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Secure Your Home for the Holidays
Maryann Miller
Along with eggnog and gift catalogs, another phenomenon arriving in your neighborhood this time of year could be crime."What we have found is that around the...
Hey, Oakland Youth What Would You Do with $5,000?
Hoang Le Banh, with contributions from Jamison Jossis, Peggy Loper, Raquel Mata, Kane
Here's what some Metro-area youth groups have done with money from Youth Grants for Youth Action (YGYA).Mills Community Tennis ProgramStudents at E.
Recovering Our Lost History
Sharon Higgins
Did you attend Bret Harte Junior High School? Did you send your children there? We arestarting a project to learn more about our history.
Metro Gardeners' Exchange
Adina Sara
A mature 5 foot high dwarf lemon tree is yours for the taking. It needs to be transplanted, so bring a shovel, some know-how, and a truck.
Letters to the Editor
A misunderstanding was reported in the November "Boulevard Bites" concerning the October
Allendale NCPC meeting. Councilmember Jean Quan was neither sponsor of the meeting as
was reported in the Metro, nor was she a cosponsor, as she had posted on "Import
Ms. Quan's role at this meeting, in fact at all of our meetings this year, has been of her own volition.The October Allendale NCPC meeting was a regularly...
Shenanigans on the Boulevard
Sewer Problems: Continued
By Dennis EvanoskyAndes Construction, contractor with the Public Works Agency of the city of Oakland to rehabthe sanitary sewers in the Laurel/Dimond area,...
Out on a Limb
Toni Locke
What better place to stir upon a story about trees and the pruning of trees than on Maple Avenue, a long east-west residential street that fifty years ago was...
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Wildlife in the Garden
Meredith Florian
Have you ever dreamed of seeing hedgehogs in England? Or comical, soulful lemurs in Madagascar? I have. If you are an intractable animal lover as I am, don't lose ...
To Your Health
Stay Healthy This Winter
Paulette Avery, RN, MSN, IBCLC
According to a November 10 article in the Mercury News, "A sudden rash of influenza casesin Northern California has some physicians worrying that this year's flu ...
What I Plan to Do for the Holidays
A Posada
Noemi Ochoa, seventh grade, American Indian Public Charter School
A posada is one of the greatest holiday traditions that my family has. Celebrating a posada isa tradition that my family brought from Mexico and that we...
Kwanzaa
Phyllis Stevenson and research helpers Nathaniel, age 11, and Camille, age 8
Kwanzaa, an African American celebration, is a great time around our house. It is held fromDecember 26 through January 1.
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.
AC Transit Service Changes in December
Hoang Banh
In the Metro area, bus-service changes are scheduled to take effect on December 21.Public hearings on these service changes were held in June; final decisions...
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