, techies, friends of the city and social media mavens to celebrate their new Facebook page, which has almost 3,000 likes after less than a month.

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Oakland Local thanks YOU!

Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Mon, 21 May at 5:13pm.

Two thousand-eleven was a very good year for Oakland Local. 

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