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SFBayThe Oakland A’s on Sunday sent a letter to Mayor Libby Schaaf and the City Council expressing the team’s desire to assume control of the Oakland Coliseum complex in exchange for paying more than $135 million in debt currently owed by the city and … and more …read more Source:: Port of Oakland News By […] from WordPress http://zennie62blog.com/2018/03/26/as-seek-coliseum-purchase-as-stadium-options-shrivel-sfbay/ via IFTTT

oaklandpost.orgAssemblymember Tony Thurmond (AD 15) presented and congratulated Irma L. Anderson on receiving Woman Of The Year 2018 Award. Irma L. Anderson has been a civic and community leader in Contra Costa County for decades. In 1992, she served as the first … …read more Source:: Oakland City Council News From Google News from WordPress http://zennie62blog.com/2018/03/26/irma-l-anderson-receives-woman-of-the-year-award-for-2018-oaklandpost-org/ via IFTTT

Patch.comOAKLAND, CA — The Oakland A’s on Sunday sent a letter to Mayor Libby Schaaf and the City Council expressing the team’s desire to assume control of the Oakland Coliseum complex in exchange for paying more than $135 million in debt currently owed by the … …read more Source:: Oakland California News By Google News from WordPress http://zennie62blog.com/2018/03/26/as-seek-to-purchase-coliseum-property-patch-com/ via IFTTT

The Mercury NewsIt requires cities and towns to include housing growth in their general land-use plans. Although municipalities plan for housing, it often hasn’t been built. In February, the state housing department found that 97 percent of jurisdictions failed to … and more …read more Source:: Alameda, California News From Google News from WordPress http://zennie62blog.com/2018/03/26/the-obscure-california-housing-law-almost-everyone-wants-to-fix-the-mercury-news/ via IFTTT

TeenVogue.comIn this op-ed, Melina Fike, a leader of Berkeley, California’s Vote 16 Campaign and junior at Berkeley High School explains that the momentum of the #NeverAgain movement could spark engagement for young activist to lower the voting age in their states … …read more Source:: Berkeley Ca. News By Google News from WordPress http://zennie62blog.com/2018/03/26/the-voting-age-should-be-lowered-to-16-years-old-teenvogue-com/ via IFTTT

NGT NewsThe City of Oakland, Calif., recently floated a tender for fuel suppliers, seeking bids on both unleaded gasoline and diesel, and specifying California Air Resources Board-approved renewable diesel for the latter. Oakland switched its entire fleet of … …read more Source:: Oakland CA News By Google News from WordPress http://zennie62blog.com/2018/03/26/oakland-and-renewable-diesel-not-a-single-downside-ngt-news/ via IFTTT

PG&E secures approval to provide clean alternative to fossil-fuel power plant in Oakland, USEnergy Business Review“There has been widespread support for this solution from local community representatives, environmentalists, elected officials and other groups, with a focus on using local workforce,” Kuga said. Anthony Brown, assistant business manager of IBEW 1245 … …read more Source:: Oakland […] from WordPress http://zennie62blog.com/2018/03/26/pge-secures-approval-to-provide-clean-alternative-to-fossil-fuel-power-plant-in-oakland-us-energy-business-review/ via IFTTT