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Boulevard Bites
Toni Locke
### Allendale residents filled the school auditorium for their October NCPC meeting, attracted because Councilmember Quan had stepped in to sponsor the gathering, ...
Wyman-Simmons Neighbors for Sound Development
Maryann Miller
Over 50 Maxwell Park residents, called together by Councilmember Desley Brooks, met on September 22 at Mills College with developer Patrick Jordan and Oakland...
To Your Health
Providing A Healthful Advantage with Breast-Feeding
Paulette Avery, RN, MSN, IBCLC
For any of you who don't know, the focus of my work in nursing is with mothers and babies,and I am a lactation consultant.
Jennifer Bartlett and Elizabeth Murray at Mills College Art Museum
Shauna Jones
How often do you find a world-famous artist in your backyard? How about two? The Mills College Art Museum is pleased to present to the Oakland community Jennifer...
Connecting with District 4 Council Offices
Richard Cowan
Our office wants to hear from you. We want to help. We will respond within one to twoworking days. This has been the mantra of our office since Jean Quan took...
Tongan women from the Bay Area making tapa cloth from the inner bark of the mulberryimported from Tonga for a project that is reviving the ancient social craft here. The Center forArt and Public Life, an integral part of the California College of the Arts
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Volunteer to Tutor
Be a special person in a child's life. Laurel Elementary School needs tutors to volunteer three
to five hours each week in our after-school program. Meet great people, help children learn to
read. Students who need service hours or class credit are welcom
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Neighborhood Loses FACE
Katy Murphy and Toni Locke
F.A.C.E (the acronym for Fruitvale Appreciating Cultural Exchange) is phasing out. The straw that broke the camel's back was a break-in on September 29 that...
The Imperfect Gardener
Adina Sara
Fall in the garden there is no better time of year. The light is changing. Every day you are aware that the time after work, after changing out of work clothes...
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.
Shenanigans on the Boulevard
I Smell a Rat: Continued
Smoking Gun? Test Plug Blocks Sewer Line, Causes Backup, Headaches
By Dennis EvanoskyIn last month's Shenanigans article, Andrew Vincent outlined Andes Construction's shoddywork at the ongoing sewer replacement project in...
Let Them Ride Scooters
Sheila D'Amico
When my dad retired, he came for a two-week visit with me in the Haight-Ashbury section of San Francisco. But before his trip was half over, he'd seen enough to...
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