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Boulevard Bites
Toni Locke
### The John Swett School (K-8), a small school of 215 students with 43 vacancies, is one of five in Oakland slated for closure, ordered by state-appointed...
The Imperfect Gardener
Adina Sara
It is a rainy, bleak January day at the time of this writing. Looking for inspiration, I decided totake a walk around my rain-soaked garden and see what wisdom I ...
Essential Medical Services at Stake: March 2nd's Measure A
Nancy M. Friedman
The campaign to pass a one-half-cent sales tax on Alameda County residents that willpreserve most services offered by the Alameda County Medical Center (ACMC)...
Contribute to Your Metro
Sheila D'Amico
As we welcome in the new year, both 2004 and the Chinese Year of the Monkey, we are far from the beginning of the millennium, when celebrations around the globe...
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.
Notice
Simba Chapter 10 (Bora Kumi Village), an African American mentoring group, is now
recruiting boys for membership in our organization.
Simba s goals are to teach our children to choose self-programming through the modeling of positive, supportive, and cooperative behavior.
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To Your Health
How To Be Heart-Healthy
Paulette Avery, RN, MSN
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the number-one killer in America. In February, HeartMonth, let's focus on keeping our hearts in the best possible health.
Letters to the Editor
The Metro has received the following statement from our Dimond neighbors on Boston
Avenue.
As neighbors who fought for six years to get the former Hillcrest Motel shut down, we would like to shed some light on claims made by opponents of a senior-housing...
Yes on Q and E on March ballot
An urgent call for help
to maintain essential school and library services to keep library branches open six days a weekSign up, and sign in!
The Metro Joins the 21st Century
Meredith Florian
Stop! It's hailing and freezing outside. And you just put on your furry slippers. Thanks to BrianHolmes, our dynamic Metro Web master, you no longer have to...
Shenanigans on the Boulevard
Sewer Rehab Problems Need Attention
Dennis Evanosky
A city like Oakland, which is located on a watershed that feeds a sensitive marsh and a bay,needs a good sewer system to protect these valuable resources.
Paving Paradise Invasive Plans Meet Growing Opposition
John Coffey
Neighbors living on the cul-de-sacs of Hickory, Nicol, School, Cordova, and Castillo (off ofFruitvale Avenue) are mounting opposition against the application and ...
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