Knowing What To Fix -- A Black or Latino Mayor in Oakland Would Do Better - From The Pacific News Service

Knowing What To Fix -- A Black or Latino Mayor in Oakland Would Do Better - From The Pacific News Service

These blog entries are from Oakland kids between 15 and 16 years old, and written very recently. It gives a great view to how Oakland's...

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Oakland's Old Chinatown was called "Uptown"

Oakland's Old Chinatown was called "Uptown"

Yep! This website reports that: "Oaklanders have recently been rediscovering one of Oakland’s earliest Chinatowns was actually along ...

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Oakland, CA City Councilmembers Contact Info

Oakland, CA City Councilmembers Contact Info

Wonder who your councilmembers are? Looking to make a call? Want to point a finger? Here you go! Oakland City Hall Council Chambers desi...

Thursday, December 29, 2005 No comments Read More

GreenDay star a resident of Oakland's Rockridge District

GreenDay star a resident of Oakland's Rockridge District

From the Rockridge News and by Claire Isaacs Wahrhaftig I saw this article, and thought I'd grab a part of it...read on just for FYI. ...

Friday, December 23, 2005 No comments Read More

Oakland's Rockridge District hit by crime wave

Oakland's Rockridge District hit by crime wave

From The Rockridge News For some reason this is suddenly happening in an area of Oakland better known for good food, not bad crime. by J...

Friday, December 23, 2005 No comments Read More

PG&E's failure: power outage blanks Oakland's Adams Point / Lake Merritt

PG&E's failure: power outage blanks Oakland's Adams Point / Lake Merritt

"Welcome to Pacific Gas and Electric Company. If you're calling about billing, press one or say 'billing.' If you're...

Wednesday, December 21, 2005 No comments Read More

Ignacio De La Fuente's Big Mistake

Ignacio De La Fuente's Big Mistake

Peggy Stinnett explains it well here: WHEN the slick, full-color mailer arrived with City Council President Ignacio De La Fuente's phot...

Saturday, December 17, 2005 No comments Read More

Progress! Oakland Planning Commission approves two high rise towers

Progress! Oakland Planning Commission approves two high rise towers

This is a sign that the future development of downtown Oakland will include more housing and even higher densities with more traffic. But i...

Wednesday, December 14, 2005 No comments Read More

Laurel merchants decry new trash fees. (I don't blame them)

Laurel merchants decry new trash fees. (I don't blame them)

Oakland Councilmember (District 1- North Oakland) Jane Brunner pictured here This fee -- reported by Oakland Tribune Columnist Peggy Stinn...

Monday, December 12, 2005 No comments Read More

Oakland Chamber of Commerce has Lost It's Juice; A Voice in The Wilderness

Oakland Chamber of Commerce has Lost It's Juice; A Voice in The Wilderness

At a recent Christmas Party, someone remarked that the Oakland Chamber of Commerce supported a particular political candidate. My response ...

Monday, December 12, 2005 No comments Read More