High Street Neighborhood News
Adelle Foley
High Hopes NCPC Projects and PrioritiesHigh Hopes NCPC will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 18, at Horace Mann School.

Leona Heights Neighborhood News
Gordon Laverty
Leona Heights residents are again on the alert to detect mail fraud criminals in the area. Theft of just-delivered mail from a box on Mountain View Avenue was...

Friends of Sausal Creek
Sewer Line Beside Sausal Creek to Be Replaced

Anne Hayes
Two representatives from the Underground Design section of the Oakland Public WorksAgency attended the Friends of Sausal Creek meeting in January, bringing news...

Laurel/Redwood Heights Neighborhood Council (25X) News
Kaye Stewart
This was a busy month for the Laurel/Redwood Heights Crime Prevention Council. On February 2 our Parliamentarian Darryl Stewart spoke in front of Oakland's City...

Redwood Heights News
Ed Rovera
The Redwood Heights Improvement Association proudly announces www.Redwood-Heights.org, the official RHIA web site. Hosted as a public service by SupportNet, an...

Allendale Wishlist
Denise Mauldin
Can you help give Laurel and Allendale neighbors networked Internet access at the Allendale Recreation Center? A Jaz drive, a network hub, and Wingate software...

Basketball Camp Needs a Venue
Kaye Stewart
Laurel resident Daniel Martin coaches Dimond Recreation Center's Saturday basketballleague at the Laurel Elementary School.

Picking a College? Now There s Help
Sharon Cravanas
Do you know everything you need to know about getting into college?If we don't know anything else about college admissions, we know that the process is now much ...

Leona Heights Garden Club Tip of the Month
Marge Laverty
WeedsMany weeds go to seed in March and April, so if you pull them out before that, you will lessen future problems. Watch in and near your garden for star...

Neighbors Ask Hillcrest Owners to Shape Up or Ship Out
Ann Nomura
The following letter was sent to the owners of the Hillcrest Motel on February 16, 1999.Dear Hillcrest Motel Owners:It is our belief that your property, the...

Our School, Our Neighborhoods, Our Homes: Places of Peace
Stuart Richardson
Fruitvale Elementary School, in collaboration with Berkeley artist Carolyna Marks, has received a $30,000 grant from The Creative Work Fund to create a 2,000-tile ...

Stars & Gripes
Tom Van Demark
To submit your nomination, call 436-4545 and leave details and your name and phone number.Stars to organizers of the February benefit concert for the family of...

Valentine's Day Wedding Bells at the Altenheim
Gordon Laverty
Excitement filled the Altenheim Residence Home for Seniors on Valentine's Day when residents Eugene Hood and Eleanor Cumings married.

Boulevard Bites
Toni Locke
### I believe the Laurel needs Lucky and welcomes Manager Betty Brook 's efforts to improve handling of the parking lot and her presence at neighborhood meetings.

Dimond Improvement Association News
Karen Marie Schroeder
Councilmember Spees attended our December meeting, where we reviewed the year. With the help of his office, we recently saw the library power-washed, some new...

To Your Health
Medical News Updates

Paulette Avery, R.N., M.S.N.
Recently I ve come across new medical information pertaining to topics I ve discussed inpast columns. I m passing the information on to you with the hope that...

Oakland Rentals
Sheila D'Amico
When John Villarosa and Mac Thy first saw the property at 2969 MacArthur near Maple, they knew almost right away that it was what they wanted.

Safe Streets Strategy at Work
Peter and Bobbie Bond, Maybelle Hill Group
We have a problem in our neighborhood caused by an absentee property owner. Sound familiar? We are in the process of solving our problem through the use of the...

As We See It:
a column from neighborhood school children

Allendale's Gifted and Talented Education Class
Allendale students contributed these stories. We invite other schools on the Metro map tocontribute. What Our Schools NeedBy Anthony BellI think that...

Creation by Brian Holmes