Assemblymember Wilma Chan Adopts Fruitvale Elementary School
Judith Klinger, summer intern to Wilma Chan
Picture healthy, happy little children. Picture them with glasses so they can see their books or the teacher's face. Picture them with dental care so their mouths don't hurt. Picture them with full stomachs, well nourished and able to focus.This is Assemblymember Wilma Chan's goal.

San Francisco Boys Chorus to Perform at Fruitvale Church
The San Francisco Boys Chorus (intermediate group) will perform at Fruitvale PresbyterianChurch during the Sunday morning worship service, beginning at 11 a.m., September 24. Thegold medal-winnin
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City Council Candidates Quan and Stein Vie for District 4 Votes in November
To help voters choose, the Metro prints their replies to our questions, one for each of the September, October, and November issues.
Question 1: What is your position on the strong mayor or council/manager form of government for Oakland now?.

Taz Angels, Laurel's Dragon Boat Team, Wins Trophy
Lease Wong
Where do I begin? If it sounds like a love story, well it is! After five incredible seasons of dragon-boat racing, the Laurel's own neighborhood team, the Tazmanian Angels, captured the first-place trophy in the Recreational Division Class C at the I.

Leona Heights Garden Club Tip of the Month
Marge Laverty
Summer Into FallFall changeover time in your garden means mixed weather is coming. Hot days and even a couple of rainy days can come this month.Importance of WaterKeep watering, especially container plants. Summer heat can be a real detriment t.

New Volunteer Program at Local Schools
Sharon Higgins
Two neighborhood schools, Laurel Elementary and Bret Harte Middle School, have been chosen as "Promise Schools" by the district's volunteer placement program, HEROES. HEROES, Helpers Engaged in Reaching Oakland's Excelling Schools, was created three .

Onions & Orchids
Peter Bond
Dear readers: This writer does search for individuals and businesses worthy of inclusion in this column, but he relies mostly on input from others. So, please e-mail your ideas for Onions and Orchids to bpbond\@aol.com.Onions to the officials at Me.

Strong Mayor Proposal
Jean Quan
What Form of Government Will Help the City Most Now?I support a strong mayor because it brings more accountability to the Executive branch of the City. It allows the mayor to focus city leadership and resources on key issues.Oakland and other cit.

Lawyers in the 'Hood: Neighborhood Law Corps Hits Oakland Streets
Ellen Griffin
Editor's Note: John Russo, Oakland's first elected city attorney, campaigned on a platform of "community lawyering." Now he's created a privately funded corps of attorneys who agree to two-year stints as blight fighters, working in neighborhoods instead of City Hall.

Achieving a Vision for Oakland
David A. Stein
Thank you for the opportunity to address the MacArthur Metro readership on the topic of the "Strong Mayor Initiative."First, I want to express my serious concerns about placing the measure on the ballot two years earlier than originally promised. I.