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Taste of Oakland! And,  Zennie62 says thanks to Helen Wyman and Lamont Dawson, it’s about time, after Taste of Atlanta, Taste of San Francisco, and Taste of Chicago. And it’s this weekend! A Taste of Oakland: Uptown Block Party is a collaboration between East Bay Loop and Vail Event Services (the organizers of the Oakland Block Party, a bar crawl held in Uptown for the last three years) and A Taste of Oakland, an event series that showcases and highlights the offerings of restaurants, retailers and galleries located in Oakland’s neighborhood commercial districts. Over 20 Uptown venues will provide “a taste” of a specialty dish or cocktail included in the ticket price of $20, which is a really great deal. Partial proceeds will benefit Youth Radio and the Visual Arts Department at Oakland School for the Arts. The Taste Of Oakland Website explains the founder’s vision: A Taste of Oakland is an event series that showcases and highlights the offerings of restaurants, retailers and

UNIQLO, the global clothing retailer, will open its new store at Hillsdale Shopping Center at 60 31st Ave., San Mateo, CA on Friday, October 11th at 10 a.m. UNIQLO Hillsdale San Mateo will welcome customers with entertainment and activities during Grand Opening weekend (this Friday through Sunday). Activities include a free tote bag to the first 300 customers each day and a free Heattech item with a purchase of $50 or more, and Japanese Taiko drum performances accompanied by popular DJs for a fresh perspective on an old tradition. More at Zennie62.com: UNIQLO Grand Opening At Hillsdale Shopping Center, San Mateo, CA

Polo For Lyme is this weekend at the Menlo Circus Club in Atherton, California. The  Bay Area Lyme Foundation hopes you can join us, and here’s the full information share for you: ATHERTON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Bay Area Lyme Foundation will host its second annual Polo for Lyme benefit on Sunday, October 13th from 12:00 to 5:00p.m at the Menlo Circus Club in Atherton with 100% of the contributions going directly to the Foundation’s research and educational programs. More at Zennie62.com: Polo For Lyme: Bay Area Lyme Foundation Benefit Sunday, October 13th - http://www.zennie62blog.com/2013/10/09/polo-for-lyme-bay-area-lyme-foundation-benefit-sunday-october-13th-93930/

On Tuesday, the Oakland City Council will meet in public with the Bay Investment Group, which seeks an exclusive negotiating agreement that, if granted, will allow the organization the right to work to develop, “Coliseum City” a campus containing stadium homes for the Oakland Raiders and The Oakland A’s and perhaps The Golden State Warriors. But the idea of Coliseum City really started in 2009, and before Oakland Mayor Jean Quan. Here's the truth: Frank Dobson, Bob Leste, Steve Lowe Had Oakland A’s Stadium Plan Before Coliseum City - http://www.zennie62blog.com/2013/10/07/frank-dobson-bob-leste-steve-lowe-had-oakland-as-stadium-plan-before-coliseum-city-56582/

Chevron Richmond announced the start of a $15.5 million Community Revitalization Initiative, a five-year plan to stimulate the city’s economy by creating jobs, encouraging small business development and expanding job training opportunities. According to Zennie62.com, at held a press conference Tuesday morning at Richmond’s Community Greenspace Garden, Chevron officials said that $10 million will be spent on economic development, while the remaining $5.5 million will be invested in Chevron Richmond Announces $15 Million Community Revitalization Initiative - http://www.zennie62blog.com/2013/10/01/chevron-richmond-announces-15-million-community-revitalization-initiative-14227/

Rashid Al Malik According to Zennie62.com, The Coliseum City Project (the focus of an Oakland City Council closed session meeting today, Tuesday October 1st) just got the “middle eastern investor” Oakland's District Seven Councilmember Larry Reid was working on securing as far back as four months ago. That  “middle eastern investor” is Rashid Al Malik, and he’s teamed with an organization, Colony Capital LLC to form the Bay Investment Group. The Bay Investment Group’s website tells little other than that they’re located in The San Francisco Bay Area, but reads: “Bay Investment Group has experienced tremendous growth and at the urging of many investors, we are now negotiating possible investment strategy partnerships.” While none of those investment strategy partnerships are listed, one of them is the Coliseum City Project. For the rest of the story on Rashid Al Malik, visit Zennie62.com

Marina Shifrin's "An Interpretive Dance For My Boss Set To Kanye West" is a hit, having amassed over 3.8 million views since it was posted on Saturday. To read more indepth visit Zennie62.com: http://www.zennie62blog.com/2013/10/01/on-an-interpretive-dance-for-my-boss-set-to-kanye-west-by-marina-shifrin-90098/