Metro Board Members Wanted
Dear Metro Readers,
The Metro Board of Directors is looking for new members. Some longtime Board members are ready to step down. We will miss them and wish them well as they move on ...

Mayoral Candidate Town Hall
Forum with candidates Nancy Nadel, Ron Dellums, and Ignacio Del La Fuente, Saturday, March 18, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at St. Lawrence O'Toole Church, 3725 High Street. Questions submitted residents and asked by local students. All welcome.
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Laurel District Disaster Preparedness Drill
Who: Laurel CORE (Citizens of Oakland Respond to Emergencies) trained residents
When: Saturday, March 11Where: Albertsons parking lotTime: 10 to 11:30 a.m.Why: Test ability to establish an Incident Command Center in Laurel District...

Leona Man Catches Big Bass at Lake Merritt
Photo Credit: Gordon Laverty (?)
Ross Laverty of Mountain View Avenue (an avid Metro reader), caught this big striped basson January 25 at Lake Merritt.

Laurel District Association News
Maureen Dorsey
Laurel District Association is pleased to have qualified as a nonprofit corporation, allowing it to solicit grants and tax-deductible donations for activities.

Letters to the Editor
Thanks so much for keeping our community newspaper alive. I always read it to find out what's happening in my area.
Even though I live in this huge urban metropolis, the Metro brings back memories of growing up in a farm community in Maryland where we had a small community

Friends of Dimond Library
Carol Lundgaard
Congratulations to Fruitvale Elementary School second grader Judy Laxa, whose design was selected out of 40 submitted for the Friends of Dimond Library's book bag.

New Principal with New Principles
Denise Davila
Kyla Trammell, the new principal at Sequoia Elementary School, has the kind of vision thatbuilds character and fosters community.