From CCTimes: A vigil was held in East Oakland on March 24 for the four Oakland police officers slain in the line of duty on March 2
From taiwanonline on YouTube - Bouquets of flowers from grieving residents piled up at a growing memorial in front of the Oakland police department after three officers were killed following a pair of Saturday shootouts. A fourth officer is in grave condition. (March 23)
On Wednesday March 18th I was a guest at a brand new Oakland restaurant called "Pican". The dream of its' founder Michael Le Blanc, it features "New Soul Food" in an elegant, high-end setting on 2295 Broadway near Grand.
In the video I talk about the number of new eateries in Oakland and which ones can make it in a recession. I think all of them can survive if they market as a unit rather than separate from each other.
Pican has the makings of a great restaurant that could become a classic. The opening I went to was a kind of Oakland coming-out party with those who are known and not-so-known coming to Michael Le Blanc's new place.
The restaurant is next to Osumo and both are part of the Broadway / Grand structure, accross from Luka's retaurant. And in a few months a new bar will open just about 300 feet from the corner on Grand Avenue. What was once a sleepy, blighted and dangerous area has turned into something special.
