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Boulevard Bites
Toni Locke
### "What one person can do anyone can do." So says Stella Roda-Lamb of Patterson Avenue in the Laurel. She rallied 85 homeowners in her neighborhood to ask for...
Dimond Improvement Association News
Karen Marie Schroeder
It has been almost a year since the riot in Dimond Park that caused neighbors to be concerned for their safety. Our recent meeting made plans to assure that such...
To Your Health
Magnetic Healing?
Paulette Avery, R.N., M.S.N.
Although I consider myself open-minded, some healthy skepticism kicked in when someonerecently suggested that I write about magnets and health.
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 ...
Proposition 10 Creates Opportunities for Programs to Address Children's Needs
Steven Lavoie
Money from the 50-cent tax on tobacco products approved by the voters last November with the passage of Proposition 10, the Children and Families First Initiative,...
Stars & Gripes
Tom Van Demark
To submit your nomination, call 436-4545 and leave details and your name and phone number.Stars to Dick's Donuts for donating a dozen for the Maxwell Park NCPC's...
Community Activist Sue Hodges
Sheila D'Amico
To call Sue Hodges an activist is like saying the late Isaac Asimov was a science-fiction writer.It doesn't begin to describe the work of this woman of many...
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Great News
Geri Murphy, organizer of the Bret Harte Community Collaborative, announces that a grant of
$400,000 under the State Healthy Start bill came through to help establish village-style family
and child services centered at Bret Harte Middle School over a four
The Oakland Unified School District has approved the proposal put together by the Bret Harte School administration, the Fruitvale Presbyterian Church and the...
Leona Heights Garden Club Tip of the Month
Marge Laverty
Vines in Your GardenThe wet winter and spring have brought about flourishing vines, both evergreen and deciduous all except bougainvillea, which were set back...
Dimond Library Invites Teens to Get Involved
Denise Mauldin
Beginning on Saturday, May 1, and running for three more Saturdays in May, the Dimond Library hosted an Aviation Workshop for teens.
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Redwood Heights Improvement Association, Landscaping Committee
Catherine Joseph
All It Takes Is a Phone CallPerhaps you have walked by a broken sidewalk, a sign in disrepair, or a pile of trash in a vacant lot and thought, "Why doesn't...
As We See It:
a column from neighborhood school children
Ms. Field's Class, Allendale Year Round School
Allendale students contributed these stories. We invite other schools on the Metro map tocontribute. Why Do Kids Do Violent Things to Each Other?
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