Article by Debi Mason.
Last updated at Fri, 10 Feb at 12:06am.

People from all over the world visit the East Bay for a variety of reasons. One of which is to look at the many historic properties that are dotted around the area.

Article by howard dyckoff.
Last updated at Mon, 16 Jan at 7:44am.

The time is always right to do the right thing. ~Martin Luther King Jr.

Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Fri, 16 Sep at 7:05am.

Creek to Bay Day, Saturday, September 17, 9 am-Noon: Oakland's 16th annual creek cleanup and bBeautification event will be held this year on Saturday, September 17th, from 9am - noon. 

Blog entry by Pamela Drake.
Last updated at Fri, 2 Sep at 5:15am.

Back in the 1990s, the Port of Oakland was considered the third busiest port in the country - but other ports stepped up their activity while Oakland was working on dredging out its inner harbor. Today, it is ranked as the fifth largest containerized port in the U.S.

Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Tue, 12 Oct at 6:20am.

 In Oakland, more than 150 people showed up for a work day at Laney College,  sponsored by The Ella Baker Center, Bay Localize, and Laney, College.  On Sunday, Sungevity also installed solar panels for Oakland's Green Youth Arts and Media Center.   The Oakland events were among over 400 work parties planned in California and 20 held in the Bay area. According to May Boeve, US Campaign Director, 350.org, the sheer number of events made "October 10  the most widespread day of rallies of the election season. "

Blog entry by Bay Localize.
Last updated at Tue, 1 Jun at 1:27pm.

As we count down the days to June 8th, getting the truth about 16 out to voters in Southern California is critical. The big money ad blitz from PG&E there is intense.

Blog entry by Kristine Dang.
Last updated at Thu, 8 Apr at 3:51pm.

What I do is try to come up with new inventions using discarded things... One of the biggest landfill offenders I've seen would be Futon Frames. It does come apart, or it simply gets 'old.'  I rescue these. So far, here are the three things we can do with solid wood planks from Futons...

1) Frames for your paintings or photography.

Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Fri, 2 Apr at 11:11am.

(UPDATE Apr. 2: Yes, this post was indeed a joke. Happy April Fool's Day, Oakland!)

Hello, Oakland. It's Thursday, the week's nearly done. Hang in there. Here's a quick roundup of what's going on in and around Oakland...

Climate activists allege city government forced them to caulk. As the lead photo in Ryan Van Lenning's article yesterday about the city's climate action plan indicates, some local climate activists have taken to waving unlicensed caulk guns in public. Claiming that this represents a threat to public safety, last night members of the city Public Ethics Commission detained 41 caulk gun-wielding activists. They were later released without charges -- but Oakland Local has learned that while detained, the Commission allegedly forced the activists to weatherize four floors of city hall. We're investigating and will follow up later.

And in the comments to our story today on a possible pigeon-serving restaurant for Jack London Square, reader JM raised the idea that since pigeons are considered a delicacy in some parts of the world, perhaps the city's environment and economy might improve by supporting a local pigeon export business. What's your take? Please share your thoughts in the comments.

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